%0 Thesis
%9 Master
%A Post, Jaimy
%D 2022
%F theses_frw:3954
%P 100
%T Cyclist and pedestrian perception in Shared Space
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3954/
%X Many people in Groningen consider the shared space in the Folkingestraat and at Westerhaven the most irritating and dangerous traffic situations in the city. Perceived safety and satisfaction rates are low in these areas. Shared space is a common tool in the toolbox for urban planners and is believed to increase safety and alertness among the users, but there is an important sidenote. If a road is used mainly as traffic throughput and it is no area where people stay for recreation, shared space might be less effective. This research helps planners and academics to broaden their knowledge on Shared space and its implementation in traffic heavy streets with anonymous social relations between its users. The aim of this research is to find out to what extent and how the characteristics of shared space influence perceived safety and the satisfaction level of cyclists and pedestrians on such streets. The focus of this research is on five different streets in Groningen and Leeuwarden where shared space is represented in different ways. This is done by comparing these five implementations of shared space. By conducting interviews among cyclists and pedestrians in Leeuwarden and Groningen with questions about their perceived safety and satisfaction levels and its relationship with different characteristics of the street, data is gathered. The main result from this research is that there is a variety of physical and behavioral factors influencing the perceived safety and satisfaction of cyclists and pedestrians. The most influential factors are a combination of the inattention of pedestrians, comfort, width and presence of the sidewalks, and the presence of pedestrian crossings combined with presence of motorized vehicles.