Browsing by Subject "Playgrounds"

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    Creating Child-Friendly Cities: Engaging Families and Transforming Streets into Playful Environments
    (2023) Kang, Su Ryeon
    This paper explores how residents and arts and cultural organizations can contribute to the creation of Child-Friendly Cities through creative activities and playful built environments. To suggest practical findings, I focus on projects that transform streets into places where children can play, interact, and socialize in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Indeed, collaborative approaches involving residents, urban planners, and arts and cultural organizations can create sustainable and inclusive urban play environments that support the well-being, creativity, and development of children.
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    Vehicle Speed Impacts of Occasional Hazard (Playground) Warning Signs
    (Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2012-02) Davis, Gary; Knapp, Keith K.; Hourdos, John
    The main objective of this study was to estimate the speed impact of occasional hazard (playground) warning (OHPW) signs along residential streets. Three types of data were collected at each of three study sites approximately one month before and one week to one month after the installation of a pair of OHPW signs. Vehicle speed data were collected with a pneumatic tube device. Manual observations were recorded, and focused on the magnitude and location of the on-street parking and park and/or playground activities occurring at the study sites. Linear regression analysis was used to estimate the change in mean vehicle speed associated with the presence of the OHPW signs, while controlling for the effects due to activity levels on the streets and the playgrounds. At one site the OHPW sign had no discernible effect on mean vehicle speeds, while at the other two sites mean vehicle speeds decreased by 1.5 mph and 0.9 mph following installation of the OHPW signs.