The paradox of safety in urban space

Hubert Trammer


Chair of Architecture, Urban Design and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology (Poland)

Abstract

Mutual penetration of pedestrian and vehicle traffic in many cases produces better effects in terms of the quality of staying in the city, and even safety, than their sharp separation. The present article discusses examples of such solutions.


Keywords:

safety, urban space, pedestrian traffic, vehicle traffic, tram traffic, woonerf, residential zone, pedestrian precinct

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Published
2018-06-29

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Trammer, H. (2018). The paradox of safety in urban space. Teka Komisji Architektury, Urbanistyki I Studiów Krajobrazowych, 14(2), 92–96. https://doi.org/10.35784/teka.1785

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Hubert Trammer 

Chair of Architecture, Urban Design and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology Poland

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