Ocampo Street

Research
Speed limits Traffic Calming Road Signs Road Markings Traffic Lights Belisha beacons Pedestrian crossings Cycle lanes Pedestrians Association traffic control introduced in 1947

Proposal: Shared Space

If you treat drivers like idiots, they act as idiots"[31] - Hans Monderman

First implemented in his native Netherlands Europe, outh Africa, Australia, Japan, and Brazil New to car-dominated U.S. and Canada

Analysis
Users Routes of transportation

High Traffic Density

User Types
Pedestrians
Students Vendors

Drivers
Jeepney Pedicab Taxi Private Vehicles

Problem
Vehicular queuing Parking

Pedestrian Interaction

Pedicab terminal

Jeep Terminal

Parking Queue

Jeep Stop

Parking

Parking Queue

SHARED SPACE
Taking away conventional regulatory traffic controls Trusting drivers to behave was more successful than forcing them to behave Emphasize Human Interaction Environment for motorist, pedestrians and cyclist Reduce Traffic Speeds Virtual Elimination of Road Casualties

SHARED SPACE
Its a moving away from regulated, legislated traffic toward space which, by the way its designed and configured, makes it clear what sort of behavior is anticipated Ben Hamilton Baillie (English Urban Designer)

Coined the phrase Shared Space Promotes Shared Space projects in Germany, Belgium and Denmark as part of a European Union project.

Retail sales and property values would jump; Pollution and noise would drop; Contentment among those lucky enough to live near or on a livable street would abound.

Some examples: In Grand Rapids, Mich., property values increased by nearly one-third following traffic-calming measures. An effort to make downtown Melbourne, Australia, more livable spurred a 50 percent pedestrian volume increase over 10 years. The number of outdoor cafes quadrupled and the number of cafe seats nearly tripled. After two through-traffic streets in Cambridge, England, were closed, daily traffic levels dropped by more than 7,300 vehicles with no effect on retail. A survey of shoppers in central London retail districts found that those who walked to stores spent much more over the week than those who drove.

NARROW MAIN STREET

NARROW MAIN STREET

FRAMED BY TREES AND POST LAMPS

NARROW MAIN STREET

FRAMED BY TREES AND POST LAMPS

PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITIES