TRAFFIC CALMING - IDEAS INTO PRACTICE

This paper is an update of a similar paper presented at the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Meeting in The Hague in 1993. The purpose of this paper is to describe "Traffic Calming" at the local area, traffic route, and metropolitan levels, provide some discussion of ideas, theories and practices at each level, then to provide some examples of how it is (or might be) put into practice in Australia. Such practice is also transferable to other countries. Three levels of traffic calming are addressed: Level I - Actions to restrain traffic speed and lessen traffic impacts at the local level, where traffic volumes, levels of service and network capacity are not an issue (e.g. Local Area Traffic Management); Level II - Actions to restrain traffic speed and lessen traffic impacts at the corridor (intermediate) level, where traffic volumes, levels of service and/or network capacity are an issue (e.g. "Calming" of sections of arterial roads); Level III - Actions at the macro-level, to lessen traffic levels and impacts city-wide (e.g. reducing travel, and reducing travel speeds in particular at critical locations).

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • O'Brien, A
• Conference:
  • Technology Tools for Transportation Professionals - Moving into the 21st Century. Resource Papers for the 1995 International Conference.
  • Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Date: 1995-4-9 to 1995-4-12
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 199-205

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Highway capacity; Highway traffic control; Level of service; Local transportation; Networks; Roads; Traffic; Traffic calming; Traffic control; Traffic speed; Traffic volume; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Local traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00725986
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 17 1996 12:00AM