Vos, L.H. (2020) Pedestrian movement in shared space versus conventional road design. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Shared space road design is often used to control traffic flows, increase safety and create a more welcoming urban environment opposed to conventional road design. Pedestrians play a key role in shared space design, as they are encouraged to share the road with vehicles. However the subjective safety of pedestrians is lower in shared than in conventional road design. This study will examine whether the implementation of shared space leads to an increase in pedestrian movement as opposed to conventional road design. A non-participatory observation study was used to research the movement of 168 pedestrians on the basis of pedestrian activities. The results showed that the implementation of shared space does indeed lead to pedestrians using the shared space. However, an increase in pedestrian activities was not proven. Concluding, pedestrian movement can be changed by implementing shared space, but it will not change their activities.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Bandsma, K.V. |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2020 09:55 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2020 09:55 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3198 |
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