In a recent post about the benefits of a gridiron street system, Beth Akeson left some supporting comments and said:
Let’s explore how other communities are handling these issues and learn from their successes and failures. We can always tweak the ideas to accommodate the “uniqueness” of Peoria. I have learned so much from reading, attending conferences and interviewing people who have solved some of the municipal problems we face. I would be happy to share this information with anyone interested and I have asked CJ if he would be willing to upload a variety of documents for people to read at their convenience.
As promised, here are the documents (in PDF format) and web links:
| Back to Basics in Transportation Planning on the Projects for Public Spaces website | |
| Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities on the Institute of Transportation Engineers website | |
| West Palm Beach Traffic Calming: The Second Generation by Timothy Stillings & Ian Lockwood | |
| U.S. Experience with Traffic Calming by Reid Ewing & Charles Kooshian | |
| Traffic Calming for Crime Reduction and Neighborhood Revitalization by Ian Lockwood & Timothy Stillings | |
| Nashville Neighborhood Traffic Management Pilot Program by Gresham, Smith and Partners | |
| Nashville Neighborhood Traffic Management Pilot Program, Appendix A | |
| Nashville Neighborhood Traffic Management Pilot Program, Appendix B | |
| Future in Transportation: Back to Our Roots? by Gary Toth | |
| Transportation Prescription for Healthy Cities by Ian Lockwood |
Flint Michigan:
Listen: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15766619