1. REDESIGNING STREETS … in favor of walking, cycling and public spaces

2. 22 INDEX A historical perspective So … a larger pan or lesser ingredients? Design according the DGC principle. The location determines the choice of mobility. Working with a mixture of methods.

3. 3 Mobility and public space are no longer in balance Of course the situation shown isn’t in The Netherlands

4. 44 A historical perspective Streets and public spaces as seen from a historical perspective: Every street or public space is created in a way it fits within the needs of that specific historical era. It is the continuous (re)development of urban areas and new forms of mobility which makes these streets and public spaces no longer fit within the needs of a future era.

5. 5 But first about how it all started … In the beginning there was a lot of public space

6. 6 The Romans founded the city of Utrecht (47 AD)

7. 7 Then it became an early medieval city (1122)

8. And finally a late medieval city (1674) 8

9. More space needed for new types of transportation (1936) 9

10. 10 The era of the car (1970)

11. Again imbalance between mobility and public spaces (2015) 11 Like in the past 2000 years tearing all down and rebuild the city again is THE solution?

12. So … a larger pan or lesser ingredients? 12 A pan of (vegetable) soup

13. Step 1: The location determines the choice of mobility A B C 13

14. 14 Step 2: Design according the DGC principle Well designed streets and public spaces results in: Smarter choices of mobility. Modified behavior in traffic. Better and smarter policy on pedestrians (… in a country of cyclist !!! ). DGC stands for ‘De Gebruiker Centraal’ and means something like ‘Placing the user in a central spot’. AfterBefore

15. 15 Working with a mixture of methods The environment of (public) buildingsThe psychology of behavioral acting Used methods: 1.The psychology of behavioral acting. 2.The environment of (public) buildings. 3.Functional Ambiance (FA).

16. 16 Functional Ambiance (I) FA as a method is developed by ‘Hogeschool Rotterdam’ and ‘De Urbanisten’

17. 17 Functional Ambiance (II)

18. Haarlemmerstraat (Amsterdam) Exhibition Road (London) Functional Ambiance (III) 18

19. Example #1: World of places (Redesign of an urban public space) 19 Adriaen van Ostadelaan, Utrecht

20. Example #1: The final result? 20 Adriaen van Ostadelaan, Utrecht

21. 21 Example #2: World of flows (Flow versus Criss-Cross) Korte Jansstraat / Domstraat, Utrecht

22. Example #2: The final result! 22 Korte Jansstraat / Domstraat, Utrecht

23. Example #3: A combination of both worlds (flows and places) 23 ‘t Goylaan, Utrecht

24. 24 Example #3: Functional Design (1) ‘t Goylaan, Utrecht

25. 25 Example #3: Functional Design (2) ‘t Goylaan, Utrecht

26. City of Utrecht, Ronald Tamse, 21 st of May 2015 “Thank you for your attention” 26