A journal article summarizes a survey of traffic calming practices in 21 jurisdictions and compares the results to surveys conducted a decade ago.
Since the publication of ITE’s Traffic Calming: State of the Practice, the field of traffic calming has matured. This feature summarizes a 2004 survey of traffic calming practices in 21 leading jurisdictions. The results are compared to surveys conducted for the national report almost a decade ago...
Since Traffic Calming: State of the Practice was published, "the field of traffic calming has matured. Some of the most significant changes include: mainstreaming of programs within transportation or public works departments; less apparent public controversy surrounding programs; greater reliance on private financing of construction; more public involvement in planning through neightborhood traffic committees; limited expansion of eligibility beyond local streets to collectors and arterials; and expansion of individual agency toolbars to include a greater range of speed control measures."
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