Management tactics for urban traffic management are presented.The tactics that underlie traffic demand management (TDM) are preferential development tactics, controlled development tactics,prohibited development tactics and economic lever tactics,and those that underlie traffic system management (TSM) are node traffic management tactics,arterial traffic management tactics and area traffic management tactics.The specific contents and design methods of urban traffic total demand control,urban traffic structure optimization,road traffic movement organization based on TDM and intersection traffic management,road signs and markings management,optimized design of traffic signals and management of parking spaces based on TSM are put forward.The urban traffic management planning scheme design method has already been used in the urban traffic management “Smooth Traffic Project” in China.