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Water,EnergyandTransport

Car Free Development and

New Street Design

Recommended Reading and Links

June 2009


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Preface

TheideaofCarFreeDevelopmentisgainingincreasingattentionaroundtheglobe.

Designingstreetsforpeople,notjustcars,isconsideredtobeakeyissueinefforts

aimedatreducingcardependencyandpromotinglowcarbonmobility.Moreover,

recentconceptssummarisedunderthetermNewStreetDesignhelptoreconcilecartrafficmovementwiththeneedsofpedestriansandthedesireforattractivepublic

spaces.Theseconceptssignificantlyimproveconditionsfornonmotorisedtransport

wherecompletelyblockingaccessforvehiclesisimpossibleorundesirable.

Inmanydeveloping and newly industrialised countriesthe levelof car ownership

stillremainslowcomparedtoWesternEuropeanorUSstandards.Theseconditions

provide a unique opportunity to foster nonmotorised transport, to improve

accessibilityandtomaintaineconomicviability.Avoidingtheerroneoustrendofcar

orientedcitydevelopmentpursuedformanyyearsinWesterncountrieswillbenefit

the vast majority of city dwellers in developing countries. In addition, it will

contributesignificantlytomeetclimaterelatedCO2mitigationtargets.Thisdocumentaimsatprovidingthereaderwithanoverviewofthelatestavailable

literatureonCar FreeDevelopmentandNewStreetDesign.Moreover,it includes

linkstoawiderangeofrelatedorganisationsandprojects.Wehopetheinformation

providedherewillbeusefulforanybodyinterestedinthesubject.

Formoreinformationonourwork,pleaseseethelastpageofthisdocument.

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General Resources

GTZ:Sustainable Transport: A Sourcebook for Policymakers in Developing Cities,

Module 3e: CarFree Development.Author:LloydWright(2005)

Availableonline(afterquickregistration)atwww.sutp.org

Togetherwithmorethan25othermodulesoftheSUTPSourcebook,CarFreeDevelopmentisintendedasaresourcedocumentforlocalgovernmentofficialsand

politicalleaders.Itaimsatsummarisingthemyriadofactivitiesandlessonslearned

fromcitiesseekinganalternativetomotorisedtransport.

Content: Thecarsociety Definingcarfreedevelopment Projectdevelopment Desgin Promotion Evaluation Informationresources Epilogue References

168pages,fullyillustrated

VictoriaTransportPolicyInstitute(2008/2009):Online TDM Encyclopedia

Availableonlineatwww.vtpi.org/tdm

ThewellestablishedVTPIOnline TDM Encyclopediaoffersoneofthemost

comprehensiveresourcesonallaspectsofTransportDemandManagement(TDM).

Severalofitschaptersprovideusefulinformationaswellasfurtherreferenceson

issuesofCarFreeDevelopmentandstreetdesignsandtrafficcalming.Amongthem

arethefollowing:

Walking and Cycling

www.vtpi.org/documents/walking.php

Car Free Planning

www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm6.htm

Streetscape Improvement


Road Space Reallocation


Reduced and Restricted Vehicle Parking



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Literature CarFree Zones

Crawford(2008):Carfree Design Manual

Availableforpurchaseviawww.kagi.com

CarfreeDesignManualstartsfromtheurbanplanningprinciplesestablishedin

CarfreeCitiesandshowshowtodesignbeautifulcarfreedistrictsthatareplacestobuildasatisfyingandsustainablelife(600pages,hardcover,colourimages

throughout).

DfT(2005): Home Zones: Challenging the future of our streets

Availableonlineat:

www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/homezones/cfos/zoneschallengingthefutur5739.p

df

TheUKDepartmentforTransport(DfT)HomeZonesChallengeprogrammehas

demonstratedwhatbenefitscanbedeliveredandhighlightedissuestobe

consideredwhendevelopingHomeZones,whichareresidentialstreetsdesignedas

placesforpeople,notjustvehicles.Thedocumentsummarisestheresults.Itaimsto

disseminategoodpracticeinHomeZonedesignandschemedevelopment.

DfT(2006):Making In Town,Without My Car! Work A Good Practice Guide

Availableonlineat:

www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/awareness/itwmc/coll_intownwithoutmycargoodp

ract/wnwithoutmycargoodpracti5725.pdf

Thegoodpracticeexamplesincludedinthisguidewerechosenfromthe95UK

townsandcitiesthatparticipatedin2004and/or2005In Town,Without My Car!

Events.Theintentionistoprovideexamplesfromarangeoflocationsaroundthe

UKthatcanbereplicatedelsewhere.

Scheurer/ISTP(2000):CarFree Housing in European Cities A Survey of SustainableResidential Development Projects

Availableonlineat

http://wwwistp.murdoch.edu.au/publications/projects/carfree/carfree.html

ThisresearchoncarfreeandcarlitehousingdevelopmentwaspartofaPhDproject

investigatingthecontributionurbanecology,communityandmobilitymanagement

innovationsinresidentialneighbourhoodscanmaketowardsthesustainable

transformationofourcities.ThepaperlooksatprojectsinAmsterdam,Edinburgh,

Hamburg,Vienna,FreiburgandCologne


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Literature Shared Spaces, Traffic Calming & New Street Design

ARTISTS(2004):Arterial Streets for People (final report)

Availableonlineat

www.eukn.org/binaries/urbanmatrix/documents/research/2007/artistsguidance.pdf

TheARTISTSprojectintegratedurbanplacefunctionsandthroughtraffictoimprove

thedesignandmanagementofarterialstreetsinEuropeancities.Itranbetween

December2001andNovember2004.Theprojectanditsfinalreportdrewonall

relevantcityandtrafficplanningliterature,aswellastheexperienceandresearch

fromtheEuropeanCommissionprojectARTISTS(ArterialStreetsTowards

Sustainability).Thefinalreportisaimedprimarilyatcityauthoritiesandotherpolicy

makers,practitionersandconsultantswithresponsibilityforthedesignandmanagementofstreets.Itgivesgeneralguidanceonconceptsandtechniques,

whichmaybeadaptedtofittherelevantnationalorcitycontext.

ASTRA(2003):innerorts Verkehrsberuhigung

Availableonlineat

www.mobilitaet21.de/projekte/dokumente/StadtBallungsraum/Begegnungszonen/

ASTRAInnerortsVerkehrsberuhigung.pdf

ThisbrochureoftheSwissFederalRoadAgency(ASTRA)summarises

recommendationsformunicipalstakeholdersfortrafficcalmingmeasuresandnew

streetdesignswhichtakebettercareoftheneedsofpedestriansandbicyclists.The

documentisinGermanlanguage.

Barter(2009): Earning a Public Space Dividend in the Streets

Availableonlineat

www.ltaacademy.gov.sg/doc/IS02p32%20Public%20Space%20Dividend.pdf

Thisarticleprovidesaquickreviewofpromisingnewwaystoreconcilemovement,

accessandplacemakingwithinurbanrightsofway.Italsooutlinesthehistorical

processinwhichdifferentnewapproachestostreetdesigndeveloped,andisthus

highlyrecommendedforanyonelookingforaquickintroductiontotheissue.

Clarke(2006):Shared Space the alternative approach to calming traffic. Interviewwith

H.MondermanandB.HamiltonBaillie.

TECSeptember2006Availableonlineatwww.hamiltonbaillie.co.uk/_files/_publications/181.pdf


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Itis30yearssinceHansMondermantookthefirststepstowardscreatingan

alternativeapproachtotrafficcalming.Today,theSharedSpaceconceptisgaining

acceptanceacrosstheglobe.EmmaClarketalkstoHansMondermanandtoBen

HamiltonBaillie,anurbandesignandmovementspecialistleadingthedevelopment

oftheconceptintheUK.

CSE(2009):Footfalls Obstacle Course To Livable Cities

Availableonlineatwww.cseindia.org/campaign/apc/pdf/Walkability.pdf

TheCentreforScienceandEnvironment(CSE)isapublicinterestresearchand

advocacyorganisationbasedinNewDelhi,promotingdevelopmentthatisboth

sustainableandequitable.ThecomprehensivereportpreparedbyCSEsummarizes

thecurrentsituationencounteredbymostpedestriansinIndiancities,and

proposesmeasurestobetakentoachieveamorepedestrianfriendlyenvironment.

DfT(2005):Traffic Calming Bibliography

Availableonlineat

www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/tal/trafficmanagement/ficadvisoryleaflet205tra412

4.pdf

Thishighlyrecommendedleafletliststhemainitemsofpublishedadviceontraffic

calmingfeaturesfromtheUKDepartmentforTransportandTRLLimited,anda

selectionfromothersources.

DfT/TSO(2007):Traffic Calming

Availableonlineat

www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/ltnotes/pdfltn0107trafficcalm.pdf

ThisLocalTransportNote(LTN)bringstogetherinonecomprehensivedocumenta

summaryoftheresearchcommissionedbytheDepartmentforTransport(DfT),

togetherwithresearchfromexternalsources,toprovideadviceontheuseoftraffic

calmingmeasurestoday.Itcoversrelevantlegislationandthedesign,effectivenessandinstallation(includingsigningandlighting)ofmeasures

DfT(2007):Manual for Streets

Availableonlineat

www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/manforstreets/pdfmanforstreets.pdf

ThecomprehensiveManualforStreetsprovidesguidanceforpractitionersinvolved

intheplanning,design,provisionandapprovalofnewresidentialstreets,and

modificationstoexistingones.Itaimstoincreasethequalityoflifethroughgood

designwhichcreatesmorepeopleorientatedstreets.


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DSSW(2008):Geschftsstraenraumgestaltung:Erhhung der Funktionalitt,

Attraktivitt und Effizienz durch Reduktion.

Availableonlineat

www.dssw.de/fileadmin/repository_redakteure/downloads/DSSW

Materialien/2008/2008gestaltungbegriffe.pdf

ThispaperinGermanlanguagetakesacloserlookatnewapproachestorevitalise

centralbusinessandshoppingstreets.

EnglishHeritage(2008):Streets for All Practical Case Studies : A Summary. Practical case

study 5: Traffic Calming.

Availableonlineatwww.englishheritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.8680

FormingpartoftheoverarchingStreetsforAlldocument,thisshortpaperoutlines

basicprinciplesofcurrenttrafficcalmingmethodsintheUKcontext,supplemented

byacasestudy.

Engwicht:Intrigue & Uncertainty Towards New TrafficTaming Tools

Availableonlineatwww.creativecommunities.com

ThisdocumentismadeavailablebyCreativeCommunitiesInternational(seealsoin

thesectiononNGOsinthisliteraturereview).Thegoalofthebookistogivecities

andresidentsnewtoolstotametraffic,particularlyaroundschoolsandinneighbourhoods.

Ewing/Brown(2009):U.S. Traffic Calming Manual

Availableforpurchaseviawww.asce.org

Thisbookprovidespracticalguidanceonestablishinganeffectiveprogram,deciding

whichtrafficcalmingdevicetochooseforagivenproblem,andproperlydesigninga

selecteddevicetoachieveadesiredoutcome.NumerouscasestudiesfromacrosstheUSAsuggestthemosteffectivemeasuresinvariouscircumstances,and

hundredsofcolorphotographsillustratespecifictrafficcalmingtreatments.

FederalHighwayAdministration(2008):A Residents Guide for Creating Safe and

Walkable Communities

Availableonlineat

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/ped/ped_transguide/transit_guide.pdf

Thisguideisintendedtoassistresidents,parents,communityassociationmembers,

andothersingettinginvolvedinmakingcommunitiessaferforpedestrians.The

guideincludesfacts,ideas,andresourcestohelpresidentslearnabouttraffic

problemsthataffectpedestriansandfindwaystohelpaddresstheseproblemsand


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promotepedestriansafety.Theguideincludesinformationonidentifyingproblems,

takingactiontoaddresspedestrianconcerns,findingsolutionstoimprove

pedestriansafety,andresourcestogetadditionalinformation

HamiltonBaillie(2008):Shared Space: Reconciling People, Places and Traffic

Availableonlineatwww.hamiltonbaillie.co.uk/_files/_publications/251.pdf

Thepaperconsidersthepotentialforsharedspaceprinciplestopromptanew

approachtothedesign,managementandmaintenanceofstreetsandpublicspaces

incities,townsandvillages.Drawingonwellestablishedexamplesfromavarietyof

countries,theauthorexaminestheoutcomesofschemesthatdeliberatelyintegrate

trafficintothesocialandculturalprotocolsthatgoverntherestofpubliclife.

HamiltonBaillie,Jones(2005):Improving traffic behaviour and safety through urban

design.ProceedingsofICE,CivilEngineering158,May2005,p.3947.


ThispaperreportsontheresultsofexperimentsinEuropeonremovingthe

traditionalseparationbetweentrafficandpeopleinurbanareas.Italsoprovidesa

quickhistoricalbackgroundontheconceptofsharedspaces.

HassKlau(1990):The Pedestrian and City Traffic. BelhavenPress,London

Availableonlyashardcopyforpurchase.

ThisbookreviewstheurbanplanningresponsestomotortransportinBritish,

AmericaandGermancitiesandshowshowacombinationofenormous

misjudgementsofprivatevehiclegrowthandaneglectofopportunitiestodevelop

publictransport,stilllargelya19thcenturyinfrastructure,hasbroughtmodern

citiestothepointofeconomicandenvironmentalcollapse,withtheprospectofa

grimfuture.DrHassKlau,aplanningpractitioner,hasproducedananalysisof

wheretransportplannershavegonewrongandhowtrafficcalmingcanbeapplied.

IHT(2005):Traffic Calming Techniques

Offeredforsaleatwww.iht.org/en/publications/#TCT

ThisbookpublishedbytheInstitutionofHighways&Transportationoutlinesthe

purposesforwhichtrafficcalmingcanbeused,bothasanapproachinitselforas

partofawiderandmoreholisticapproachtotrafficmanagement.Ithighlightsbest

practiceandprovidesadviceonthedevelopmentandimplementationofschemes

aswellasgivingpointersonhowtrafficcalmingmaydevelopinthefuture.Italso

includesover80casestudieswhichtakealookatbothhowolderschemeshave

stoodthetestoftimeaswellasmorerecentapproaches.


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ITE(2006):Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for

Walkable Communities.

Availableonlineathttp://ite.org/bookstore/RP036.pdf

ThiscomprehensivereportpreparedbytheInstituteofTransportationEngineers

providesguidanceforpractitionersandstakeholdersanddemonstrateshowCSS

conceptsandprinciplesmaybeappliedinroadwayimprovementprojects,especiallyintheplanninganddesignofmajorurbanthoroughfaresforwalkable

communities.CSSisaprocessofbalancingthecompetingneedsofmany

stakeholders(e.g.drivers,pedestrians,communities,)startingintheearliest

stagesofprojectdevelopment.

Litman/VTPI(2004):Whose Roads? Defining Bicyclists and Pedestrians Right to Use

Public Roadways

Availableonlineatwww.vtpi.org/whoserd.pdf

Manypeoplebelievethatnonmotorizedmodes(walking,cycling,andtheir

Variations)haveaninferiorrighttousepublicroadscomparedwithmotorvehicles.

Thisreflectsthebeliefthatmotorvehiclesaremoreimportanttosocietythan

nonmotorizedmodes,andthatroadsarefundedbymotorists.Thispaper

investigatestheseassumptions.Itfindsthatnonmotorizedmodeshavethelegal

righttousepublicroads,thatnonmotorizedmodesprovidesignificant

transportationbenefits,andpedestriansandcyclistspayasignificantshareof

roadwaycosts

OregonMetroRegionalGovernment(2002):Designing streets for people

Furtherinformationat:www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=26334

Thesecondeditionofthehandbookdescribeshowcommunitiescandesignstreets

tobepeoplefriendlyandincludesdetailedillustrationsofdesignsthatintegrate

streetswithnearbylanduses.

Rashidi,CARFREEProject(2005): Carfree China Initiative Report

Availableonlineat

www.healthbridge.ca/assets/images/pdf/Ecocities/China%20rept%20JanMar05.pdf

AninformalReportofthedirectoroftheCarFreeChinaprogramonthepreliminary

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SharedSpaceProject(2008):Shared Space From project to process: A task for

everybody.

Availableonlineatwww.shared

space.org/download.asp?link='/files/18445/Opmaak_boekShEngels2007_def.pdf'&li

nkID=164679

Shared Space isaspatialdevelopmentprojectthatwaslaunchedearlyin2004undertheEuropeanINTERREGIIIBprogramme(seealsotheProjectsectioninthis

literaturereview).Thecomprehensivedocumentsummarisesthelessonsthat

learnt,anddevisesastagedplanforcarryingoutaShared Space process.The

documentisavailableinfivelanguages.

SharedSpaceProject(2008):Final Evaluation and Results.

Availableonlineat:www.shared

space.org/files/11276/Def.Final_Evaation31_okt.pdf

ThefinalreportontheEUShared Space project,summarisingtheprojectoutcomes.

TGM(2003):Street Design Basics

Availableonlineathttp://web.pdx.edu/~jdill/Street%20Design.pdf

DevelopedbygraduatestudentsofPortlandStateUniversity,thisshortpaper

summarisesactionstobetakentowardsthegoalofmoreliveablestreets.

UBA:Flchenhafte Verkehrsberuhigung

Availableonlineatwww.umweltdaten.de/verkehr/downloads/zielefvb.pdf

ThisshortpaperpreparedbytheGermanUmweltbundesamt(UBA)givesan

overviewofthehistoryoftrafficcalmingintheGermancontext.

UBA(2006):Modellvorhaben "Fugnger und fahrradfreundliche Stadt Chancen desFu und Radverkehrs als Beitrag zur Umweltentlastung.

Availableonlineatwww.umweltbundesamt.de

FromJune2001untilOctober2003themodelproject"Walkingandcyclingfriendly

city"raninthethreeGermancitiesofLingen(Ems),Plauen(Vogtland)andthe

LuthertownWittenberg.Theaimoftheprojectwasthecreationofapositive

climatetowardswalkingandcyclingthroughalongtermpromotionofthesetraffic

forms,byformingequalrightsinplaningdecisionsandtostrengthitspositioninthe

planninginstitutions.Theconclusionssummarisedinthispaperoffer

recommendationsforthestrategicpromotionofwalkingandcyclingprogramsfor

localadministrations.ThepaperisavailableinGermanlanguageonly.


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URBANDESIGNInternationalSpecialIssue(2008):An international review of liveable

street thinking and practice.Volume13,No2,Summer2008.

Thisissuecontainseightarticlesfromdifferentauthorsonliveablestreets.While

thecompleteissueisnotavailableonlineforfree,oneofthepaperscanbe

downloadedfromB.HamiltonBaillieshomepage: HamiltonBaillie(2008),Towards shared space. Thepaperoutlinesthebackground

andprinciplesunderpinningsharedspace,anddescribessomeofthesignificant

examplesntheUKandmainlandEurope.


Voigt,Steinman(2003):Design Changes for Livable Urban Streets. Papersubmittedfor

presentationattheTransportationResearchBoard2ndUrbanStreetSymposium,

Anaheim2003.

Availableonlineat

www.urbanstreet.info/2nd_sym_proceedings/Volume%202/Voigt.pdf

AshortpaperpresentingthenewguidelinesadoptedbytheCityofCharlotte,North

Carolina,tobetteraccommodatethemobilityneedsnotonlyofdrivers,butalsoof

pedestriansandbicyclists.

(Official) Project and Program websites

Begegnungszonen

www.begegnungszonen.ch/home/index.aspx

ThisSwisshomepageoffersinformationinGermanandFrenchlanguageon

Begegnungszonen,theSwisstermforthesharedspacesconcept.

Carfree Cities Conference

www.worldcarfree.net/conference/

www.slideshare.net/TCC08/slideshows(forpresentationsfromthe2008CarfreeCities

Conference)

ThegoaloftheTowardsCarfreeCitiesconferenceseriesistobringtogetherpeoplefrom

aroundtheworldwhoarepromotingpracticalalternativestocardependencewalking,

cyclingandpublictransport,andultimatelythetransformationofcities,townsandvillages

intohumanscaledenvironmentsrichinpublicspaceandcommunitylife.Thefocusison

strategy,collaborationandexchange,assistingthepracticalworkofconferenceparticipants.Dateandplaceforthe2009conferenceareduetobeannouncedatthe

abovecitedwebsite.


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CIVITAS Initiative

www.civitasinitiative.org

CloselyrelatedtotheELTISdatabase(seebelow),theEUsponsoredCIVITASInitiative

offersinformationonactivitiesinnumerousEuropeancitiestoestablishmoreefficientand

cleanerurbantransportsystems.Severaloftheseprojectactivitiesarerelatedtoimprovingconditionsforpedestrians(andotherNMT).Seebelowforanexample.

Carfree zone, extension of strollingzone and bicycle road networkwww.civitasinitiative.org/measure_sheet.phtml?related=1&id=315

AcarfreezoneinthecentreofPcsaroundtheUNESCOprotectedmonuments

accompaniedbyalimitedaccessareainthebufferzoneofthecitycentreanda

zonemodelparkingsystem.

DfT Traffic advisory leaflets

www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/tal/

ThiswebsitemaintainedbytheUKDepartmentforTransportoffersawiderangeof

brochuresondifferenttrafficrelatedsubjects,manyofthemassociatedwithpedestrian

issues.

ELTISwww.eltis.org

TheELTIShomepageoffersawiderangeofcasestudiesofurbantransportprojects.Many

ofthesearerelatedtoimprovingconditionsforpedestrians.Severaloftheprojects

coveredaresituatedinMiddleandEasternEuropeanCountries.Belowareselected

examplesofactivitiesrelatedtoCarFreeDevelopmentandTrafficCalming.

The Streets Belong to Us Istanbul/Turkeywww.eltis.org/study_sheet.phtml?study_id=2127&lang1=en

Infourseparateeventsin2007,aselectedresidentialstreetinIstanbulwasclosed

tomotorisedtrafficonaSundayfor4to5hourstodemonstratebenefitsofcarfree

livingandcarfreeenvironments,andtoshowtheresidentshowtheycanbenefit

fromtheirstreetsasasafeopenurbanspace.

Walking 10 000 steps towards sustainable and healthy city of Tartu (Estonia)www.eltis.org/study_sheet.phtml?study_id=1813&lang1=en

DuringtheInternationalCarfreeday(22.09.2007)76volunteersinthecityofTartu

werehandedpedometerswiththeaimduringnextthreemonthswalkatleast10

000stepsperday.Theprojectaimedatcurrentcarusersbelongingtodifferent

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Creation of a pedestrian area at Republicii street in Oradea, Romaniawww.eltis.org/study_sheet.phtml?study_id=1923&lang1=en

Thepurposeoftheprojectistocreatealargepedestrianareathatwillcovermost

ofthehistoricalpartofthecity.Thefirstpartoftheprojectwastherehabilitationof

RepubliciiStreet,apedestrianareathathadlostitspurposeandarchitecturalvalue.

ITE Traffic Calming

www.ite.org/traffic/

ThisTrafficCalmingWebsitewasdevelopedbytheInstituteofTransportationEngineers

withfinancialsupportfromtheFederalHighwayAdministrationintheinterestof

informationexchange.Itoffersawealthofinformationanddownloadsontheissueof

trafficcalming.

Local Government Commission (LGC) Street Design

www.lgc.org/issues/water/street_design.html

TheUSbasedLocalGovernmentCommissionhasdevelopedseveralguidebooksthat

discusshowtodesignorretrofitstreetsandneighbourhoodstomakethemmore

supportiveofwalkingandbicycling.Italsooffersanonlineintroductionontheissueof

streetdesignfromaUSperspective.

Mobilitt 21www.mobilitaet21.de/index.php

Thissite,whichissponsoredbytheGermanFederalMinistryofTransport,Buildingand

UrbanAffairs(BMVBS),aimsatprovidinginformationespeciallyonresultsofpublicly

fundedresearchprojectsinthefieldofurbanmobilityandotherrelatedtopics.

Shared Space Institute

www.sharedspace.eu/en/home

SharedSpaceInstituteisaninternationalknowledgeinstitute,dedicatedtoknowledge

creation,knowledgetransferandknowledgeimplementationinthefieldofShared Space.

AsofJune2009,theprojectanditswebsitehadjustbeeninitiated.

Traffic Calming

www.trafficcalming.org/

DevelopedbyFehr&Peersconsultants,thissiteservesasapracticalguidetotrafficcalming

andneighborhoodtrafficmanagement,includinginternationalandUShistory,atoolboxof

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NonGovernmental Organisations working in the field of CarFree /

CarLight Development

Manygrassrootorganisationsinbothdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaroundthe

worldareworkingtowardsanimprovementofurbanqualityoflife.Regainingthestreets

fornonmotorisedusefeaturesprominentlyamongthegoalspersuedbytheseNGOs,

oftencombinedwithimprovedpublictransportoptions.Belowisashort,notexhaustive

listofsomeofthemostimportantorganisations.

Autofrei Wohnen

www.autofreiwohnen.de/(German/English)

ThisGermanNGOactivelypromotesresidentialandmixeduseareasforpeopleliving

withoutacar.AspecialfocusisgiventoBerlin.Itdemonstratesindetailtheconceptofa

carfreemixedusedquarterinBerlinMitte,andaimstoestablishnewcarfreesettlements,

ontheareaoftheformerTempelhofairport,andinotherdistricts.Thewebsiteprovides

listsofrealizedandplannedcarfreedevelopments,carfreetouristdestinationsandcities

withlargerpedestrianzones,inGermanyandworldwide.

Carfree.com

www.carfree.com

ThissiteismaintainedbyJ.H.Crawford,theauthoroftheCarfree Design Manual. In

additiontoindepthinformationonanddesignguidelinesforCarFreecities,itoffersa

comprehensivelinklist.

Ciudad Viva

www.ciudadviva.cl/(Spanishonly)

CiudadVivaisacommunitybasedorganization,bornofanantihighwaycoalitionformed

inthe1990s.Createdbymarketvendors,neighbourhoodandotherformalandinformal

citizensinitiatives,todayitworksonsustainableandparticularlyactivetransportfroma

communityperspective,thepreservationoftangibleandintangibleheritage,active

citizenshipandempowermentofcommunityorganizationstodeependemocracyandbuild

moresustainablecities.Itpartnerswithawiderangeoforganizations,particularlyInterfaceforCyclingInitiatives(TheNetherlands),Avina,Ashoka,Synergos,SIRCHAL,

amongothersandisafoundingmemberofthenetwork,CiclistasUnidosdeChile.

Ciudad Humana

www.ciudadhumana.org/(Spanishonly)

ThisColombianNGObringstogetherspecialistsfromdifferentacademicandprofessional

disciplines,fromstudentstoprofessionalswithmanyyearsofworkingexperienceinthe

fieldofimprovingurbanqualityoflife.


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Critical Mass

www.criticalmass.org/

CriticalMassisnotanorganisation,butamovementpromotingtheuseofbicyclesinthe

streets.Accordingly,thereisnoofficialCriticalMasswebpage,butcriticalmass.org

containsalargenumberoflinkstoofunofficialwebpagesassociatedwiththemovement

worldwide.Severalofthesecanbefoundindevelopingcountries.

EcoMobility

www.ecomobility.org/

TheGlobalAllianceforEcoMobilityinternationallyadvocatesEcoMobilitysystemsthat

meetlocalaccessibilityneedsandimprovehealth,safety,security,airqualityandsocial

inclusion,andreduceroadcongestionandnoiselevels,resourceandenergyconsumption

andgreenhousegasemissions.TheEcoMobilityAllianceconsistsofleadingglobaland

regionallevelorganizations,businessesandindividuals.

ECOPOLITICS

www.ecopolitics.ca/transport/cfz/index.php

ThisTorontobasedwebsitewascreatedtoraisepublicawarenessoftopicsrelatedtoan

improvedqualityofurbanlife.Itaimsatmotivatingthepublictobecomeactiveand

assertiveparticipantsinecopoliticalissues.OneoftheissuescoveredareCarFreeZones.

Firefly Brigade

www.fireflybrigade.org/

TheFireflyBrigadeisacitizensvolunteeractiongroupwhichworksforcleanairandahabitable,peoplefriendlyenvironmentinPhilippinecities.

FiT Roads

www.fitroads.org/Home

FiTRoadssupportstherightofallroaduserstousecommonsenseandcommoncourtesy

onroadsinsteadofusingtrafficcontrolssuchastrafficlightsandsigns.

Great Streets

www.greatstreets.org/


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Thepurposeofthissiteistoprovideinformationforadvocatesofgooddesignwhowant

tomakeadifferenceintheircommunity.Itprovidescasestudieswheregreatstreetshave

beenthecentrepieceofarenewedmainstreetordowntown.

LivableStreets Alliance

www.livablestreets.info/

LivableStreetsAllianceisaBostonbasednonprofitorganizationpromotingsafe,

convenient,andaffordabletransportationforallusersinurbanBoston.Amongits

activitiesaresharingofbestpractices,buildingpartnershipswithotheradvocacygroups,

andprovidingpracticalknowledgetoneighbourhoodcommunities.Associatedwiththeir

homepageistherecommendedStreetsWiki,acommunitycreated,onlineencyclopedia

fortransportation,urbanenvironmental,andpublicspaceissues.Itisintendedasaplace

forordinarypeople,planners,andacademicstowriteandreadaboutcitiesandhowto

makethemmoreliveable.

Street Reclaiming (Creative Communities International)

www.lesstraffic.com/Programs/SR/SR.htm

Thissiteoffersadviceforresidentsandcityofficialshowtousestreetreclaiming

techniquestocalmtrafficonanytypeofstreet.Itisoneofseveralwebpagesmaintained

byCreativeCommunitiesInternationalaimedatbuildingthecapacityofcommunitiestobe

morecreativeinthewaytheytackleabroadrangeofissues.

Walkable Communities

www.walkable.org/

WalkableCommunitiesoffersavarietyofservicestohelpcommunitieswithdiverseneeds.

ThecoremissionofWalkableCommunitiesistopromotewalkabilityasthecornerstoneof

asuccessful,vibrantcommunity.

WBB Trust

www.wbbtrust.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=1

ThisBangladeshNGOisworkingtowardsabettercoordinationofurbanplanningand

transportpolicies,whichshouldemphasiseaccessovermobility.Providingsufficientspace

forrecreationandotherneedsofacitysinhabitantsareamongthemaingoalstheWBB

Trustislobbyingfor.

World CarFree.net

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Worldcarfree.netdescribesitselfasthehuboftheglobalcarfreemovement.Itisintended

asaclearinghouseofinformationfromaroundtheworldonhowtorevitaliseourtowns

andcitiesandcreateasustainablefuture.Inadditiontoservingthecarfreemovement,


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Worldcarfree.netoffersresourcesforarchitects,planners,teachers/professors,students,

decisionmakersandengagedcitizens

GTZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP)

Based on more than 25 years of practical experiences, GTZ hosts the SustainableTransport: A Sourcebook for PolicyMakers inDeveloping Cities (www.sutp.org)with a

wealth of information and knowledge on appropriate solutions, inter alia on tackling

climate change inthe transport sector. Through trainingand advisoryservices, decision

makersinthetransportsectorarebetterinformedabouttransportoptions,modechoices,

mobilitymanagementand transport relatedemissions and their impact onour climate.

Thismayleadtoimprovedurbantransportsystems,lesstrafficandbetteralternativesto

usingcarsormotorisedtwowheelers.

This flagship publication compiles most international practices and provides access to

numerous other resources. It is complemented by training courses targeted to

policymakers,plannersorengineersincities,regionalentitiesandfederalgovernments.

Editor:

ManfredBreithaupt/SeniorTransportPolicyAdvisor

GTZWaterEnergyTransport

[email protected]

Author:

DominikSchmid

Cover photo:

LloydWright

CarFreestreetinOyumino,Japan,2005

For more information on our work, please visit:

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