Sector: Civic, Culture & Sport

Shared zones are meant to support more inclusive streets. But the idea that we can simply remove boundaries between pedestrians and cars and expect people to “negotiate” doesn’t always hold up in practice. Where the idea came from The concept of shared space traces back to Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman. His work in the late 20th century challenged the idea that more signs and stricter rules automatically led to safer streets. In his view, fewer controls made people mo