BRIERWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Jacksonville, FL
TRAFFIC CALMING SUBCOMMITTEE PAGE
OUTLINE:
A. Traffic Calming Guidelines & Manuals
B. Traffic Calming Articles
C. Maps For Reference & Planning
D. Traffic Calming Organizations (Websites)
RESOURCE INFORMATION:
A. Traffic Calming Guidelines & Manuals:
Chapter 9: Traffic Calming
U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Traffic Calming For Communities
Traffic calming section of the ITE (Institute of Traffic Engineers) website.
This section is menu driven and provides detailed information about traffic
calming measures. It also includes a searchable library of documents and
studies regarding the positive and negative aspects of various traffic calming measures.
B. Traffic Calming Articles:
Liabilities & Safety Issues with Traffic Calming Devices - PDF File
The purpose of this paper is to present findings for the liabilities or safety
issues associated with specific Traffic Calming devices. The results are based upon factual
information received from jurisdictions around North America that have
traffic calming devices in place. (Questionnaires)
Evaluation of Speed Humps in the City of Omaha - PDF File
The Fire Chief asked that all speeding humps be removed, and the Police Division asked that
speed humps not be installed on any city streets. (Specific reasons are detailed by both
the Fire Chief and the Police Division, see page 4. of the PDF document, Pg. 31 of ITE
Journal, source of article.)
Road Access for Disabled Americans
- Tire damage at speed hump
C. Maps for Reference and Planning:
Map of Brierwood Association - PDF File
This is a map that indicates the streets that are projected to be included in the
Brierwood Association. This map is provided as a worksheet only and is not intended to
represent the final, official boundries of the Brierwood Association.
D. Traffic Calming Organizations: (Websites)
City of Jacksonville Traffic Engineering Dept
Jacksonville, FL Public Works Department; Traffic Engineering (traffic calming). This is the
department that handles residential traffic calming requests.
Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE)
The Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE), an international individual member educational and
scientific association, is one of the largest and fastest-growing multimodal
professional transportation organizations in the world. ITE members are traffic
engineers, transportation planners and other professionals who are responsible for
meeting society's needs for safe and efficient surface transportation through
planning, designing, implementing, operating and maintaining surface transportation
systems worldwide. Founded in 1930, ITE serves as a gateway to knowledge and
advancement through meetings, seminars, and publications, and through a network
of more than 16,000 members working in some 90 countries.(Institute of Traffic Engineers, 1099 14th Street, NW,
Suite 300 West, Washington, DC 20005-3438,Telephone: 202-289-0222 Fax: 202-289-7722.)
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