Cul-de-Sac

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Street type
gptkbp:advocatesFor Suburban planners
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Dead end
gptkbp:characteristic Closed at one end
gptkbp:commonIn Residential neighborhoods
gptkbp:contrastsWith Through street
gptkbp:criticizedFor Reduced connectivity
gptkbp:discouragedBy gptkb:New_Urbanism_movement
gptkbp:effect Increased privacy
Reduced traffic speed
gptkbp:etymology gptkb:French
gptkbp:feature Turnaround area
gptkbp:foundIn Suburban developments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cul-de-Sac
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:meaning Bottom of the bag
gptkbp:popularizedBy 20th century
gptkbp:purpose Reduce through traffic
gptkbp:relatedTo Court street
Loop street
gptkbp:usedIn Urban planning
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lesser_Antilles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5