SHARED SPACETM

Room for everyone(including the moose)

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No transit

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Since the 60s and 70s:

• More cars• More accidents

• Streets Roads• Roads are dangerous

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• Separation of cars, cyclists and pedestrians• More legislation• More signs• More control• More police• More examination and testing• More education• Severe fines and penalties

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How did we cope?

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Has our world become safer?Yes – up to a certain level.

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Risk homeostasis

Risk compensation

People allow a certain level of risc for themselves .The safer they feel, the more they dare.

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The safety beltThe cycle helmetThe moose test

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What is safe?

“Safe streets tell about their history, and about the people who

are living there.”

Hans Monderman

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2 Multi purpose streets

3 Streets tell their story

4 New alliances – New knowledge

1 Streets for all

5 New attitudes

Shared Space

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1 Streets belong to all

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What do we want?

Roads or streets?

People Traffic

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The Public RealmPersonal

Multi-purpose

Constantly changing

Unpredictable

Cultural / social rules

Personal contact

The HighwayImpersonal

Single Purpose

Consistent

Predictable

State controlled

Signs and markings

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Of course: we need both.

But: we lost the people.We made them part of the system.

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We have a problem!!

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No!We are the problem!!

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In public space I am part of the traffic

system, and I have to behave accordingly.

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Political decision

Traffic or Encounter

Societal decision

Personal decision

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2 Multi purpose streets

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Not this

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But this

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3 Streets tell their story

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Not this

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Not this

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Certainly not this

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Or this

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But perhaps this

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Or this

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And what about our children?

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Pavlov‘s reflex:We need more playing groundsNew legislation in the Netherlands: In development projects : 3% of the built surroundings must be playing ground

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The street itself

isplaying ground

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But isn‘t this dangerous??!

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New alliances

– New knowledge

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Viele Aktoren

politics

experts

research

education

entrepreneurs

citizens

interest groups

Many perspectives

New insights

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Multi sector new policy

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5A new attitude

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• to start thinking again• to be responsible

Or do we prefer

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Shared Space – Shared Learning

Out of the box

Trust each other

Surprise ourselves

Think ourselves

Open mind

Ongoing process

Before – After

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Primary school Noordlaren

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• Realised: 2001• Volume: 22.000 motorised vehicles a day• Many local and regional busses• Roundabout• 6 m streets from four directions• Free crossing for cyclists and pedestrians• Minimal kerbs• Careful design• Less accidents, no personal injuries• Flow: before 55 sec., after 9 sec.

Drachten: Laweiplein

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Drachten: Torenstraat / Kaden

• Realised: 2001 / 2002• Volume: 17.000 motorised vehicles a day• Busses• Motorised vehicles from three directions,

cyclists and pedestrians from four directions• Square without kerbs• Clinker pavement

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Haren Centre

• Realised: 2002• Volume: 12.000 motorised vehicles a day• Busses• Length 550 m.• 6m streets with pedestrian strokes; at the former

crossings clinker squares• Average speed: 29 km/h

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Shared Space: a process – not a project

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What could I

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The streets belong to all

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