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<br />e <br /> <br />~ <br />. r~\3' <br />~f\.~ ~f\.bf< <br />.k"(\~"'~~(/ V' <br />~O~ \ 1'~.I(\ \ <br /> <br />- 12 - <br /> <br />--- <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Far-side stops may be better on streets with no parking; at <br />transfer points; where buses turn left; and at locations where <br />many vehicles turn right. Far-side bus stops also appear to <br />reduce certain types of pedestrian accidents. <br /> <br />VII. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ON LOCAL STREETS <br /> <br />A. The management of traffic on local streets in residential areas is <br />frequently aimed at reducing or restricting vehicular traffic move- <br />ment. <br /> <br />1. On heavily travelled streets, residents are bothered more by <br />continuous traffic problems such as high speeds, noise, and <br />danger to children. <br /> <br />2. On less travelled streets, the perceived problems are more <br />intermittant such as an occasional noisy or speeding vehicle <br />or an occasional large truck. <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />1t::;,:"~,,,~~ >,",: ,~:, .." <br />:Traffic improvements.)~ust beplallned.on a.. systems,; basis to avoid" <br />simply shifting the problem to ,another location. ' <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />1. In some cases, the most efficient solutions will involve opera- <br />tional changes at a location other than where the problem is <br />percei ved. It is important to remember,to frea t .the cause _ ,...., <br />rather than the effect. As an exampl e ,i t.may.bemore~ffect...,r <br />tive,.to,Jmprove,.operationson a.nearby arterial' street rather ;~~ <br />. than trying ,toi,;implelTIentpiecemeal traffic restraints throughout <br />a residential area. ~ <br /> <br />2. In other cases, traffic management techniques may be used to <br />IIlocal izell the character of a street as a means of reducing <br />through traffic and lowering speeds. <br /> <br />a. One of the primary characteristics of an arterial street <br />is its continuity; a local street which has continuity <br />may invite diversion of through traffic. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />C. <br /> <br />b. Discontinuities can be created through the systematic use <br />of cul-de-sacs, diverters, traffic circles, barrier medians <br />on cross streets, one-way street patterns, etc. <br /> <br />c. Such measures must be used with extreme caution since they <br />affect access by local residents and deliveries, as well <br />as fire, police, and other emergency services. <br /> <br />d. In retrofitting an existing local street system, temporary <br />devices have been successfully used to test alternative <br />configurations before permanent construction took place. <br /> <br />Positive physical controls have as a common characteristic the positiv--'\ <br />enforcement or prohibition of a specific action through the direct I <br />physical presence and character of the device itself. Physical controls <br />