Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Shared space

I am not "against" the idea of shared spaces, where you eliminate street signs and stuff and redesign the street to balance modes. But given that 45,000 people die from car accidents each year, I have real doubts about the period of time required for a transition from thinking and believing that the car is absolute king, to merely a co-equal mode.

For more on shared space, read this article from Time Magazine, "Signal failure."

Hans Monderman, rest in peace.

See the obituary from the Guardian. And this piece from the New York Times, "A Path to Road Safety With No Signposts."
The New York Times  International  Europe  The Saturday Profile A Path to Road
Herman Wouters for The New York Times. 'Who has the right of way? I don't care,' said Hans Monderman, a traffic engineer. 'People here have to find their own way, negotiate for themselves, use their own brains.'

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