{"id":25037,"date":"2015-07-08T16:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/pioneering-the-shared-space-woonerf\/"},"modified":"2020-10-20T14:59:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:59:59","slug":"pioneering-the-shared-space-woonerf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/na\/pioneering-the-shared-space-woonerf\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneering the &#8216;Shared Space&#8217; Woonerf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to calm vehicular traffic movements in dense pedestrian areas, urban planners and\u00a0local authorities around the world are increasingly adopting the &#8216;shared space&#8217; concept developed\u00a0by Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-section\">\n<div class=\"blog-post-wrapper cell-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"section post-body\">\n<p>The introduction of these open space\u00a0environments over recent years has\u00a0changed the way our urban landscapes are designed.\u00a0A central goal of the concept being\u00a0to remove the traditional segregation of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians in public spaces and encourage natural human interaction.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0removal of road markings and traffic signs, the elimination of curbs, the\u00a0expansion of sidewalks, and the addition of street furnishings are all transformational\u00a0characteristics. Some of\u00a0these areas have even been dubbed as &#8220;naked\u00a0streets&#8221; because of the removal of street signs and pedestrian barriers.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18333 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Leonard-Circus-Shared-space-pc-300x278.jpg\" alt=\"Leonard-Circus-Shared-space-pc\" width=\"463\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Leonard-Circus-Shared-space-pc-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Leonard-Circus-Shared-space-pc.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Shared Spaces Around the\u00a0World<\/h2>\n<h3>The Netherlands<\/h3>\n<p>In Holland, the birthplace of the modern day shared space concept, these areas are called &#8220;woonerfs&#8221;, where\u00a0pedestrians and cyclists actually have legal right-of-way over motorists.\u00a0By 1999, Holland\u00a0had over 6000 woonerf concept areas.<\/p>\n<h3>United Kingdom<\/h3>\n<p>Leonard Circus, London regulated and calmed the downtown area&#8217;s traffic conditions, while achieving a greener and more attractive environment at the same time!<\/p>\n<p>The entire shared space area\u00a0was repaved on a single level with unglazed\u00a0brickwork, broken by an irregular pattern of panels using contrasting grey\u00a0granite, York Stone and Italian porphyry.<\/p>\n<p>The apparently random planting\u00a0location\u00a0of eleven various deciduous and evergreen tree varieties was, in fact, dictated by the need to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.greenblue.com\/accommodating-utilities-in-tree-pit-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">avoid a very\u00a0dense\u00a0network of underground utility ducting and cabling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stratacells were used to protect the utilities\u00a0and maintain the load-bearing\u00a0capability\u00a0of the road, while ensuring a greatly enhanced uncompacted soil environment.<\/p>\n<h3>New Zealand<\/h3>\n<p>New Zealand has also been viewed as a leader in the movement, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citygreen.com\/multi-award-winning-auckland-open-space-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">multi award winning Auckland waterfront revitalization<\/a>\u00a0adopting the open space approach.<\/p>\n<p>John Potter of Boffa Miskell, the landscape architectural firm that worked with Auckland City Council, spent some time with our Australasian partner Citygreen\u00a0to discuss the project. He described\u00a0the shared space as a scheme\u00a0that &#8220;reclaimed the streets as high quality spaces that attract more people, more street-based activity, and fewer vehicles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Incorporating\u00a0mature trees in the woonerf projects were vital. The biggest challenge with implementing the trees was ensuring the provision of adequate uncompacted soil volume for root development.<\/p>\n<p>The landscape architect worked with the city&#8217;s arborist to determine the growing medium required and used StrataCells to construct tree pits to meet the requirements, while providing structural support for the overlying pavement which is subject to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Boffa Miskell also specified StrataCells on Auckland&#8217;s\u00a0St Patrick&#8217;s Square project which won\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzila.co.nz\/about-nzila\/previous-nzila-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">NZILA George Malcolm Supreme Award<\/a> and the Landscape Design Category gold award in 2010.<\/p>\n<h3>Canada<\/h3>\n<p>The recent <a href=\"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/case-study\/pan-am-village\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">revitalization\u00a0of the West Don Lands<\/a>\u00a0in Toronto\u00a0has successfully integrated a shared space woonerf.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18324 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Woonerf-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Woonerf\" width=\"376\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Woonerf-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Woonerf-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Woonerf.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This 80-acre waterfront beautification\u00a0showcases modern community development where design excellence and sustainability come together. James Roche, the then director of Design &amp; Construction at Waterfront Toronto, summarized the nature\u00a0of the woonerf as &#8220;a more public streetscape which allows for the blurring of public and private.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike most infrastructure development which focuses on vehicle-centric design, shared spaces work to achieve a different goal.\u00a0Michael Ormston-Holloway of The Planning Partnership, a landscape architect involved in the West Don Lands project, explained\u00a0the uniqueness of the shared space was &#8220;compounded by a mandate from the city to have highly mature trees with canopy cover over the street.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Incorporating trees into the West Don Lands woonerf however, proved to be a challenge due to limitations in vertical space for the tree rootballs. The design called for slightly raised planters to accommodate\u00a0this challenge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18327 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_3842-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3842\" width=\"566\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_3842-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_3842-scaled-600x248.jpg 600w, https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_3842-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_3842-1024x422.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_3842-1200x495.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><br \/>\nBollards are commonly\u00a0used in shared space areas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Aside from spatial constraints, getting city approval for the elimination of curbs and the use of pavers in the roadway proved difficult. However these issues were resolved through working with city officials and selecting appropriate heavy-duty pavers with contrast\/tactile pavers at curblines.<\/p>\n<h2>Load-Bearing Soil Cells<\/h2>\n<p>Load-bearing soil cells, such as the GreenBlue StrataCell, are structural support modules that come in units which assemble to form a skeletal matrix underground that provides uncompacted soil volume for healthy tree root growth, without compromising the integrity of the paved surface.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18330 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f-low-res-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"f - low res\" width=\"390\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f-low-res-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/greenblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/f-low-res.jpg 581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><br \/>\nThese soil cell systems feature almost five times more available growing medium compared to the traditional rock\/soil method.<\/p>\n<p>Many landscape architects and related specifiers, as well as local authorities and third party research institutions, have\u00a0conducted trials involving the use of soil cells vs structural soil. 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