Johan presentation Toronto oct 2015_mhe.pptx

The Right to Come Home: Shared Space, Woonerfs,
and Safe Streets for All Road Users
Johan Diepens, CEO Mobycon
info
sports
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From a Dutch perspective
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MOBILITY
Mobility; a condition for functioning
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Mobility; a basic need
Mobility should be a given, it is
a basic need for everyone to
function well and flourish in
society.
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Consuming mobility
We consume mobility within
the boundaries set by our
environment, government,
employers and other parties..
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Mobility; the tipping point
When our traffic
systems fail to meet
user needs, we are
more open to change.
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The Meaning of Mobility
What
does
Mobility
mean
for you?
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The Meaning of Mobility for Me
What
does
PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY
THE RIGHT TO COME HOME
Mobility
INDEPENDENCE
mean
SUSTAINABLE
For you
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Mobility; traffic management
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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
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The first woonerf – 8 years old
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The first woonerf - today
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Paris
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New York
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Cities designed for people
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Give the city back to the people
“If you always do what you always did, you will always get
what you always got”
((Einstein knew it!)
-Einstein
CHANGE?
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Toronto in 2025; Identity and quality of life
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Twitter
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From a Dutch perspective
Biking to work in 1959
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Livable cities
Child friendly cities
The Netherlands
Inhabitants
16,847,007
Bicycles
22,000,000
Cars
Buses
Trams/subway
Trains
7,600,000
7,056
909
3,283
Born on the bike
On my way to school
8"December"2011"
pagina 31 >
Your first serious test
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The Bicycle; the mode of choice for the
future Queen Amalia
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Love forever on the bike
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The final resting place
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Creating a living city!
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1970s; the rise of fatalities in traffic
Improved road safety
• Traffic fatalities in the Netherlands since 1950
Geregistreerd
3.500
3.000
2.500
2.000
1.500
1.000
500
0
1950
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1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
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.
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Form in balance with function
•  Aim for the balance between the use, the form and the function of
the road
function
use
shape
Designing for the vulnerable mobilist
(37 mls/h)
(75 mls/h)
(50 mls/h)
(62 mls/h)
(30 mls/h)
(18 mls/h)
Sustainable Safety / Vision Zero
Types of infrastructure based on road
Cycle path
(>=50 km/h)
Physical segregation
Cycle lane
(50 km/h)
Visual segregation
Mixed traffic
(30 km/h)
more
No segregation
segregation
higher
speeds
higher
volumes
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Sustainable Safety
Reduce the car speed when mixing, separating the cars and cyclists at higher speeds
Limited, logical and understandable road categories
Flow
Distributor
highway
80 mph
arterial road
urban highway
62 mph
collector road
Access
50 mph
rural road
37 mph
Rural
30 mph
residential street
Urban
No cycle path
Bike lane/Adjacent path
Mixed use
20 mph
Sustainable Safety
Reduce the car speed when mixing, separating the cars and cyclists at higher speeds
Limited, logical and understandable road categories
Flow
highway
Distributor
80 mph
arterial road
Access
50 mph
rural road
37 mph
Rural
urban highway
Urban
collector road
residential street
62 mph
20 mph
30 mph
No cycle path
Bike lane/adjacent path
Mixed use
On the network level
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
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6
6
15
Trip duration (minutes)
Logical hierarchical network
Through'road'
Distributor'
road'
Max. 6 minutes
Access'road'
Determine the mesh width
•  Road categorization, City of Gouda
----- Through roads (120-130 km/h)
-- -- Distributor roads (80 km/h, 50 km/h)
others Access
0
1
roads (30 km/h)
2
3 km
Determine the mesh width
•  Road categorization, City of Gouda
----- Through roads (120-130 km/h)
-- -- Distributor roads (80km/h, 50 km/h)
others Access
roads (30 km/h)
Determine the mesh width
•  Traffic calmed neighbourhoods, City of Gouda
Pedestrian zone
30 km/h city center
30 km/h residential areas
0
1
2
3 km
Determine the mesh width safety
•  Bicycle route categorization, City of Gouda
--- Regional cycle routes
--- Primary urban cycle routes
--- Secondary urban cycle routes
0
1
2
3 km
Determine the mesh width
•  Traffic calmed neighbourhoods, City of Gouda
Pedestrian zone
30 km/h city center
30 km/h residential areas
0
1
2
3 km
On the street level
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:
Emphasize equality between roads of the same order.
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Traffic calming; nice and tight
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Traffic calming; even narrower
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Traffic calming; Home Zones
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Traffic calming; aspects of place
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Traffic calming; Shared Space
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Traffic calming; bumps
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Traffic calming; bumps
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Traffic calming; pinchers
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Preventing through traffic
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Gateways; visible hierarchy
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Gateways; visible hierarchy
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Gateways; visible hierarchy
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Equality for all road users at intersections
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Equality for all road users at intersections
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Equality for all road users at intersections
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The next level: Shared Space
Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)
Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)
Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)
Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)
Shared Space; Haren (Groningen, NL)
Shared Spaces; Haren (Groningen, NL)
Shared Space; Sneek (Friesland, NL)
Prins Hendrikkade, Sneek
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Shared Space: Sneek (Friesland, NL)
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Shared Space: Sneek (Friesland, NL)
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Shared Space: Sneek (Friesland, NL)
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The next level: 30+
50 km/h or higher: cycle paths
Creating a 'living' city
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Designing for cyclists: crossings
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Drachten 00
Drachten AFTER
Eindhoven Floating roundabout
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Integrated Approach to Mobility
TRANSPORT
MODES
TRANSPORT
MODE
MOBILISTS
INFRASTRUCTURE
19-01-2006
LIVE, WORK, PLAY
Studenten stad
Which choice can we make?
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Increase the choices!
Possibility to substitute car on short distance
E-bike
Journeys related to distance and transportation mode
100%
90%
19%
15%
2%
6%
11%
27%
6%
80%
70%
60%
Percentage
50%
26%
3%
2%
2%
40%
30%
34%
76%
81%
48%
36%
20%
10%
0%
Total
< 7,5 km (70% of all
movements)
7,5 - 15km (11% of all
movements)
15 km < (18% of all
movements)
foot
bike
bus/tram/metro
train
car
First choice: walking and cycling
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My idea
Make the alternative a real
alternative!
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My goal
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TORONTO
LESS DEPENDENT ON THE CAR
19-01-2006
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