The document discusses the concept of "shared space" in urban design as proposed by Hans Monderman, which aims to prioritize social behavior over traffic regulation. Monderman believed the best public spaces are ones where human behavior, not signs and rules, govern how the space is used. He advocated for a context-time approach focused on diversity and culture rather than a system-time approach that treats streets primarily for vehicle throughput. Case studies in the Netherlands found that shared spaces led to reduced congestion, slower traffic speeds as vehicles yielded to others, and fewer accidents.

1. Shared Space Norman W. Garrick A New Urbanist Approach to Street Design

2. Shared Spaces is a challenge questioning how urban space is currently used

3. In shared space design signs, signal, lines play a subordinate role

4. However the real issues is that shared space is a re-definition of how urban space is used

5. Storrs, Connecticut 1950s Subdivision

6. Rockport, Cape Ann, Massachusetts

7. Hans Monderman was inspired by these types of traditional places in conceptualizing Shared Spaces

8. According to Hans the best public spaces and streets are ones where human behavior governors how the space is used

9. Contemporary traffic engineering is based on regulation and control From Presentation by Koop Kerkstra

10. A design where Human Behavior controls how the space is used

11. Monderman conceptualize design as being based on System Time

12. … . or Context Time

13. System Time Traffic Behavior Governs Single purpose Regulated Impersonal Uniform Predictable

14. Context Time Social Behavior Governs Multi-functional Culturally defined Personal Diverse Unpredictable

15. Conventional Design is a Bad Fit for Context Time A Round Peg in a Square Hole

16. Shared Space Design Fits Context Time

17. Die Laweiplein, Drachten, The Netherland

18. From Presentation by Koop Kerkstra

19. Deregulating Drachten From Presentation by Koop Kerkstra

20. From Presentation by Koop Kerkstra

21. From Presentation by Koop Kerkstra

22. From Presentation by Koop Kerkstra

23. http://www.fietsberaad.nl/library/repository/bestanden/Evaluation%20Laweiplein.pdf

24. Assessing the Laweiplein Less congestion - time through the intersection decrease by about 50% Relatively constant traffic speed Vehicles cede priority to bikes and pedestrians Fewer traffic accidents Higher quality of public space

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