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I would refer anyone interested in the most advanced design, that best interfaces pedestrians with the infrastructure of traffic engineering, to research the work of the Dutch engineer Hans Monderman. Recent articles in the Wilson Quarterly and Wired Magazine

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?essay_id=462572&fuseaction=wq.essay

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.12/traffic.html

has introduced his work to an American audience.

His concepts of shared space, and techniques of minimal signage, clear design and a respect for an individuals situational awareness suggest a sophisticated approach to such contested design problems.

Julian Hunt, AIA

by Julian Hunt on May 6, 2009 9:33 am • link • report

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