Traffic Calming
FHWA removes bike lanes and speed cameras from list of traffic safety measures
The agency did not announce its intention to eliminate five proven safety measures from its list of suggested interventions.
America's 'roundabout city' is in … Indiana?
Carmel, Indiana has built over 150 roundabouts as part of a broader mobility and development strategy.
Study: Roundabouts are Primarily in Wealthier Neighborhoods
A North Carolina study sheds light on inequities in road safety interventions.
San Diego Wants to Lower Speed Limits in School Zones, High-risk Corridors
New state laws allow cities to reduce speed limits in high-risk zones.
Report: 99% of Philadelphia Speed Bumps are Installed Improperly
A city study found that most of the city's speed humps fail to meet design specifications.
Minneapolis Activists Use DIY Traffic Circles to Identify, Slow ICE
Residents are using the pop-up roundabouts to slow traffic and make their presence known on Minneapolis streets.
Rome is Latest European Capital to Drop Speed Limit to 30KPH
Traffic fatalities in Bologna, the first major Italian city to lower their speed limit, dropped by 50 percent in the first year.
Austin ‘Turn Calming’ Cut Pedestrian-Involved Left Turn Crashes by Nearly Half
A pilot program at 16 intersections led to a dramatic reduction in injury crashes and is saving residents roughly $3 million in emergency response and medical expenses.
See Downtown Brooklyn’s Dramatic Complete Streets Transformation
A streetscape redesign spearheaded by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership has quickly made many of Brooklyn’s streets unrecognizable.
Pittsburgh Cuts Crash Deaths by 32% in One Year
The city’s Vision Zero effort hasn’t quite reached its goal of eliminating traffic deaths, but it has made impressive strides in improving road safety in its first year.
Trump Killed Funding for Milwaukee's Dreamy Multimodal Street. They're Determined to Make it Happen Anyway.
The administration rescinded a $36 million Reconnecting Communities grant aimed at redesigning a 2.6-mile segment of 6th Street.
Milwaukee's Secret to Reducing Speeding by 27%
The city’s efforts to make roads safer are paying off.
In Praise of the Speed Hump
Speed humps offer a cheap, effective, and quick-build traffic calming intervention that receives less local pushback than road diets or traffic cameras.
Indianapolis Encourages Tactical Urbanism With Lending Library, Grant Program
Residents can apply to receive assistance with traffic calming projects that can provide valuable data and lead to permanent changes.
Chicago Has Quietly Built Hundreds of Neighborhood Traffic Circles
Thanks largely to one alderperson’s efforts, the city has made mini-roundabouts a key piece of its road safety strategy.
Study: London Low-Traffic Neighborhoods See 35% Drop in Road Injuries
London’s effort to reduce speeds and limit vehicles in parts of the city are contributing to improved road safety.
San Francisco Suspends Traffic Calming Amidst Record Deaths
Citing “a challenging fiscal landscape,” the city will cease the program on the heels of 42 traffic deaths, including 24 pedestrians.
Maryland Plans Quick-Build Complete Streets Projects
The state will use low-cost interventions to improve road safety in five Maryland counties.
Philadelphia Launches ‘Speed Slots’ Traffic Calming Pilot
The project focuses on a 1.4-mile stretch of Lincoln Drive where cars frequently drive above the posted speed limit.
Pittsburgh Excels at Low-Cost, Quick-Build Traffic Calming
The city’s traffic calming initiative has led to a 6 percent average reduction in speeds on corridors with recent interventions.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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