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A modal filter, sometimes referred to as a point closure, is a road design that restricts the passage of certain types of vehicle. Modal filtering is often used to help create a low traffic neighbourhood (LTN), where motor traffic is diverted away from residential streets and instead toward feeder roads. Modal filters can be used to achieve filtered permeability within a transport network, and can encourage walking and cycling through more pleasant environments and improved safety.
Modal filters can be implemented through the use of barriers such as bollards,
File:Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) trial of a modal filter in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames.jpg, A trial modal filter using easily moved planters in
A modal filter, sometimes referred to as a point closure, is a road design that restricts the passage of certain types of vehicle. Modal filtering is often used to help create a low traffic neighbourhood (LTN), where motor traffic is diverted away from residential streets and instead toward feeder roads. Modal filters can be used to achieve filtered permeability within a transport network, and can encourage walking and cycling through more pleasant environments and improved safety.
Modal filters can be implemented through the use of barriers such as bollards, boom barrier
A boom barrier, also known as a boom gate, is a bar, or pole pivoted to allow the boom to block vehicular or pedestrian access through a controlled point. Typically the tip of a boom gate rises in a vertical arc to a near vertical position. Boo ...
s and planters, though filters can also be implemented virtually through the use of automatic number-plate recognition cameras
A camera is an optical instrument that can capture an image. Most cameras can capture 2D images, with some more advanced models being able to capture 3D images. At a basic level, most cameras consist of sealed boxes (the camera body), with a ...
and road signs, which can allow residential motor access while prohibiting passing motor traffic.Gallery
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File:LTN modal filter 'road open to' sign.jpg, A sign explains what kind of traffic is allowed through the modal filter.
See also
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