Traffic Calming

Frappuccino-Colored Streets

Would you slow for beige? Planners in San Francisco hope so, as they plan to differentiate sections of Market St. where they'd like traffic to slow down with 'frappuccino'-colored asphalt.
24 September 2009 - 2:00pm
The San Francisco Chronicle

America's Killer Roads

This oped takes on American street design and blames it for causing countless road injuries and deaths.
20 August 2009 - 8:00am
The Boston Globe

Calming Traffic With Zig-Zag Lines

The Virginia Department of Transportation is painting zig-zag lines in the middle of traffic lanes in an effort to get motorists to slow down as they near a bike trail and pedestrian path.
22 April 2009 - 5:00am
WTOP

Optical Illusion Speed Bumps Tested in Philadelphia

Optical illusions painted on the streets of Philadelphia are being tested out as a method for getting drivers to slow down.
21 June 2008 - 7:00am
Telegraph

Best Ideas of the Week

Fri, 03/21/2008 - 16:08
We all know there's a lot of planning going on around the world. Much of it is poor, short-sighted and generally just no good. But there are also some really great ideas being developed and adopted, and they should be considered by cities and communities all over the world as instructive examples of good planning. Here are what I think are some of the best ideas in urban planning from the last week.

Traffic Calmed

This video from StreetFilm shows the extensive traffic calming efforts taken by one beach community in Australia.
19 March 2008 - 2:00pm
Streetsblog
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