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23/02/2015 VictoriaWalks:CasestudysharedspaceinBendigo
http://www.victoriawalks.org.au/Bendigo_shared_space/ 1/2
SharedspaceatBullandHargreavesStreets
CasestudysharedspaceinBendigoBendigocitycentrehasbeenredevelopedwithafocusonpublicrealmimprovementstoimprovepedestrianspaces.ThisincludestheinnovativeWalkBendigosharedspacewhichaimstoincreasethelevelsofalertnessandresponsivenessofallstreetuserstotheirsurroundingsdrivers,pedestriansandcyclists.
Byredesigningtraditionalstreetspaceswithpedestrianstylepaving,furnitureandfittings,andinsodoingincreasingthelevelofambiguityatintersectionsandstreets,ithasbeenshownthatthepsychologyofstreetuserscanbemodifiedtoprovideasaferandmoreamenablecity.Theremovalofthingssuchastrafficlightsandroadmarkingsallservetoincreasetheuncertaintyofspace.Byencouragingunpredictabilityandcreatinguncertaintyinthemindsofallroadusers,vigilanceandcareareimproved,resultinginsaferstreetsandthepotentialforahigherqualitypedestrianandcyclistenvironment.
Thenewintersectionsusingthesharedspacemodelallowlevelanddirectpedestriancrossingroutes.Thewholeintersectionisanintermingledtrafficspacewithpedestriansabletotraversebetween,behindandinfrontofslowmovingvehicleandcycletraffic.Theinstallationoftexturedrumblestripsandapproachrampswillprovidedriverswiththephysicalcuestoslowdown.Thereducedspeedswillinturncreatesaferpedestrianspacesandencouragemorepedestrianactivity.
AnalysisofspeedinHargreavesStreetshowthatthechangeshavereducedaveragespeedsdramatically,from40km/hto2629km/h.
ThesharedspacecomplementsHargreavesMall,whichisprimarilyapedestrianspace,butstillhasrestrictedvehicleaccess.
HargreavesMallhasaclearspacetoallowvehicletraffic,althoughaccessisrestricted