THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT: HOW WILL TRAFFIC ENGINEERS RESPOND?

This article addresses the concept of the traditional neighborhood development (TND), a model ordinance that has been proposed as a successor to the planned unit development (PUD) with the goal of correcting the perceived failing of current suburbia. TND wiil supersede the layers of codes and regulations inadvertently inhibiting projects that provide the scale, ambience, and sense of community of the traditional American town. The features of traditional neighborhoods are listed and discussed. Many of the best and worst features of the American town are reproduced in a TND. This leads to conflicts with existing traffic planning guidelines. These areas of conflict are discussed: street width; on-street parking; curb radii; street layout; and intersection spacing.