Sentence examples for curb extension from inspiring English sources

He said after a child was hit by a speeding car and killed on 17th Street in Chelsea several years ago, his firm worked with Community Board 4 and other Chelsea residents who put large planters with flowers in the street, to create the same area as a street curb extension that's commonly known as a "bulb-out".

Known as "neckdowns", these curb extensions also increase visibility, again improving safety.

She points to such possible solutions as making the intersections smaller and easier to cross by building curb extensions or islands between lanes.

These measures can include speed humps and speed tables, raised crosswalks, traffic circles, diagonal diverters and chicanes, which are curb extensions that alternate from one side of a road to the other, forming S-shaped curves.

Also called build-outs and sidewalk or curb extensions, neckdowns are designed to improve pedestrian safety by shortening crosswalks, and to improve traffic safety by forcing drivers to make turns more carefully.

In addition to providing a new framework for thinking about road safety, VZ also provides a toolkit of design (e.g., implementation of median barriers, modern roundabouts, speed humps, pedestrian islands, curb extensions, etc).

Three safety countermeasures at pedestrian crossings (curb extensions, parking restrictions and advanced yield markings) and the condition of no treatment (baseline condition) were designed on a two-lane urban road and implemented in an advanced driving simulator.

Curb extensions are bulges in the sidewalk.

The proposed plan uses curb extensions and bollards to create an easier and safer crossing for pedestrians.

Curb extensions have been successfully implemented throughout the city and have a proven track record for safety and efficacy.

The project calls for reducing the road from four lanes to three lanes while adding bike lanes, curb extensions to improve safety for pedestrians, and improvements to curb ramps and crosswalks.