The Traffic Control Plan Checklist for the city of Pittsburg, California, helps developers and contractors create encroachment plans that take into account the many facets of traffic calming.
The checklist is divided into several sections, including lane closures, traffic control devices and pedestrian and bicycle safety. Each of these seven sections contains several agenda items specifying requirements for development plans, such as the implementation of specific times for lane closures and construction activities. The checklist ensures that any plans to undertake traffic calming measures will be well thought out.
This case is a good model because it takes into account many aspects of traffic calming that may not be traditionally considered. It is a comprehensive checklist that other city planners can use to create their own traffic control measures.
Traffic calming measures promote many aspects of a healthy community, including livability, reduced traffic, lower speeds, more pedestrian and bicycle access and safer streets. Environmentally, traffic calming supports sustainability in cities by encouraging alternative, non-polluting methods of transportation and promoting tree planting along roadways.
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