Traffic calming and neighborhood livability: Evidence from housing prices in Portland
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.11.004
Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the impact of traffic calming on the livability of urban residential streets. Using geo-referenced data on the installation of 1187 calming devices in Portland (OR), I test whether the interventions locally… read more here.
Keywords: housing prices; traffic; livability; traffic calming ... See more keywords
Optimal design of traffic calming devices using computer simulation
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DOI: 10.1080/02286203.2020.1715681
Abstract: ABSTRACT Speed control humps and dips are the most effective and widely used devices, to control vehicle speeds in urban areas. Their geometry varies from type to type based on the criteria used. This study… read more here.
Keywords: design traffic; traffic calming; speed; simulation ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the effectiveness of traffic calming measures on vehicle speeds and pedestrian injury severity in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1581925
Abstract: Abstract Objectives: Each year, pedestrian injuries constitute over 40% of all road casualty deaths and up to 60% of all urban road casualty deaths in Ghana. This is as a result of the overwhelming dependence… read more here.
Keywords: vehicle speeds; traffic; calming measures; traffic calming ... See more keywords
Physical environmental roadway interventions and injury and death for vulnerable road users: a natural experiment in New York City
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DOI: 10.1136/ip-2023-045219
Abstract: Introduction This study examined the effectiveness of three physical environmental roadway interventions (enhanced crossings, speed humps, and turn traffic calming) in preventing crashes involving pedestrian and cyclist injury and mortality in New York City. Methods… read more here.
Keywords: new york; environmental roadway; traffic calming; turn traffic ... See more keywords
An Estimate of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Light Duty Vehicles Resulting from Traffic Calming Stops in the U.S. Suburbs
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DOI: 10.1177/15579018251380486
Abstract: Both the conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) and the implementation of increasingly strict emission standards are important approaches to limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector, but further… read more here.
Keywords: greenhouse gas; co2 co2; traffic calming; calming stops ... See more keywords
Design and Construction Aspects of Concrete Block Paved Vertical Traffic-Calming Devices Located in Home Zone Areas
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DOI: 10.3390/su16072982
Abstract: In recent years, speed reduction measures have been increasingly used, especially in heavily urbanised areas. If local conditions allow, traffic-calming schemes are implemented, which include a variety of traffic-calming measures (TCM). Some of the most… read more here.
Keywords: traffic calming; paved vertical; concrete block; block paved ... See more keywords
Environmental Effects of Traffic Calming Devices on Residential Area using SUMO
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DOI: 10.5392/ijoc.2020.16.1.001
Abstract: Recently, the number of traffic accidents on trunk roads tends to decrease due to the performance improvement of passenger vehicles. In the commuter rush hour of morning and evening, vehicles via residential road increases without… read more here.
Keywords: environmental effects; traffic accidents; effects traffic; traffic calming ... See more keywords