Comments on: Chicane – Animated Traffic Calming

By: SFMTA Reveals Strategy to Streamline Traffic Calming Projects | Streetsblog San Francisco

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:39:27 +0000

[...] be placed on delivering low-cost traffic calming treatments like traffic islands, traffic circles, chicanes, and speed humps. At roughly $7,000, a speed hump costs one-tenth as much as a corner bulb-out, [...]

By: Misguided Enforcement Precedes ThinkBike Improvements on the Wiggle | Streetsblog San Francisco

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:53:47 +0000

[...] but deters cut-through motor traffic and slows speeds using features like wider sidewalks with chicanes, more greening, and a planted traffic circle in the intersection (an idea that has been tried [...]

By: Marc Wiggen

Marc Wiggen — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:09:29 +0000

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By: The High Cost of Free Parking « Urban CSA

The High Cost of Free Parking « Urban CSA — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:26:54 +0000

[...] suggestion: get rid of one of lane of parking, use chicanes to calm traffic and to alternate which side you can park on. With the newly found space: expand the sidewalks, move [...]

By: Streetsblog New York City » Is New York City the Car Culture Capital of America?

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:59:12 +0000

[...] Avenue car commercials, New York City is now sending Streetfilms to the rest of the country. This one and four others were playing on a loop. Next to them was a glass case containing a copy of PlaNYC. [...]

By: Wrkng » Streetfilms: Diverter

Wrkng » Streetfilms: Diverter — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:53:32 +0000

[...] has also done stop motion films on chicanes and raised crosswalks. by Nick on 5/15/2008 tags: streetfilms, traffic [...]

By: StreetFilms » Animation: Semi-Diverter

StreetFilms » Animation: Semi-Diverter — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:02:42 +0000

[...] work: Chicane Raised [...]

By: Streetsblog LA » StreetFilm: Traffic Calming Done Right in Melbourne

Streetsblog LA » StreetFilm: Traffic Calming Done Right in Melbourne — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:02:52 +0000

[...] they couldn't come! And one guy was the biggest fan saying hisfavorites are Sasquatch and our clay animations. Due to popular demand, Iam giving another showing on Tuesday with a smaller [...]

By: Streetsblog » StreetFilm: Traffic Calming Done Right in Melbourne

Streetsblog » StreetFilm: Traffic Calming Done Right in Melbourne — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:05:34 +0000

[...] that they couldn't come! And one guy was the biggest fan saying his favorites are Sasquatch and our clay animations. Due to popular demand, I am giving another showing on Tuesday with a smaller group. Today in [...]

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:00:04 +0000

Hi,

I live in Germany. Here chicanes are common.

The film above shows a situation chicanes are intended for (one way streets).

Unfortunately, sometimes they are overused or used in wrong situations (two way streets). Instead of slowing down traffic a bad planned chicane leads to traffic jam on a two-way street, because two lanes are narrowed to one at these chicane spots. If oncoming traffic is steady one lane is blocked totally.

Another point of criticism is the need to steer frequently on streets with several chicanes. Typically, when you see a chicane on your lane you steer left, you pass by and steer right again. That procedure is for one chicane. Often, to slow down traffic on a long straight street there are several chicanes. That means you have to steer left, right, left, right, etc.

By: Streetsblog » StreetFilm: Raising the Walk

Streetsblog » StreetFilm: Raising the Walk — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:10:13 +0000

[...] the StreetFilms animation division, which brought you the chicane, comes another instant classic, this one illustrating the benefits of the raised crosswalk -- [...]

By: StreetFilms » Raised Crosswalk

StreetFilms » Raised Crosswalk — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:13:36 +0000

[...] animation: Chicanes [...]

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:28:29 +0000

I love PPS but what happens when you get a big truck in there? It gets stuck. They have a lot of wonderful ideas but this I have to say is not one of them.

By: _aa_

_aa_ — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:46:54 +0000

Well done! This was on Make: the other day and would drivers to maintain a certain speed to keep the beat steady!

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/01/driving_down_the_musical.html

By: Bill Ruhsam

Bill Ruhsam — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:00:22 +0000

This is a great animation. I'm looking forward to sending people this way when I do the Traffic Calming edition of my podcast.

Keep it up!

By: Dan Kaufman

Dan Kaufman — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:50:25 +0000

Nice!