Engineering:Modal filter
A modal filter, sometimes referred to as a point closure,[1] is a road design that restricts the passage of certain types of vehicle. Modal filtering is often used to help create a low traffic neighbourhood (LTN), where motor traffic is diverted away from residential streets[2][3] and instead toward feeder roads. Modal filters can be used to achieve filtered permeability within a transport network,[4][5][6] and can encourage walking and cycling through more pleasant environments and improved safety.[7]
Modal filters can be implemented through the use of barriers such as bollards, boom barriers and planters, though filters can also be implemented virtually through the use of automatic number-plate recognition cameras and road signs, which can allow residential motor access while prohibiting passing motor traffic.[4]
Gallery
A trial modal filter using easily moved planters in London.
A sign explains what kind of traffic is allowed through the modal filter.
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See also
- Road diet
References
- ↑ "Point Closure | Cycling Embassy of Great Britain". https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/point-closure.
- ↑ Taylor, Matthew (2020-05-18). "'A new normal': how coronavirus will transform transport in Britain's cities" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/18/a-new-normal-how-coronavirus-will-transform-transport-in-britains-cities.
- ↑ Aldred, Rachel; Goodman, Anna (2020-09-10). "Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, Car Use, and Active Travel: Evidence from the People and Places Survey of Outer London Active Travel Interventions" (in en). Findings: 17128. doi:10.32866/001c.17128. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/download/d73f787784edb40bac0cde777354ca1067279acd3ee276df240bdecc89a5f00e/1521347/17128-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-car-use-and-active-travel-evidence-from-the-people-and-places-survey-of-outer-london-active-travel-interventions.pdf. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Aldred, Rachel; Croft, Joseph (2019-03-01). "Evaluating active travel and health economic impacts of small streetscape schemes: An exploratory study in London" (in en). Journal of Transport & Health 12: 86–96. doi:10.1016/j.jth.2018.11.009. ISSN 2214-1405. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140518304006.
- ↑ "Modal filter | Cycling Embassy of Great Britain". https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/modal-filter.
- ↑ Parkin, John (2018). Designing for Cycle Traffic. London, UK: ICE Publishing. pp. 56. ISBN 9780727763495.
- ↑ "Traffic Management Act 2004: network management in response to COVID-19" (in en). https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reallocating-road-space-in-response-to-covid-19-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities/traffic-management-act-2004-network-management-in-response-to-covid-19.
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