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Curb Management Glossary

202 terms in English and French explaining street-edge uses, rules and data. 165 linked term pages include a definition, a practical explanation and sources.

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Loading and passenger access

Waste collection access

Accès de collecte des déchets

Waste collection access is the space and operating conditions required for waste vehicles and workers to collect material from premises or containers. Curb management must account for vehicle approach, lifting operations, worker movement, and collection timing while preserving pedestrian access and avoiding conflicts with other street-edge activities.

Accessibility

Wayfinding

Jalonnement et repérage

Wayfinding is the information and environmental cues that help people understand their location and reach a destination. At the curb, wayfinding can connect a designated loading point, accessible route, transit stop, or parking area to an entrance, with consistent names and legible instructions across physical and digital media.

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