GRONINGEN

GRONINGEN

The inner city area comprises 0,3 square miles, the core being a large square (Grote Markt) of 200 x 100 square yards. In 1977 a traffic circulation plan was introduced. Characteristics of the plan are as follows: (1) the inner city was divided into four sectors, the boundaries of these sectors were not allowed to be crossed by motor cars. (2) A main pedestrian area was set up at the south side of the Grote Markt; a second near the Poele Straat. (3) The formerly seven lane traffic artery Zuiderdiep was transformed into a regional bus station. Trees and illuminations were added. As a result motor car traffic in the inner city was reduced by 44 per cent and the noise level as an average by 3 db(a) in the inner city and by 12 db(a) in the core. Since the market has been replaced by the core, the profits of the market merchants has increased. In contrast, the sales of a number of shops declined, but later on also increased. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS abstract no 370002. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Institute of Engineers, Netherlands

  Prinsessegracht 23
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1982

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 83-98
• Serial:
  • From Woonerf to Residential Area
  • Publisher: Royal Institute of Engineers, Netherlands

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beltways; Bus terminals; Central business districts; Conferences; Pedestrian areas; Pedestrian malls; Public transit; Regions; Retail trade; Shopping centers; Sound level; Traffic engineering; Traffic flow; Traffic restraint
• Uncontrolled Terms: Inner cities
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8078: Netherlands; 341: Pedestrian precinct; 744: Public transport; 378: Region; 2729: Ring road; 320: Shopping centre; 311: Town centre; 655: Traffic engineering; 633: Traffic restraint
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370009
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM