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Shared space

Shared space is an urban design approach that minimises the segregation between modes of road user. This is done by removing features such as curbs, road surface markings, traffic signs, and traffic lights. Hans Monderman and others have suggested that, by creating a greater sense of uncertainty and making it unclear who has priority, drivers will reduce…

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Shared space

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples140
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
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Shared space

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related to New Zealand · 18
Shared space → Auckland, Auckland CBD, Auckland Transport, Auckland's, Darby Streets, Eden Park, Elliot, Federal Street, Fort, However, Lorne, Queen Street, Rugby World Cup, Several, Skytower, These, University, Wairepo Swamp Walk
related to Criticism · 17
Shared space → Ashford, Associated Press, Blind People, Hammond, Hereford, In, Kent, Melia, Moody, Most, Musselwhite, Reviewing, Royal National Institute, Their, There, UK, Widemarsh Street
related to Disabled people · 17
Shared space → Blind Associations, Deaf People, Holmes, In, In July, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Mencap, Respondents, Royal National Institute, Say No, Shared, Shared Streets, Some, The UK's Guide Dogs, There, Transport Minister Nusrat Ghani, UK DfT
related to history · 15
Shared space → Ben Hamilton-Baillie, Chambéry, Devon County Council, Dutch, European, France, Friesland, Hans Monderman, Interreg IIIB-North Sea, Michel Deronzier, Prior, The, The European Shared Space, Tim Pharoah, Traffic Calming Guidelines
related to Netherlands · 13
Shared space → Accident, An, Drachten, Laweiplein, Makkinga, Meanwhile, Only, Parking, Tailbacks, The, There, This, Verkeersbordvrij
related to Denmark · 10
Shared space → Bjarne Winterberg, Denmark, Ejby, European Interreg IIIB, Fyslän, Hans Monderman, It, Morten Mejsen Westergaard, Province, The
related to Australia · 7
Shared space → Bendigo, May, New South Wales, October, Shared Spaces, The Streets, Victoria
related to Switzerland · 7
Shared space → As, Begegnungszone, However, SVG, Swiss, The, The Strassenverkehrsgesetz
related to Austria · 6
Shared space → Austria, Graz, In October, Sonnenfelsplatz, This, University
related to United Kingdom · 6
Shared space → Exhibition Road, In London, In Seven Dials, It, London, London's Kensington High Street

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shared space traffic road street streets people pedestrian design new safety spaces pedestrians speeds scheme blind project transport monderman vehicles

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Shared spaceis aurban design approach that minimises the segregation between modes of road user0.90text
curbsinstance ofThis is done by removing features0.80text
road surface markingsinstance ofThis is done by removing features0.80text
traffic signsinstance ofThis is done by removing features0.80text
and traffic lightsinstance ofThis is done by removing features0.80text
kerbsinstance ofincluding those blind or partially sighted and older people with mobility impairments.There are wide-ranging reservations about the practicality of the shared space philosophy w…0.80text
railingsinstance ofand reported that a spokesman for Royal National Institute of Blind People criticised the removal of familiar features0.80text
kerbsinstance ofand reported that a spokesman for Royal National Institute of Blind People criticised the removal of familiar features0.80text
and barriers.The British Transport Research Laboratory found that below flows of 90 vehicles per hour adult pedestrians were prepared to mingle with trafficinstance ofand reported that a spokesman for Royal National Institute of Blind People criticised the removal of familiar features0.80text
Shared spacerelated to AustraliaBendigo0.60section
Shared spacerelated to AustraliaVictoria0.60section
Shared spacerelated to AustraliaOctober0.60section

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