Woonerf
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Etymology
The word, of Dutch origin, literally translates as Template:Gloss[1] or Template:Gloss.[2]
History
Since the invention of automobiles, cities have been predominantly constructed to accommodate the use of automobiles.[3]
The woonerf was created by residents of Delft who tore up pavement late at night to make it so cars had to drive slower to avoid the obstacles.[4] The woonerven (plural) was incorporated into the national street design standards in 1976.[4]
The entire locality of Emmen in the Netherlands was designed as a Script error: No such module "Lang". in the 1970s.[5]
In 1999 the Netherlands had over 6000 Script error: No such module "Lang".[6] and today around 2 million Dutch people are living in woonerven.[7] The benefits of the Script error: No such module "Lang". are promoted by Script error: No such module "Lang"., a network of professionals and residents.[8]
In 2006 it was reported that people in Hesselterbrink, a neighborhood of Emmen, were disillusioned about how the Script error: No such module "Lang". principle had become another traffic engineering measure that "entailed precious little more than signs and uniform standards". They have now adopted the shared space principles as a way of rethinking the Script error: No such module "Lang".. They are reported to "now know that car drivers should become residents. Eye contact and human interaction are more effective means to achieve and maintain attractive and safe areas than signs and rules".[5] [9]
Regulation
Belgium
Belgian traffic regulation (art. 2.32)[10] defines the Script error: No such module "Lang". and the generic erf, and their traffic sign. The Script error: No such module "Lang". has a residential focus; the erf can have other primary uses like “crafts, trade, tourism, education and recreation”.
In art. 22bis,[11] the Belgian traffic regulation describes what is and what isn’t allowed in a (woon)erf:
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Within erven and woonerven:
- Pedestrians can use the full width of the public road; and playing is also allowed.
- Drivers may not endanger pedestrians or hinder them; if necessary they must stop. Furthermore they need to be twice as careful regarding children. Pedestrians may not obstruct traffic unnecessarily.
- Speed is limited to 20 km per hour.
- Parking is forbidden, except where there are visual markings like different surface colors, a letter P or traffic signs allowing parking.
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Netherlands
Under Article 44 of the Dutch traffic code, motorised traffic in a Script error: No such module "Lang". or "recreation area" is restricted to 15 km/h in the Netherlands.[12]
Notes
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- ↑ Home Zones briefing sheet, Robert Huxford, Proceedings, Institution of Civil Engineers, Transport, 135, 45-46, February, 1999
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Further reading
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External links
- Case Studies: Woonerf at California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages (UC Berkeley)
- What in the World is a Woonerf? (Canin Associates)
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