Traffic Calming Videos

Les Bunte explains how Traffic Calming slows Emergency Services and actually kills more people than slowing traffic saves. Well documented and researched.

If you thought driving a few miles over the speed limit was okay, take a look at these car crashes and speeding stats. Brought to you by Radarsign, the traffic calming solution affordable enough to be purchased by anyone and flexible enough to be placed anywhere speeding is a problem. http://www.radarsign.com

In Berkeley, Calif. a citywide network of bicycle priority streets called Bicycle Boulevards allow cyclists to navigate safely. They are marked by smart traffic management, bountiful traffic calming, and the aura of livability and putting people first, cars second. Among their most unique trademarks are the purple signage and street stencils larger than a car! In this trip to Berkeley, StreetFilms' Clarence Eckerson Jr. talks to advocates and users of the boulevards about their history and benefits. From: Streetfilms, Berkeley Bike Boulevards

Bikescape goes to a community meeting of the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority as the city solicits public input about the stalled bike plan. We encountered vociferous opposition from parents at three schools on Broadway who feel they must drive their kids to school each day. This begs the question: Why are double parkers considered "stakeholders" and why are their dangerous and illegal actions considered a "reality we must deal with" while all the while demanding harsher enforcement for "scofflaw bicyclists." Download the mp3 or go to Bikescape in itunes Be sure to voice your opinion with the MTA! Read former Bogata Columbia Mayor Enrique Peñalosa's op ed in The Sunday NY Times Stay tuned for coverage of the Car-Free Cities Conference and Pedalpalooza in Portland