I came across a recent study I really wanted to share here but couldn't find an appropriate thread. Rather than waiting until the topic came up I thought it might be useful to create a thread to share new (or otherwise useful) academic research into urbanist topics.
The one in particular that aroused this is a new paper looking at the impact of road diets (converting two travel lanes in each direction roads to one travel lane in each direction with a shared left turn lane in the center) on emergency response rates.
The full article is available for free here: Impact of 4-to-3 lane conversions on emergency response
Highlights:
The one in particular that aroused this is a new paper looking at the impact of road diets (converting two travel lanes in each direction roads to one travel lane in each direction with a shared left turn lane in the center) on emergency response rates.
The full article is available for free here: Impact of 4-to-3 lane conversions on emergency response
Highlights:
• No difference in emergency response rates from before to after road diet implementation.
• Over half of EMS responders think that road diets don't affect emergency response times
• EMS responders feel that locals do not know how to properly yield to emergency vehicles on 3-lane roads.
• Provide communities with proper yielding strategies & evidence-based facts prior to implementation.