Design Guidelines for Traffic Calming Measures for Residential Streets in the District of Columbia

Details

• Creators:
  Noel, Errol C. ; Arhin, Stephen A.
• Corporate Creators:
  Howard University. Transportation Research Center (HUTRC)
• Corporate Contributors:
  District Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Design Standards Guidelines Handbooks Livability Neighborhoods Residential Streets Traffic Calming
• Publication/ Report Number:
  HUTRC 2005-01
• Resource Type:
  Manual
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Washington (District of Columbia)
• Edition:
  Final Report 04/01/2004 – 03/31/2005
• Contracting Officer:
  Douglas Noble
• Corporate Publisher:
  District Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  DDOT receives requests (and complaints) from citizens to curb high traffic speeds and volumes on residential streets. In response, the DDOT’s Research Program led the development of DDOT’s Traffic Calming Policies and Guidelines to assist in understanding residential traffic issues and, where appropriate, do something about them, all with the broader goal of neighborhood livability. The policies and guidelines, and the Traffic Calming Program it created, was a product of a coordinated effort among HUTRC staff, DDOT officials, Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) representatives, and residents of the City. The handbook outlines the traffic calming process, from requests to implementation to monitoring. However, it does not provide guidelines for design and installation purposes. Specific details including possible height, width, slope, signs, etc., of traffic calming measures (TCM) needs to be developed for implementation in the City. The design guidelines will be a resource to design engineers as they consider the best solution to traffic calming problems on a case-by-case basis. In developing this document for the District of Columbia, HUTRC reviewed existing and available traffic calming design guidelines from other jurisdictions. The guidelines also took into consideration both national (e.g., MUTCD) and the City’s local design standards and guidelines.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  HU-633576
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9a2821c91bf2a03a85df14f45605572b3e2b02b54c5e18433efd480faa2b66ef
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61601/dot_61601_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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