Evaluation of twenty simply organised sustainably safe 30 km/h zones: does the ideal 30 km/h zone exist? Part I: main report

Evaluatie van twintig sober Duurzaam Veilig ingerichte 30 km/h-gebieden: bestaat de ideale 30 km/h-wijk? Deel I: hoofdrapport

One of the 24 agreements in the Start-Up Programme Sustainable Safe is turning residential areas into 30 km/h zones. In August 2002, a start was made on evaluating 30 km/h zones. The initial phase of this study consisted of selecting suitable municipalities, based on a number of criteria and subsidy requests submitted by the municipalities to the government. In addition to national distribution and a mixture of small, medium and large-sized municipalities, the structure and composition of the population also played a major role. Twenty municipalities ultimately complied with the criteria, the major point of departure being that the zones had to have a minimum size of 30 hectares. The second phase of the study was divided into four steps. Steps 1 and 2 concerned collecting basic data and reorganisation plans, respectively. Step 3 focused on the communication forms deployed by the municipalities. The final step in the evaluation study consisted of talking to the residents of the 30-km/h zones about both the process and the measures taken in the neighbourhoods. Based on the results of the study, the question of whether there is such a thing as an ideal 30-km/h zone has to be answered partly as no; a few neighbourhoods are approaching the ideal layout. The evaluation provides various points of departure for improving both the layout and the process for turning a neighbourhood into a 30-km zone. It might therefore be better to ask "How do you create the ideal 30-km/h zone?" One thing is clear from the study: instituting 30 km/h zones requires follow-up and has to be continued. Despite a restrained approach, the effects on traffic safety are favourable and residents are supportive.

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  DHV BV

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• Authors:
  • STEENAERT, C
  • OVERKAMP, D
  • KRANENBURG, A
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Pagination: 45p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Classification; Evaluation; Injuries; Layout; Prevention; Public participation; Residential areas; Safety; Speed control; Speed limits
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 8513: Classification; 9009: Decrease; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2163: Injury; 2885: Layout; 8078: Netherlands; 142: Public participation; 307: Residential area; 1665: Safety; 2833: Speed control (struct elem); 624: Speed limit; 354: Town planning
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01032634
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 6 2006 2:01PM