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THROUGH STREET [28 records]

Record 1 2018-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Clarigestor. It consists of a tank which precedes the pump unit at Russell Street. Heavy solids settle in the tank and decompose while the liquid continues through the pumping system... The sludge that does not decompose must be periodically removed by pump truck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Engraving and Printmaking (Arts)
OBS

Martha Street Studio[, also known as Manitoba Printmaker’s Association,] is a community-based printmaking facility, located in Winnipeg’s Historic Exchange District. ... It offers the artistic community equipment, facilities, and support to produce, exhibit, and to disseminate cutting-edge print-based works on a local, national, and international level.

OBS

Martha Street Studio [was] incorporated in 1988 [and] is a dynamic not-for-profit, artist-run centre... that both preserves and advances the print arts.... Through production, education, exhibitions and sales, [it is] a significant contributor to the progression of printmaking and to Winnipeg's cultural landscape. Martha Street Studio supports professional artists working within and on the periphery of traditional printmaking and cultivates new and emerging artists. [It] also engages and connects communities through [its] programs and exhibitions and builds audiences and interest in printmaking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Gravure d'art

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Heritage
OBS

Through street banners, posters, and a special exhibit entitled "Architects of Modern Canada, "the Agency celebrated the 200th birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald from coast to coast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Patrimoine
OBS

Au moyen de bannières, d'affiches et d'une exposition spéciale appelée «Architectes du Canada moderne», l'Agence a célébré le 200e anniversaire de sir John A. Macdonald d'un océan à l'autre.

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Police
  • Urban Sociology
OBS

[The] Ontario Gang Investigators Association(ONGIA) is a non-profit organization that is committed to addressing the street gang phenomenon. ONGIA consists of law enforcement professionals and members of the criminal justice community throughout Ontario, Canada and North America. ONGIA has a mandate to provide gang related education and training. ONGIA establishes links within the Ontario community through partnerships to help combat gang activity in its neighbourhoods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Police
  • Sociologie urbaine

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Sports
CONT

What is snowskating?... it's skateboarding on snow. That's just the most basic explanation out there, but of course there a some more variables.... There is the technical side of snowskating that resembles the street style way of skateboarding with its flips and ollies. At the other end of the spectrum there is the surf-like snowskating style like longboards on snow, where you find your way through deep pow in a flow way of riding. The first snowboard was called the Snurfer which was invented around 1964. It consisted of some sort of small surfboard and a rope in front of the board to hold on too. There were no bindings present, so you could say the first snowboard was actually a snowskate.

Key term(s)
  • snow skating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports divers
DEF

Pratique sportive consistant à utiliser une planche à neige dépourvue de fixation.

OBS

L'élément sémantique «à cru» sert à rendre la notion de «sans fixation», un peu comme dans l'expression «monter (un cheval) à cru» qui signifie «monter un cheval sans selle».

OBS

planche à cru : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 26 novembre 2008.

Spanish

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Record 6 2015-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Design
  • Urban Studies
  • Road Safety
DEF

A means of enhancing the street environment for all users of the right of way, and a means of modifying motorists behaviour, through the use of physical features which provide protection, coherence, security, convenience, community identity, wayfinding and orientation, aesthetic quality and interest along an urban street.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception des voies de circulation
  • Urbanisme
  • Sécurité routière

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Social Problems
OBS

The Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative(SCPI) is the cornerstone of the Government's strategy as it supports communities in the development of local comprehensive plans that could be supported financially by the different components of the National Homelessness Initiative or from other provincial, municipal or private sources. The policy objectives of SCPI are : to ensure that no individuals are involuntarily on the street by ensuring that sufficient shelters and adequate support systems are available; to reduce significantly the number of individuals requiring emergency shelters and transition and supporting housing; to help individuals move from homelessness through to self-sufficiency; to help communities strengthen their capacity to address the needs of their homeless population; and to improve the social, health and economic well-being of people who are homeless.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

L'Initiative de partenariats en action communautaire (IPAC) est la pierre angulaire de la stratégie du gouvernement pour combattre l'itinérance puisqu'elle aide les communautés à élaborer au niveau local des plans globaux qui pourraient être appuyés financièrement par les différents volets de l'Initiative nationale pour les sans-abri ou à partir d'autres sources provinciales, municipales ou privées de financement. Les objectifs stratégiques de l'IPAC consistent : à veiller à ce qu'il y ait suffisamment de refuges et de réseaux d'entraide convenables afin que personne ne se retrouve involontairement dans la rue; à réduire le nombre de personnes qui ont besoin de refuges d'urgence, de maisons de transition et de logements supervisés; à aider les sans-abri à devenir autonomes, si c'est possible; à aider les communautés à se doter des moyens voulus pour répondre aux besoins de leurs sans-abri; à améliorer la santé et le bien-être social et économique de ces derniers.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
  • Urban Housing
CONT

Occasionally, on making it to street level, a beam [of sunlight] may filter through a sidewalk grating to dapple commuters on a subway platform below. Above ground and under it, the everyday elements of New York life-apartments and subways....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
DEF

Niveau correspondant à la circulation routière lorsqu'il est distinct de celui de la circulation piétonnière.

OBS

Formé sur le modèle de "rez-de-chaussée" (tout comme "rez-de-jardin"), "rez-de-voirie" est sans aucun doute invariable.

Spanish

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Record 9 2011-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
OBS

Cardiosonic acoustic amplifier; Cardiosonic scope; Cardiosonic stethoscope.

OBS

SRS(Scientific Research Section](Napa, California) has introduced the Cardiosonic acoustic amplifier, a stethoscope that works through street clothing or bandages to hear blood pressure, heart activity and breath sounds.

OBS

Cardiosonic™: A trademark of Biosources International, Inc.

Key term(s)
  • Cardiosonic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
OBS

Stéthoscope Cardiosonic; amplificateur acoustique Cardiosonic.

OBS

CardiosonicMC : Marque de commerce de la société Biosources International, Inc.

Spanish

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Record 10 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

A cistern located at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer and designed to catch and retain matter that would not pass readily through the sewer.

CONT

An inlet provides an opening for storm water and is usually placed at the curb line of the street. The structure below is called a catch basin.

OBS

Catch basins have a sump area below the outflow pipe that enables sediment to be collected, whereas drain inlets lead directly to the outflow pipe.

OBS

The term catch basin is used to represent either both the inlet and cistern as a total unit or, as in this record, the cistern alone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Chambre ménagée au droit d'une bouche d'égout afin que les eaux s'y décantent avant d'arriver à l'égout.

DEF

Trou ou fosse sous le niveau normal d'un drain ou d'un fossé, visant à retenir le limon ou les matières solides.

OBS

puisard : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
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Record 11 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Law
  • Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
CONT

Corporate control may be … effected by means of negotiating regular contracts for the purchase of corporate shares from the owners. Within the framework of the latter … three scenarios may exist … In the third case, the "street sweep" or "sweep", the purchase of control is effected through a series of unrelated transactions, concluded off the exchange, between the purchaser of control and a large number of shareholders who have not coordinated their positions and as a result, have not previously wielded control of the corporation.

OBS

The term is sometimes used widely to describe open market purchases as well as privately negotiated transactions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
DEF

Prise de contrôle réalisée en un court laps de temps au moyen de transactions privées hors bourse entre l'acquéreur et certains actionnaires ciblés tels que des actionnaires institutionnels, des spéculateurs professionnels ou des arbitragistes.

Spanish

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Record 12 2009-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Private-Sector Programs
  • School and School-Related Administration
  • Social Problems
OBS

Frontier College offers programs for youth at several Toronto locations. The Beat the Street services include literacy upgrading, a GED preparation course and computer skills training. The program includes literacy and basic skills training, a GED preparation course, and computer skills training. Participants can focus on one or two areas or can move through all three.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes du secteur privé
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

Beat the Street/Collège Frontière est un centre d'apprentissage communautaire situé au centre-ville de Toronto qui rejoint les jeunes qui ont abandonné l'école. Le programme inclut l'alphabétisation et la formation en compétences de bases, des cours de préparation à l'obtention du diplôme d'études secondaires de l'Ontario et des cours d'informatique. Les participants peuvent choisir de se concentrer sur un ou plusieurs de ces trois volets.

Spanish

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Record 13 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

The local street system comprises all facilities not on one of the higher systems. It serves primarily to provide direct access to abutting land and access to the higher order systems. It offers the lowest level of mobility and usually contains no bus routes. Service to through traffic movement usually is deliberately discouraged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
CONT

Le réseau de desserte locale sera conçu de manière [à ce] qu'un courant de circulation ne puisse s'y instaurer automatiquement et inopinément, car il [constituerait] un [problème] pour les habitants et de plus, userait prématurément et encombrerait une chaussée établie en vue d'un trafic moindre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte público
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Record 14 2006-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Fine Arts (General)
OBS

In October 2004, Abebooks. com, in association with the Victoria READ Society, announced the launch of "Random Acts of Poetry Week, "the first nation-wide public poetry celebration that will see Canadian poets reading poems in their own communities to people on the street. Twenty-seven poets, living in 17 different cities from Newfoundland to British Columbia, will take part. Each poet will travel through their city, randomly reading poems to people in parks, bus stops, schools, cafes, shops, libraries, hair salons and other everyday places.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Beaux-arts (Généralités)
OBS

Pendant cette semaine, les poètes réciteront des poèmes dans les villes et villages canadiens. Ils ne le feront pas en studio ni dans des amphithéâtres, mais plutôt là où ils sentent l'envie de le faire, que ce soit dans un parc public, un véhicule de transport en commun ou un salon de coiffure, ou même dans la rue. En outre, les poètes distribueront des recueils de poésie. La Semaine de la poésie à l'improviste est une initiative de Wendy Morton, une poétesse de Victoria. L'idée lui est venue que la poésie trouverait des adeptes si plus de gens y étaient exposés, peu importe l'endroit. Il faut également signaler l'importante contribution de abebooks.com, le promoteur de cet événement en collaboration avec la Victoria Read Society. Parlement du Canada, 38e législature, 1re session, (4 octobre 2004 - 29 novembre 2005), Hansard révisé • Numéro 016, Mercredi 27 octobre 2004.

Key term(s)
  • Semaine de la poésie à l'improviste

Spanish

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Record 15 2006-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Environment
  • Culture (General)
OBS

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enchances political attention and action. Our agenda is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development; promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future. World Environment Day is a people's event with colourful activities such as street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essays and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, as well as recycling and clean-up campaigns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Environnement
  • Culture (Généralités)
OBS

La Journée mondiale de l'environnement a été lancée par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies en 1972 afin de marquer l'ouverture de la Conférence de Stockholm sur l'Environnement humain. Une autre résolution adoptée le même jour par l'Assemblée générale est à l'origine de la création du PNUE. La Journée mondiale de l'environnement peut-être célébrée de multiples façons, y compris des marches, des défilés à vélo, des concerts, des concours de rédaction et de dessin dans les écoles, des plantations d'arbres, des campagnes de recyclage et de nettoyage et bien d'autres activités encore. Dans de nombreux pays, cet événement est un occasion pour promouvoir l'intérêt et l'action au niveau politique. Ce jour là, des chefs d'États, des premiers ministres et de ministres de l'environnement prononcent des discours dans lesquels ils s'engagent à agir pour la sauvegarde de notre Terre. Des engagements visant l'établissement de structures gouvernementales permanentes destinées à la gestion et à la planification économique de l'environnement sont pris officiellement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
  • Medio ambiente
  • Cultura (Generalidades)
OBS

5 de junio

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Record 16 2005-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Organization
OBS

Le Gîte Ami is a homeless shelter in Hull. Since 1983, homeless persons are provided with temporary shelter for up to seven days per month. During this period, they may obtain meals without headaches and, have access to housing research resources and also obtain income, particularly through employment. The provision of temporary shelter is based on a perspective emphasizing self-empowerment and therefore aims at encouraging these individuals in their own efforts at reintegration into society. In a family atmosphere, these persons may therefore regain their strength and create bonds, both of which are essential for getting off the street.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Organisation sociale
OBS

Situé à Hull, Le Gîte Ami est un refuge pour les sans-abri. Depuis 1983, les personnes itinérantes peuvent y loger pour une période de sept jours par mois. Cette période leur permet de se nourrir sans casse-tête tout en ayant accès à des ressources pour trouver un endroit où loger et de l'argent pour vivre, notamment par l'accès au travail. L'offre d'un refuge temporaire s'inscrit dans une perspective de prise en charge et vise ainsi à encourager ces gens dans la poursuite des démarches individuelles de réinsertion sociale. Dans un climat familial, ces personnes peuvent donc se refaire des forces et créer des liens, deux éléments essentiels pour sortir de la rue.

Spanish

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Record 17 2004-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

Wind in urban areas is generally calmer than those in rural areas. This reduction in velocity is due the frictional effects of the city's vertical surfaces. However, some street and building configurations within a city can channel the wind and increase its velocity through a venturi effect. Certain parts of downtown Chicago and Winnipeg are noted for their unusually high wind speeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Phénomène météorologique où l'intensité et la direction des vents sont modifiées par les reliefs urbains.

CONT

L'intensité et la direction des vents sont [...] modifiées par les reliefs urbains. Les vents forts sont ralentis par les constructions, mais des accélérations locales apparaissent entre les grandes barrières d'immeubles. Un phénomène que les scientifiques ont baptisé l'«effet Venturi».

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Surface runoff enters from street gutters through street inlets or catch basins.... Catch basins are, in a sense, enlarged and trapped street inlets in which debris and heavy solids are held back or settle out.

CONT

Catch basins and drain inlets are entries to an underground, storm sewer drainage system....Catch basins have a pump area below the outflow pipe that enables sediment to be collected, whereas drain inlets lead directly to the outflow pipe....Although the sump must be cleaned out periodically, a catch basin will cause less sedimentation in the drainage system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

[...] les bouches à grille sont [...)]glissantes et sujettes à des obstructions. Il est très souhaitable, pour limiter les risques d'occlusion des égouts, de prévoir des bouches sélectives, c'est-à-dire qui retiennent les diverses matières apportées par les eaux.

OBS

bouche : Par extension [...] [le terme bouche d'égout] désigne également toute la construction annexe de la bouche proprement dite qui reçoit les eaux avant l'égout.

Key term(s)
  • bouche d'égout sélective

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
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Record 19 2001-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
OBS

A "street" dedicated to pedestrians and transit riders but from which all private vehicles are excluded except for emergencies or temporary construction work, with "transit lanes" set apart from pedestrian areas. Through traffic on these streets is limited to transit buses and emergency vehicles. Cross-traffic, however, is allowed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
OBS

Les rues piétons-autobus peuvent présenter de nombreux aspects [...]; rue traditionnelle où la circulation automobile a [...] été supprimée au profit [...] d'une circulation plus aisée pour les autobus [...] -- rues aménagées où les transports en commun circulent sur une chaussée différenciée par un simple marquage au sol ou par le revêtement [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte público
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Record 20 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

The objectives of this organization, which is established in Toronto, Ontario, are to encourage youth, their families and their supports within Metropolitan Toronto to develop the knowledge and skills to live in the present, cope with the past and move toward the future; to help youth through a variety of counselling, educational, residential, street work and prevention programs.

OBS

Information confirmed by the Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Organisme établi à Toronto (Ontario). Renseignement confirmé par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 21 2000-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Road Safety
  • Urban Planning
DEF

A curb extension or vertical barrier extending to approximately the centerline of a roadway, effectively obstructing (prohibiting) one direction of traffic.

CONT

Semi-diverter(partial street closures) limit access to a street from one direction by blocking half the street. They reduce through traffic in one direction, partially in the other and allows two-way traffic on the remainder of the street. Semi-diverters are generally effective in reducing volumes, especially if one direction of travel predominates on a street. In addition, they allow a higher degree of emergency vehicle access than full diverters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
  • Sécurité routière
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

En raison des travaux sur et sous la chaussée, le stationnement est interdit [...], la circulation se fera à demi-chaussée [...]

Key term(s)
  • avancée mi-chaussée
  • barrière mi-chaussée

Spanish

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Record 22 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Road Safety
  • Urban Planning
  • Road Design
DEF

A raised triangular island at an intersection approach which obstructs left turns and through movements to and from the intersecting street or driveway.

OBS

He explained the three proposed accesses to the property [one of which] would be a right-in and right-out only driveway with a controlling island so that no one could make a left turn in or out of the property.

Key term(s)
  • right-in right-out
  • right-in right-out entrance
  • right-in right-out entry
  • right-in right-out driveway

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
  • Sécurité routière
  • Aménagement urbain
  • Conception des voies de circulation
DEF

Îlot séparateur triangulaire érigé à l'approche d'une intersection de façon à forcer le virage à droite de la voie parallèle à l'îlot et à interdire le virage à gauche le la voie perpendiculaire.

Spanish

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Record 23 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Road Safety
  • Urban Planning
  • Road Design
DEF

short-cutting traffic. Traffic which is travelling through a neighbourhood to bypass congestion on the arterial street network, or to make use of a more direct route.

DEF

unwanted traffic. Traffic using a residential local or collector street as a shortcut or detour ...

CONT

Medians are installed not only to help pedestrians and cyclists to cross major streets but also to discourage unwanted through traffic in neighbourhoods. Local traffic will be redistributed to adjoining streets, but by eliminating the connection, short-cutting traffic will find the major streets more convenient.

OBS

The term "unwanted traffic" may be broader than "short-cutting traffic."

Key term(s)
  • short cutting traffic
  • shortcutting traffic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
  • Sécurité routière
  • Aménagement urbain
  • Conception des voies de circulation
CONT

[...] organisation des déplacements à l'échelle de l'agglomération : [...] en retirant de l'hypercentre toute circulation parasite en la reportant sur les voies de contournement prévues à cet effet.

Key term(s)
  • trafic parasite
  • trafic parasitaire

Spanish

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Record 24 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Road Safety
  • Urban Planning
DEF

full closure: a barrier extending across the entire width of a roadway, which obstructs all motor vehicle traffic movements from continuing along the roadway.

DEF

cul-de-sac: complete closure of a street either at an intersection or at a mid-block location ... can be landscaped for an attractive effect to convey street discontinuity.

CONT

Full diverters(street closures) are complete closures of the street, either mid-block or at an intersection. They are intended to completely block access from one end of a local street while allowing adequate turnaround for most vehicles. By doing so, it eliminates through traffic, reduces the speed and volume of the remaining vehicles and improves safety for all other street users.

Key term(s)
  • full street closure
  • complete street closure
  • complete closure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
  • Sécurité routière
  • Aménagement urbain
DEF

Dispositif d'apaisement ou de modération de la circulation permettant de barrer complètement une rue à une intersection ou en un point central de façon à faire dévier la circulation et à restreindre le flot de véhicules dans certains quartiers urbains.

OBS

Si la réduction des vitesses est le principal objectif des mesures d'apaisement de la circulation, celles-ci ont un effet sur les volumes d'automobiles et cela sans réduire l'accessibilité aux quartiers apaisés. En effet, le besoin de barrer les accès à un quartier est diminué, le rallongement du temps de parcours à l'intérieur du quartier apaisé dissuadant le transit. On s'épargne ainsi un inconvénient des mesures traditionnelles qui impliquent de changer les sens de rue ou la création de cul-de-sac. Ces moyens sont efficaces pour barrer l'accès à la circulation de transit, mais nuisent aux résidants eux-mêmes.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «cul-de-sac» qui en français ne désigne pas un type de barrière mais un chemin fermé à une de ses extrémités ou sans issue.

Spanish

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Record 25 1999-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
CONT

A bridge spanned the ditch at the eastern end of the cobble street that ran through the settlement.

OBS

cobblestone: A naturally occurring round stone approximately 3-4 inches in diameter, smoothed by water; used for paving late 18c-early 19c and sometimes for stone walls. Also known as cobble.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation

Spanish

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Record 26 1996-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

A highly efficient urban-transportation system proposed by Nobel laureate Arno Penzias at Bell Laboratories, that would dispense with buses, subways and private cars. In his vision a fleet or passenger vans, each equipped with a global-positioning system and cellular phone(plus whatever amenities its operator chose to offer)-all linked by computer to a central dispatching program, would provide total customized coverage of every street and every neighborhood in town, 24 hours a day. Through the computer and the cell phones, drivers would receive destination instructions; using GPS, dispatchers would keep tabs on the real-time progress of each vehicle. Passengers would call up the service, be met with minimum delay transfer only if necessary and relax while professional drivers took them to their desired destination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun

Spanish

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Record 27 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fences and Enclosures
DEF

A tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or adorning an opening permitting passage through an enclosure or for providing a monumental entrance to a street, park, etc.

CONT

The gates of the walled city; the palace gate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Enceintes et clôtures
CONT

(...) l'enclos, auquel on accède par une porte monumentale, est partagé en trois rectangles concentriques autour d'un "grand canal", assez vaste pour porter une barque.

CONT

En Grèce, les bâtiments sacrés étaient érigés sur une colline fortifiée à laquelle donnait accès une porte monumentale (...)

Spanish

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Record 28 1983-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
OBS

... with reference to an interior lot... the boundary line along the street; with reference to a corner lot... either of the boundary lines along a street..., the other shall be considered as a side lot line; and with reference to a through lot... shall include each of the two shorter boundary lines along streets...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

... dans le cas d'un terrain intérieur, la ligne séparant le terrain de la rue. Dans le cas d'un terrain d'angle, [l'une ou l'autre des lignes du terrain] attenant à la rue sera considérée comme la ligne avant du terrain et [l'autre] comme la ligne du terrain du côté extérieur...

Spanish

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