Kulkusuunta
Kulkusuunta is a term used in Finnish traffic planning and pedestrian management to denote the direction of movement of traffic or people on a given route or location. The word combines kulku, meaning movement or passage, with suunta, direction. In official documents, kulkusuunta is used to describe the primary travel direction on a street segment, intersection approach, or pedestrian corridor, and to distinguish between opposing flows in analyses and designs.
In practice, kulkusuunta informs the layout of signage, signals, and crosswalk timings. Urban planners examine observed
Outside of Finland, the term is generally described as the concept equivalent to direction of travel or