Overview
Traffic calming encompasses a wide variety of strategies for reducing speeds and reducing conflicts between automobiles and pedestrians and bicycles. Common techniques include, speed bumps, chicanes, and curb extensions. Many other street design elements, not considered traffic calming tools in the narrowest sense, can have the same effect while providing other collateral benefits. For example, corner bump-outs not only reduce crossing distances for pedestrians but can be opportunities for plantings that contribute to passive storm water management.
Traffic calming encompasses a wide variety of strategies for reducing speeds and reducing conflicts between automobiles and pedestrians and bicycles. Common techniques include, speed bumps, chicanes, and curb extensions. Many other street design elements, not considered traffic calming tools in the narrowest sense, can have the same effect while providing other collateral benefits. For example, corner bump-outs not only reduce crossing distances for pedestrians but can be opportunities for plantings that contribute to passive storm water management.
Tools and Actions
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Transportation Plan
Traffic calming plans, as either a section of, or in addition to, the Comprehensive Plan, can be done at the scale of counties, municipalities or neighborhoods.
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Capital Budget
Capital budget can fund traffic calming interventions.
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Municipal Comprehensive Plan
"Comprehensive Plan Public Infrastructure section can promote traffic calming
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Area-Specific Plans
Area-Specific Plans can include traffic calming objectives.
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Local and County Agreements
Counties and municipalities can build traffic-calming interventions.
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SEQRA
"SEQRA (NY State): Traffic mitigation measures for new larger subdivisions
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and site plans can include traffic-calming interventions."