Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic Calming

Grassy Storm Drainage Can Be a Transportation Twofer, New Guide Shows

By Michael Andersen | May 16, 2017 | 4 Comments

If your city's transportation department and its stormwater management department were to team up to put storm drainage in just the right places, it could be a very cost-efficient way to manage runoff while creating permanent, attractive separation between bike and car traffic.

A vision for what 13th Street in Columbus, Georgia, could look like. Image via Gehl Studio

Two-Week Pilot Lets Columbus, Georgia, Test Road Diet as Part of Bigger Plan

By Stephen Miller | May 9, 2017 | 2 Comments

A pilot project in Columbus, Georgia, is the latest chapter in an effort to improve walking, bicycling, and public space in this city along the Alabama border.

The vision for a safer Grant Circle. For now, DDOT is doing a one-week trial version. Image: DDOT

DC Traffic Circle Gets One-Week Makeover to Test Out Traffic Calming

By Stephen Miller | May 9, 2017 | 5 Comments

A traffic circle free-for-all that's been a constant source of danger for bike riders and pedestrians in Washington, DC, is about to get a one-week makeover.

20’s Plenty: The Movement for Safer Speeds in the UK

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Sep 22, 2015 | No Comments

Five years ago, Streetfilms was in the UK town of Warrington to talk with the great folks behind 20’s Plenty For Us, a largely volunteer group trying to get speed limits reduced to 20 mph. The first film drew broad interest in the 20’s Plenty movement, and on a recent trip I caught up with them again. Founder Rod King MBE […]

Advocates Prevail Over Road Diet Ban in North Carolina

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 22, 2015 | 3 Comments

Advocates for safer streets in North Carolina have beaten back an attempt to outlaw street designs that put people first. A provision inserted by state senators Trudy Wade and Andrew Brock would have forbidden road diets in North Carolina cities under certain circumstances. The amendment threatened to outlaw what are some of the most successful examples of […]

Denver Urbanists vs. Traffic Calming Conspiracy Theorists

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 2, 2014 | No Comments

With a fast-growing transit network, Denver is grappling with how to build walkable places around its new rail lines, and the Denver Business Journal is running a package of stories about the potential for transit-oriented development. Overall it looks like a solid introduction to the notion that Denver needs to reduce car dependence, but the series […]

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