Woonerfs Are Coming
16 March 2010 - 8:00am
"Woonerf" is a Dutch word for streets that mix cars and people, but with pedestrians as the dominant mode. Toronto planners are using the concept in their plans for the West Don Lands neighborhood.
Christopher Humes writes, "So what is a woonerf exactly? Picture a regular street, but narrow, minus a curb, finished with pavers instead of asphalt.
Waterfront Toronto's vice-president of planning, Christopher Glaisek says, "There'll be a slight grade change to show where the curb would be. We're probably using stones to mark it. It's a visual treatment that makes it known to drivers that that they are guests.""
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Woonerf: It's Dutch for smart city-building
Source:
The Toronto Star, March 15, 2010
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Woonerf included in Urban Design Standards
In Collingwood, ONT we have included provisions for integrating Woonerfs, or "home zones" in our draft Urban Design Standards.
You can download a copy on the Project blog site at - www.yourcodes.blogspot.com
Appreciate any comments/feedback.
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rjv
rob voigt
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