NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CONTROLS

The issues associated with traffic control in residential neighborhoods are examined. Reasons for the increase in activity in implementing neighborhood traffic control measures are presented. The principal areas of citizen concern -- the level of traffic volumes on local streets, high vehicle speeds, and parking shortages -- are described. Techniques and implementation strategies that have been applied by traffic engineers include access prohibition using regulatory signing, the use of physical barriers, (street closures, diagonal diverters, street narrowings, traffic circles, and turn control using channelization), and residential parking permit programs. The importance of establishing procedures that can be utilized by the traffic engineer to develop a process for dealing with citizen's requests is examined.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Lipinski, Martin E
• Publication Date: 1979-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 213-221
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 105
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway traffic control; Highway transportation; Neighborhoods; Parking; Parking regulations; Physical access control; Public participation; Speed limits; Traffic control; Traffic control devices; Traffic volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Access control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00196301
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 15 1979 12:00AM