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HOME ZONE FOR LIVING STREETS

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• Example of France where there are 3 kinds of calmed traffic area : pedestrian area, home zone and zone 30.

Change of regulation

Source : CERTU

Status of streets

Max. speed

Balance between local life and traffic

Path speed

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Why lower speed at 20kph ?• To lower seriousness of road accidents• To foster cordiality • To enable the users to share space in

safer conditions

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What is a home zone ?• Shared space : opened area to

all transport modes,• Priority to pedestrian over all

vehicles (except tramways)

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• Double-way for cyclists, even in a one-way street

• Speed limited at 20 kph • Main rule: cordiality

Source : CERTU

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How does a home zone look like?

• The street gives the feeling to car drivers that they are driving on a pedestrian area (and not the opposite !)

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• There is no road sign for cyclists, except some markings on the surface

Source : CERTU

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Examples : Suresnes, France

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Regulatory road sign with an

additional informational sign

Comfortable shared space for pedestrians (one-level street), with bollards to mark the dedicated space for only pedestrians

The parking is organised according to needs of each neighbourhoods

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Added-values of home zones for cities

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Enhancing the cycling network with cycling double-ways (shorter ways), with cycling in narrow streets

Fostering calming traffic policy inner-city

Improvement of comfort and safety of walking/cycling buses, especially in streets with narrow pavements

Improvement of accessibility for

all (reduced mobility person)

Opportunities of rethinking the

place of children in public space

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How to share the space in home zone ?

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Golden rule n°1: Everybody travels on the same space at 20 kph maximum in a friendly way, taking care of users who have right or vulnerable.

Golden rule n°2 : Pedestrians can walk on all the surface, without « parking ». Sometimes they have a dedicated path in addition.

Golden rule n°3: Cyclists can ride in both directions even in one-way street.

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How to share the space in home zone ?

Golden rule n°5 : Home zone should be a suitable street for children to move and practice active modes.

Golden rule n°4 : Car drivers only parked on marked places.

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To sum up !

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Allemagne, Fribourg-en-Brisgau (Freiburg-im-Breisgau )

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