Traffic Calming Terms
Road diet: Lane reduction technique to reduce the total number of travel lanes via use of a center, shared turning lane or median.
Roundabout: Circular roadway improvement used on higher volume streets to allocate right-of-way between competing vehicle movements. Roundabouts limit vehicle speeds and control flow on multiple streets simultaneously.
Landscaped Median: Area at the center of a roadway raised above roadbed to allow adequate width for plantings.
Pedestrian Refuge Island: A type of median used to reduce pedestrian crashes by allowing a safe place to stop at the midpoint of roadway.
Enhanced Crosswalks: Use of enhanced painting techniques to make pedestrian crosswalks more visible to oncoming traffic.
