Course Info
6 video lessons (58 Mins)
Published
2025Trending
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1.Introduction
1 min
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2.What is Traffic Calming
11 mins
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3.Traffic Calming at the Network Level
10 mins
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4.Traffic Calming at the Street Level
18 mins
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5.What about the arterials?
11 mins
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6.Conclusion
5 mins
What You Will Learn
- Understand the difference between traffic calming at the network and the street level
- Learn about traffic psychology
- Understand the importance of street width
- Learn when to mix and separate traffic
- Learn how to traffic calm at the network level
- Learn how to traffic calm at the residential and arterial street level
Course Description
The Dutch cycling network extends for 35,000 km (21,700 miles) – a substantial network with roughly the size and population of New Jersey. Yet only about a third of this system is physically separated from motorized traffic, which is concentrated along faster, higher-order road links. How is the rest of the network made safe for people cycling, especially the oldest and youngest in society (who cycle at the highest rates)?
The answer is a comprehensive approach to traffic calming that restricts car access, as well as the volume and speed of motorized traffic through a wide range of techniques.
This course reviews the most common techniques, including some that are not usually obvious to road users themselves, and situates them within the overarching logic and objectives of Dutch traffic calming.
The course further addresses some common barriers to implementation in a North American context and how to overcome these. The course focuses on the network level before considering various kinds of roads and streets. Students will be able to apply these traffic calming techniques to street design, and review relevant findings drawn from traffic psychology.
Learn these skills
- Bicycle Planning
- Parking
- Pedestrian Planning
- Transportation
- Urban Design
- Walkability