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A curb extension marked by darkened tarmac and black posts. A curb extension (or also neckdown, kerb extension, bulb-out, bump-out, kerb build-out, nib, elephant ear, curb bulge, curb bulb, or blister) is a traffic calming measure which widens the sidewalk for a short distance. This reduces the crossing distance and allows pedestrians and ...
A bus bulb on Broadway in Tribeca, Manhattan Bus bulb in Budapest (Honvéd utca) A schematic drawing of a bus bulb.. A bus bulb, also called a bus boarder, bus border, bumpout, bus cape, [1] or a kerb outstand is an arrangement by which a sidewalk or pavement is extended outwards for a bus stop; typically the bus bulb replaces roadway that would otherwise be part of a parking lane.
Droubi also said the curb bump-outs, where the curbs are widened a few feet on each side of the various intersections, make a lot of sense. People generally travel about 1.5 feet per second ...
Improved sidewalks and medians, pedestrian “bump-outs” and more efficient signal lights were all on the table as possible ways to make Assembly Street safer and easier to cross.
A curb cut , curb ramp, depressed curb, dropped kerb , pram ramp, or kerb ramp is a solid (usually concrete) ramp graded down from the top surface of a sidewalk to the surface of an adjoining street. It is designed primarily for pedestrian usage and commonly found in urban areas where pedestrian activity is expected.
City officials expect that the project, on a half-mile stretch from North Union Street to the Ind. 45/46 Bypass, will be completed this spring.
The surface of this type of vibrating coating line is distributed and scattered with raised bumps. Some bumps are coated with high-refractive-index glass beads.When a speeding vehicle runs over the raised road lines, it produces a strong warning vibration to remind the car driver of deviation from the lane. [1]
A June council workshop on the city’s traffic calming efforts showed frustration from council on the initiative’s progress.