Type of living street design originally implemented in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium)
A purpose designed woonerf in east Utrecht
A woonerf (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈʋoːnɛr(ə)f]) is a living street, as originally implemented in the Netherlands and in Flanders (Belgium). Techniques include shared space, traffic calming, and low speed limits.
The term woonerf has been adopted directly by some English-language publications. In the United Kingdom, these areas are called home zones.
A woonerf (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋoːnɛr(ə)f]) is a living street, as originally implemented in the Netherlands and in Flanders (Belgium). Techniques...
roadways) Route Side road Single carriageway Stravenue Terrace Tree tunnel Way Woonerf Agricultural road Backroad Dirt road Forest road Gravel road Green lane...
space restrictions. In 2011, 20% of all Dutch homes were still located in woonerf areas,[dead link] and around 2 million people (over 10% of the country)...
became popularized in the Netherlands during the 1970s, and the Dutch word woonerf (lit. residential grounds) is often used as a synonym for living street...
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Dual-carriageway freeway begins Single-carriageway freeway begins Living Street / Woonerf begins Applies during the specified hours Applies during the specified...
and Chandra Mayor. John Hirsch is commemorated by John Hirsch Place, a woonerf in Winnipeg's Exchange District that passes behind the Royal Manitoba Theatre...
Dual-carriageway freeway begins Single-carriageway freeway begins Living Street / Woonerf begins Applies during the specified hours Applies during the specified...
occasional appearance of bus-like shuttles. The whole is quite similar to the woonerf concept, an approach to public space design which started in the Netherlands...
Designation". City of Seattle. Daniels, Chris (April 23, 2018). "What's a 'woonerf?' Seattle Center arena could have one". KING 5 News. Retrieved October...
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