Taking back the streets

Taking back the streets Go Dungarvan Excursion: Dutch solutions for liveable communities

It’s hard to believe this quiet square was once a main thoroughfare bisecting Wolvega.

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In the spaces we visited, elderly and disabled people, children and everyone else could travel safely (even when being trailed by a lorry) because the design forced motorized vehicles to slow down.

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$ $ ! ! ! ! #& ! ) ! )tted with a tree-lined promenade and a small square. The square turned out to be an invitation to business and now is ringed by restaurants that use the former street space for outdoor seating. The intersection is a shared space safe enough for children to ride through on bikes.

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Here’s a look at the details that made the designs work, including an enlarged speed hump signaling entrance to a downgraded road, a ! ! ! ! !( ! ! ! # # *ower beds used to narrow a street.

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Shared Space in its purest form without any street signs in Makkinga and in its other forms as well.

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Intersections can take many forms (and the best ones have free chips)!

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To separate bike infrastructure or not is a question of context. What is the road’s function in the larger network?

Thanks for visiting The Netherlands!

Feel free to contact Dick van Veen with follow up questions, d.vanveen@mobycon.nl or +31 (0)15-2147899