Urban road design according to NACTO follows the vision of traffic calming with visual elements. Gradual restoration of urban traffic areas will be presented according to american guidelines of NACTO Association, which published a book in 2013 called Urban Street Design Guide. Each type of existing roads in the urban area (the main street, the road in the neighborhood, residential shared street) can be, step by step, reconstructed with individual structural elements to ensure greater safety for pedestrians and cyclists, the economic efficiency of the road and creates vibrant community spaces for the welfare of people and local economic activities. By changing the width of the travel lane, sidewalks, curb radius turn, chicanes and the use of vertical speed control elements (speed humps, speed tables, speed cushions, dedicated bus lanes) we influence on greater visibility in the intersection and reducing the driving speed. In conclusion I present reconstruction of intersection on Premrl street in Ljubljana into a roundabout and Gerbičeva street in Ljubljana into a one way street with traffic calming elements.
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