The Right to Come Home: Shared Space, Woonerfs, and Safe Streets for All Road Users. Johan Diepens, CEO Mobycon

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1 The Right to Come Home: Shared Space, Woonerfs, and Safe Streets for All Road Users Johan Diepens, CEO Mobycon

2 info

3 sports

4 From a Dutch perspective 5

5 MOBILITY

6 Mobility; a condition for functioning

7 Mobility; a basic need Mobility should be a given, it is a basic need for everyone to function well and flourish in society

8 Consuming mobility We consume mobility within the boundaries set by our environment, government, employers and other parties

9 Mobility; the tipping point When our traffic systems fail to meet user needs, we are more open to change

10 The Meaning of Mobility What does Mobility mean for you?

11 The Meaning of Mobility for Me What does PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY THE RIGHT TO COME HOME Mobility INDEPENDENCE SUSTAINABLE mean For you

12 Mobility; traffic management 13

13 Mobility; trending topics Urbanization increases Fossil fuels are becoming scarcer Households spend much of their income on mobility Increasing rates of obesity Rising life expectancy

14 The first woonerf 8 years old 15

15 The first woonerf - today 16

16 Paris

17 New York

18 Cities designed for people 19

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20 Give the city back to the people

21 If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got ((Einstein knew it!) CHANGE? -Einstein

22 Toronto in 2025; Identity and quality of life

23 Twitter

24 From a Dutch perspective

25 Biking to work in

26 Livable cities

27 Child friendly cities

28 The Netherlands Inhabitants Bicycles Cars Buses Trams/subway Trains 16,847,007 22,000,000 7,600,000 7, ,283

29 Born on the bike

30 On my way to school 8"December"2011" pagina 31 >

31 Your first serious test 32

32 The Bicycle; the mode of choice for the future Queen Amalia 33

33 Love forever on the bike 34

34 The final resting place 35

35 Creating a living city! 36

36 1970s; the rise of fatalities in traffic

37 Improved road safety Traffic fatalities in the Netherlands since Geregistreerd

38 Sustainable Safety / Vision Zero Shared initiative from national, provincial and municipal governments, Implemented in 1997, still responsible for a massive decrease of fatalities, Aims at reducing amount and severity of traffic incidents on all roads (traffic fatalities are unethical), and Incorporates infrastructure, but also information/education, enforcing, vehicle safety, and traffic regulation. 39

39 Form in balance with function Aim for the balance between the use, the form and the function of the road function use shape

40 Designing for the vulnerable mobilist (75 mls/h) (50 mls/h) (37 mls/h) (62 mls/h) (30 mls/h) (18 mls/h)

41 Sustainable Safety / Vision Zero

42 Types of infrastructure based on road Cycle path (>=50 km/h) Physical segregation Cycle lane (50 km/h) Visual segregation more segregation Mixed traffic (30 km/h) No segregation higher speeds higher volumes 43

43 Sustainable Safety Reduce the car speed when mixing, separating the cars and cyclists at higher speeds Limited, logical and understandable road categories Flow Distributor Access highway 80 mph arterial road 50 mph rural road 37 mph Rural urban highway 62 mph collector road 30 mph residential street 20 mph Urban No cycle path Bike lane/adjacent path Mixed use

44 Sustainable Safety Reduce the car speed when mixing, separating the cars and cyclists at higher speeds Limited, logical and understandable road categories Flow Distributor Access highway 80 mph arterial road 50 mph rural road 37 mph Rural urban highway collector road residential street Urban 62 mph 30 mph 20 mph No cycle path Bike lane/adjacent path Mixed use

45 On the network level

46 Determine the mesh width Trip duration determines the mesh of the network (staircase of Monderman) Speed (km/h) Through road >100 Distribution road (50-80) Access road (30-60) unlimited Trip duration (minutes)

47 Logical hierarchical network Through'road' Distributor' road' Max. 6 minutes Access'road'

48 Determine the mesh width Road categorization, City of Gouda Through roads ( km/h) Distributor roads (80 km/h, 50 km/h) others Access roads (30 km/h) km

49 Determine the mesh width Road categorization, City of Gouda Through roads ( km/h) Distributor roads (80km/h, 50 km/h) others Access roads (30 km/h)

50 Determine the mesh width Traffic calmed neighbourhoods, City of Gouda Pedestrian zone 30 km/h city center 30 km/h residential areas km

51 Determine the mesh width safety Bicycle route categorization, City of Gouda --- Regional cycle routes --- Primary urban cycle routes --- Secondary urban cycle routes km

52 Determine the mesh width Traffic calmed neighbourhoods, City of Gouda Pedestrian zone 30 km/h city center 30 km/h residential areas km

53 On the street level

54 Essential elements Traffic calming: Guarantee low travel speeds within the zone narrow, non-asphalt, different colouring, misalignments, uncommon, subjective insecurity Prevent through traffic: Create a network which accommodates local traffic but is unattractive for through traffic. Gateways: Create a logical transfer point between two roads of different categories. Equality at intersections: 55 Emphasize equality between roads of the same order.

55 Traffic calming; nice and tight 56

56 Traffic calming; even narrower 57

57 Traffic calming; Home Zones 58

58 Traffic calming; aspects of place 59

59 Traffic calming; Shared Space 60

60 Traffic calming; bumps 61

61 Traffic calming; bumps 62

62 Traffic calming; pinchers 63

63 Preventing through traffic 64

64 Gateways; visible hierarchy 65

65 Gateways; visible hierarchy 66

66 Gateways; visible hierarchy 67

67 Equality for all road users at intersections 68

68 Equality for all road users at intersections 69

69 Equality for all road users at intersections 70

70 The next level: Shared Space

71 Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)

72 Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)

73 Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)

74 Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)

75 Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)

76 Shared Spaces; Haren (Groningen, NL)

77 Shared Space; Sneek (Friesland, NL) Prins Hendrikkade, Sneek 78

78 Shared Space: Sneek (Friesland, NL) 79

79 Shared Space: Sneek (Friesland, NL) 80

80 Shared Space: Sneek (Friesland, NL) 81

81 The next level: 30+

82 50 km/h or higher: cycle paths

83 Creating a 'living' city 84

84 Designing for cyclists: crossings 85

85 Drachten 00

86 Drachten AFTER

87 Eindhoven Floating roundabout 88

88 Integrated Approach to Mobility TRANSPORT TRANSPORT MODES MODE MOBILISTS INFRASTRUCTURE LIVE, WORK, PLAY

89 Which choice can we make?

90 Increase the choices! Possibility to substitute car on short distance Journeys related to distance and transportation mode E-bike 100% 90% 80% 19% 27% 15% 6% 2% 6% 11% 70% 26% Percentage 60% 50% 40% 3% 2% 34% 2% 76% 81% foot bike bus/tram/metro train car 30% 48% 20% 36% 10% 0% Total < 7,5 km (70% of all movements) 7,5-15km (11% of all movements) 15 km < (18% of all movements)

91 First choice: walking and cycling

92 My idea Make the alternative a real alternative!

93 My goal I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TORONTO LESS DEPENDENT ON THE CAR