Pedestrian Provisions in 2010?

Traffic calming is a proactive attempt to improve the livability of residential neighborhoods and promote pedestrian activity in service districts. It involves the application of engineering techniques to physically change the character of streets, improve pedestrian safety and encourage drivers to obey speed limits. Traffic calming utilizes a variety of physical devices to alter the geometry of the street, along with more traditional traffic engineering techniques to slow traffic. A successful traffic calming plan is (generally) not a single device, but rather a series of integrated improvements to slow traffic and, if desired, to direct traffic to more appropriate routes
While not intended to make streets play areas for children or adults,
the Charlottesville Traffic Calming Program is intended to generally improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and others who travel along or across these streets.--CHO Traffic Calming Manual

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Autos & Vehicles

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• pedestrian
• safety