GOOD EXPERIENCES WITH SEGREGATION OF TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS IN NESBYEN, NORWAY

GODE ERFARINGER MED GATETUNET I NESBYEN

A special area where it is possible to drive a car on the pedestrians' terms has been established at Nesbyen, Norway. The area is designed in such a way that it is impossible to drive fast. This particular design does not follow the Dutch pattern completely. The technical solutions are similar to the Dutch ones, but instead of a pure residential area a business street in a residential area was chosen. The experience gained so far indicates that this seems to have been a good solution, and can be recommended where the traffic flow is below 300 vehicles per hour. The area described covers 250 M street with both dwelling houses and shops, but the main impression is a business street. The article describes the planning and preliminary work, the furnishings used, the parking arrangements, the winter maintenance, the reactions of the public, and the financing. (TRRL)

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  Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics

  Gransesvingen 7, P.O. Box 6110, Etterstad
  Oslo,   Norway  N-0602

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• Authors:
  • Dietrichs, B
• Publication Date: 1979

Language

• Norwegian

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 10-12
• Serial:
  • Samferdsel
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics
  • ISSN: 0332-8988

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Design; Design speed; Environment; Financing; Parking; Parking facilities; Pedestrian areas; Pedestrian malls; Pedestrian safety; Planning; Public opinion; Residential areas; Traffic; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Traffic restraint; Winter maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic segregation
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• ITRD Terms: 916: Car park; 9011: Design (overall design); 2455: Environment; 244: Financing; 8084: Norway; 341: Pedestrian precinct; 143: Planning; 307: Residential area; 350: Segregation (traffic, pedestrians); 311: Town centre; 755: Traffic; 654: Traffic control; 633: Traffic restraint; 2593: Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311252
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Norwegian Road Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 86910 353 9
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1980 12:00AM