Overview
There is a need for examples of traffic safety, equal accessibility for all road users and the promotion of human health. Special attention needs to be paid to integrating solutions into the landscape, to the valuable and small-scale village environment, and to maintaining the identity of villages.
To present methods to mark the arrival at a village and measures for traffic calming and improving the conditions for walking and cycling.
Present methods are shown with examples, from Finland and some from Denmark. In addition to the traditional road design process, some other models for the design and implementation of road projects are presented, as well as routine and periodical maintenance phases.
Funding
Results
Arrival in a village can be
indicated through landscape design, vegetation, the built environment, traffic signs, lighting
and various other installations and devices. Along with speed limits, measures to slow traffic
include road layout and horizontal deflections, a village garden and the use of speed humps
and rumble strips in the roadway. Walking and cycling can be promoted by providing a
separate pedestrian and bicycle path or separate pedestrian and cycling areas, by building
sidewalks, and by modifying road shoulders. Alignment of the road and linking it to the
surrounding buildings is especially significant in locations of high landscape value and in
cultural environments.
In addition to the traditional road design process, some other models for the design and
implementation of road projects are presented, as well as routine and periodical maintenance
phases. Maintenance often has a significant effect on the implementation costs and
schedule of the project.
Policy implications
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Passenger
No results directly relevant to this theme. However, please note that findings for the project's key theme - Safety and Security - are generically applicable.
Rural
The publication presents methods to mark the arrival at a village and measures for traffic calming and improving the conditions for walking and cycling. Arrival in a village can be indicated through landscape design, vegetation, the built environment, traffic signs, lighting and various other installations and devices. Along with speed limits, measures to slow traffic include road layout and horizontal deflections, a village garden and the use of speed humps and rumble strips in the roadway. Alignment of the road and linking it to the surrounding buildings is especially significant in locations of high landscape value and in cultural environments.
Road
In addition to the traditional road design process, some other models for the design and implementation of road projects were presented, as well as routine and periodical maintenance phases. Maintenance often has a significant effect on the implementation costs and schedule of the project.
User aspects
No results directly relevant to this theme. However, please note that findings for the project's key theme - Safety and Security - are generically applicable.
Safety and security
The publication presents methods to mark the arrival at a village and measures for traffic calming and improving the conditions for walking and cycling. Along with speed limits, measures to slow traffic include road layout and horizontal deflections, a village garden and the use of speed humps and rumble strips in the roadway. Walking and cycling can be promoted and made safer by providing a separate pedestrian and bicycle path or separate pedestrian and cycling areas, by building sidewalks, and by modifying road shoulders.