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HOME ZONE FOR LIVING STREETS
IEE/08/631/SI2.528417
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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
3Source : CERTU
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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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To go further:• Have a look at :
– http://www.mobile-bambini.eu
• Contact :
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