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Traffic calming for Livable Streets

Article on the importance of traffic calming to the creation of quality streets.

It argues that the creative design of urban public space has been "hijacked by the rigid and insensitive imposition of engineering standards".

Article TitleTraffic Calming for Livable Streets
Article AuthorTim Pharoah
JournalUrban Design Quarterly June 1990
IssueUDQ 35

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Traffic calming, livable streets, public realm design, speed management, 20mph