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The Origins of Traffic Calming
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Traffic calming began simultaneously in Europe and Australia when efforts were made to change driver's behavior to make streets safer for children, pedestrians, and bicyclists. In the Netherlands, traffic calming was, "developed by urban planners and traffic engineers who realized that the well being of people was influenced not only by housing but also by the surrounding streets. It was not enough to improve housing without making the roads more congenial places."(4) This section of the site discusses some of the early measures put in place to calm traffic and some more recent studies on the effectiveness of traffic calming. The three links below take you to a more in-depth reading on the history of traffic calming. Enjoy! |
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| International Traffic Calming | Early U.S. Traffic Calming | |
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