Designing for the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists in urban environments

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-88

  Dumbaugh, Eric ^a   Li, Wenhao ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community design; land use planning; traffic safety; urban design

Indexed keywords

LAND USE PLANNING; MOTORWAY; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 78650866405     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2011.536101     Document Type: Article

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