%A Finnegan Donahue
%T No more blood on the sidewalk
%L theses_frw4699
%X Despite being known as a city with safe roads, the Dutch city of Groningen has a known
black spot. The Boterdiep/Korreweg/Rodeweg intersection is a chaotic, unclear, and often
dangerous collection of roads, signs, and crossings. In the interest of promoting Healthy
City goals, a redesign is attempted, prioritizing pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly design
and walkability. This is done while maintaining the current purpose of the intersection,
an essential corridor for moving people and goods between the city center, surrounding
residential neighborhoods, and outlying communities. Several design options are explored,
including shared space models, raising pedestrian crossings, adjusting the geometry of
roadways, and removing car access from road sections. The final design offers a combination
of the aforementioned elements, potentially offering more protection to non-motorized traffic
such as pedestrians and bicyclists. This redesign creates some spillover of negative traffic
effects to nearby intersections, however the trade-off is considered to be acceptable.
%D 2024