[Summit] Traffic

[Bresler E]

As someone living on Hope Street, I do not see that these curb bump outs
have worked, and they have been the cause of several major accidents.
Elianna

On 9/17/07, John Bazik <jsb at cs.brown.edu> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 09:41:43PM -0400, Brian Sullivan wrote:
> > I just found these two articles on "shared space", which is what this
> > particular type of traffic engineering is called.
>
> I believe that traffic calming and shared spaces are very different ideas.
> The basic intent is the same - to slow traffic and make roadways safer
> for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists by engineering the environment.
> But shared spaces are a newer and more radical approach.
>
> Traffic calming makes motorists less comfortable by creating real or
> psychological obstacles: bumps, curves, narrowing of roadways, "vertical
> friction" (trees, bollards, buildings, closing in from the sides).
> The idea is to slow traffic naturally without stopping it.
>
> As I understand it, shared spaces slow traffic and force drivers to
> be more attentive by taking away the cues they rely on to navigate,
> including traffic signs and signals, and road striping and boundaries.
> Pedestrians, cyclists and autos share a continuous paved space and must
> negotiate passage with one another.  With increased risk of accidents,
> the theory goes, comes increased caution.
>
> For more on traffic calming, visit trafficcalming.org.  Also, here's
> a really excellent site with lots of pictures:
>
> http://www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/casesforplaces/livememtraffic
>
> To read about shared spaces, just google "Hans Monderman."
>
> John
>
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