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

Nate Berg

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.

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