Streets for People: Your Guide to Winning Safer and Quieter Streets

This paper presents a toolkit for solving traffic problems in cities. It also describes how people of all walks of life are using these tools to manage the uncontrolled traffic that threatens their quality of life. The first section of the paper introduces and defines traffic calming. Traffic calming approaches streets as a space shared between people who are bicycling, walking and driving. The second section of the paper details action plans for individuals and groups who wish to make their streets quieter and safer.

• Record URL:
  http://www.transalt.org/files/resources/streets4people/streets4people.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Alternatives

  NYC's Advocate for Walking, Bicycling and Sensible Transportation
  115 W. 30th Street, #1207
  New York, NY  United States  10001
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: 15p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycling; Cities; Community action programs; Driving; Highway safety; Highway traffic control; Metropolitan areas; Noise control; Quality of life; Safety programs; Streets; Traffic calming; Traffic safety; Urban areas; Walking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shared use
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01010701
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 2005 4:47PM