Short Overview on Cases in Europe

Images from

200 projects visited

Jörg Thiemann-Linden

Sustainable Urban Mobility Consultantbüro thiemann-linden, Cologne DE

for SRL e.V., the Urban Planners’ Professional Association

WALK21 VIENNA, 20th October 2015

Session “Interventions for an Inclusive City”

What has been achieved for urban development?

Accessibility and freedom of walking

Less traffic noise

Mutual respect while moving

Regeneration of the local economy

Place-making for creative society

Inviting for more physical activity

Beauty of the town‘s images

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Göppingen DE, Baar CH, Zürich CH (… not just only the famous cases like Centralplatz, Exhibition Road, Sonnenfelsplatz, Opernplatz, Mariahilfer Straße)

Origins of what we call „Shared Space“ since 2005

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Chambery FR since the 1980-ies

Villages in Fryslan Province, NL since the 1990-iesknowledge center at NHL University

Now in the (technical) guidelines

AT, UK, DE

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„Shared Zones“ in traffic legislation CH, BE, FR, AT

Zone de Rencontre, Begegnungzone 5

CH GiubiascoFR WissembourgBE NamurAT Bregenz

Also in countries without „shared zone“ in traffic law

Berlin DE Sneek NL

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Traffic calming in residential areas

CH: Genève, Schlieren, Basel, Zürich, 7

Village main road

Bremgarten/Bern CH

Stonehouse UK

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Very busy through traffic in the main road

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Poynton UK

Velden am See AT

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Cohabitation also in outskirts and outside settled areaFryslan/Groningen Provinces NL

Reshape for respect to heritage in the old town

Willisau CH - Göteborg SE - Palmanova IT - Krakow PL 11

Large parts of town center „shared zone“ nowRied/Innkreis AT

Eupen BE

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Link between two parts of the pedestrian area

Nantes FR

Fribourg CH

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More awareness for pedestrians to cross safely !

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Thun CH

Köniz CH

Urban regeneration districts

Gloucester UK

Norrköping SE

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School yard, university campus

Bern CH

Aachen DE

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Town center bus station

Coburg DE

Solingen DE

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Quick access to the railway station

Hamburg-Bergedorf DE

Villach AT

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Look at the dense, vivid neighbourhoods in Paris!

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Thank youfor listening.

Any more remarkable shared space examples

in your city?

www.netzwerk-sharedspace.de More case selections at:

www.fussverkehr.chwww.walk-space.at

www.hamilton-baillie.co.uk

Jörg Thiemann-LindenSustainable Urban Mobility Advise (Dipl.-Geogr., SRL)

büro thiemann-lindenSchirmerstrasse 42-44, 50823 Köln/Cologne, DE

+49 177-590 2053, +49 221 – 168 42642thiemann-linden@gmx.de A

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