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Traffic "Calming" Devices
Traffic Calming is an concept that has many different names and varying definitions. The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) defines traffic calming as: “The combination of mainly physical measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behavior and improve conditions for non-motorized street users.” Traffic calming can be used as an alternative to traffic control devices such as stop signs and speed limit signs which require enforcement by police officers and do not alter the way that drivers behave. Traffic calming measures are designed to be a self-enforced method for drivers and are intended to make them feel like they have to go slower.
The costs of traffic calming devices and Complete Streets are investments in a more livable community. As a society, we have spent untold funds on creating the car environment we now have. Complete Streets are an alternative that foster a sense of place, safety, convenience and accessibility for all users and give people transportation options that move people, not vehicles.
Traffic Calming is an concept that has many different names and varying definitions. The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) defines traffic calming as: “The combination of mainly physical measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behavior and improve conditions for non-motorized street users.” Traffic calming can be used as an alternative to traffic control devices such as stop signs and speed limit signs which require enforcement by police officers and do not alter the way that drivers behave. Traffic calming measures are designed to be a self-enforced method for drivers and are intended to make them feel like they have to go slower.
The costs of traffic calming devices and Complete Streets are investments in a more livable community. As a society, we have spent untold funds on creating the car environment we now have. Complete Streets are an alternative that foster a sense of place, safety, convenience and accessibility for all users and give people transportation options that move people, not vehicles.
The Complete Streets Coalition mission is to:
• Inform and encourage Kalamazoo County residents, businesses and community groups to attend MDOT's Stadium Drive/W. Michigan Ave. design charette, and
• To support and comment on the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study’s (KATS) Complete Streets Policy.
• Inform and encourage Kalamazoo County residents, businesses and community groups to attend MDOT's Stadium Drive/W. Michigan Ave. design charette, and
• To support and comment on the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study’s (KATS) Complete Streets Policy.