Street design and management should encourage community interaction. Street reclaiming should encourage people to take more responsibility and control of their streets. In the United Kingdom they are called Home Zones. There are now an estimated 6,000 woonerf in the Netherlands and an increasing number of British residential areas are implementing Home Zone programs, including traffic calming, low vehicle speeds, and pedestrian improvements. Guide provides justifications and information on implementing traffic calming.
Report details various costs and benefits of traffic calming.
Good introduction to traffic calming available on-line. Handbook for residents describes how to request various street improvements, including traffic calming. This Encyclopedia is produced by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute to help improve understanding of Transportation Demand Management. It is an ongoing project. Please send us your comments and suggestions for improvement.