Vertical speed control elements manage traffic speeds and reinforce pedestrian-friendly, safe speeds. These devices may be appropriate on a range of street types, but are most widely applied along neighborhood, residential, or low-speed streets where freight traffic is discouraged. They may be installed in tandem with horizontal traffic calming measures such as curb extensions or chicanes, or applied individually on streets with a constrained right-of-way.

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Broad historic boulevards and parkways often function as high-speed thoroughfares, even though their adjacent land uses may be primarily residential in nature. In many cases, these streets have excess width, underutilized on-street parking, and too many travel lanes. Retrofit residential boulevards by expanding or activating the median, adding curbside or left-side bike lanes, and curb extensions that provide direct access from homes to the center median.

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Local streets in residential neighborhoods are often underutilized as spaces for play and leisure. These streets should provide safe and inviting places to walk with direct access to local stores and schools. Design for local streets can combine stormwater management features, curb extensions, vertical speed control elements, and bicycle facilities that encourage safe speeds and meter through traffic.

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