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Definitions of traffic calming have varied from publication to publication over the years. The following "definition," which has been developed by FHWA and ITE for this ePrimer, is a robust description...
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) have collaborated to produce this Traffic Calming ePrimer. It documents the...
The following five case studies cover both (1) effective processes used to plan and define a local traffic calming program or project and (2) assessments of the effects of individual and series of traffic calming measures. A brief summary is...
A formal traffic calming program or process is a common component of the transportation services in many jurisdictions. An agency looking to develop a new–or refine an existing–traffic calming program, can learn from a review of...
Traffic calming can affect non-motorized users, defined as bicyclists and pedestrians. The following sections discuss these qualitative and quantitative effects. An understanding of how a traffic...
Traffic calming measures affect motorist behavior. The effects may be different for a personal passenger vehicle than for a non-personal passenger vehicle. The implications of the effects certainly differ between a personal...
A traffic calming measure can cause a reduction in average vehicle speed or in the range of speeds observed (i.e., eliminate or reduce very high vehicle speeds). The speed reduction could result in...
The Traffic Calming ePrimer is a free, online resource openly available for public use. The ePrimer presents a thorough review of current traffic calming practice and contains the information needed to understand this complex field. The ePrimer is presented in eight distinct modules developed to...
Carol Tan
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Safety Research and Development
carol.tan@dot.gov
Sarah Weissman Pascual
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Safety Programs
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