Transcript of Fight speeding with this simple step
Strong Towns
0:00what took this neighborhood street from0:01dangerous to people friendly it's pretty0:03surprising actually look at this WID0:05Lane roads are the result of forgiving0:07design and while this practice saves0:08lives on the highways it causes speeding0:11in neighborhood streets because when we0:13pull fixed objects like buildings curves0:16and bike Lanes farther away from the0:17sides of a lane people feel more0:19comfortable driving at faster speeds0:22which is why it feels easier to go 450:24and a 20 like what's happening here but0:26these wider roads leave our towns less0:28safe for people walking or biking so how0:31can we fix it adding Design Elements and0:33visual cues that help make the street0:35feel more narrow makes you drive slower0:38cuz objects appear closer to you genius0:41this is called Optical narrowing and for0:43the low cost of $100 of paint Ranson0:46added two shoulders for parallel parking0:48what followed was shocking this0:50community was able to reduce car speeds0:52from 40 and 25 to going the speed limit0:55overnight
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