Updated throughout, this third edition takes a practical approach to planning and designing streets that is cost effective and enhances the livability of subdivisions and master-planned and new urbanist communities. It offers a fresh look at street widths, geometrics, traffic flow and other design considerations, as well as intersections, drainage systems and pavement. Endorsed by traffic engineers and in compliance with the requirements of state highway officials, the book provides street designs that can save on land costs, reduce the environmental impacts of runoff, provide a marketing advantage and win approval. It will be useful to developers, builders, designers and local officials who wish to create streets in residential communities that encourage walking and bicycling and that discourage speeding by through traffic.
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