Citation

Lee S, Kobayashi Y, Himeno Y, Sato S. AIJ J. Technol. Des. 2009; 15(30): 523-528.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Architectural Institute of Japan)

DOI

10.3130/aijt.15.523

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Traffic calming measures control the traffic volume and speed for improving safety of pedestrians as well as improving environment for residents. Moreover, there are several traffic calming measures which have at once same control effects and different shapes. And these will also have different influence for landscape. The purpose of this study is summing up the example of various countries and analyzing the effect of traffic calming and external features. The measures are classified into Blocked Type, Shock Type, Narrowing Type, Meandering Type, Textured Pavement Type in those traffic control effect, and Road Linked Type, Traffic Island Type in the aspect of external shapes.