A New Approach to a Safe and Sustainable Road Structure and Street Design for Urban Areas

New types of street started to emerge during the second half of the 20th century in northern Europe. Pedestrian precincts were introduced in city centers at the end of the 50’s in Ströget, Copenhagen is an example of this. This development began in the 60’s in Sweden. The end of the 70’s saw the woonerf being introduced in Holland. This was known as leg-og opholdsgade in Denmark in the 80s and as gårdsgata in Sweden and gatetun in Norway in the 90’s. The idea that 30 km/h should be the maximum speed in residential areas gained momentum in many countries along with the view that these areas should consist of 30-streets and walking speed streets (pedestrian precincts and woonerfs). In Denmark 30-streets were called Stillevej. In the mid-80’s a decision was made in Holland to slow down the introduction of woonerfs and concentrate more on 30-areas. The Dutch are strongly in favor of the woonerf, but it is a very expensive alternative. In the mid-90 s Graz decided to introduce 30 km/h throughout the entire city, except on streets marked as primary roads where the basic speed was 50 km/h. A few streets also had a posted speed of 60 km/h.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Wramborg, Per
• Conference:
  • Road Safety on Four Continents: 13th International Conference
  • Location: Warsaw , Poland
  • Date: 2005-10-5 to 2005-10-7
• Publication Date: 2005-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: Road Safety on Four Continents, Warsaw, Poland, 5-7 October 2005, Conference Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Highway design; Highway safety; Mixed use development; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian safety; Sustainable development; Traffic safety; Walking
• Geographic Terms: Denmark
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01091636
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 23 2008 9:26AM