living street
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The intensely contained Hytner never owned up to living streets away himself.

Curbs are not universally used, however, even in urban settings (see living street).

Living streets Good urban design and roading create a cycle-friendly environment.

Living streets established priorities and direction by openly addressed the way local people connected with or rejected their environment.

Related concepts include living streets, Woonerf, and home zones.

Yet a living street is a multi-functional place, with its interest provided by its contrasting uses.

Living streets share some similarities with shared spaces.

This urban setup results in the whole neighbourhood becoming like a single living street, much like a distinct village within a city.

With respect to these many functions 'creating and recreating a living street is finding the balance appropriate to the circumstances."

This year public transport, cycling and living streets / greenways have been chosen as common themes for the whole of Europe.

Bands played and overall a festival atmosphere was created - Tower Bridge Road became a "living street".

This project will effectively mark the beginning of the 'Living Street' concept throughout the wider Trident area.

Participants advocate "living streets" and bicycle-friendly communities.

Living street, a design methodology for urban areas that aims to reduce the speed of motorized traffic making spaces more attractive to pedestrians.

Living streets provide for the needs of car drivers secondarily to the needs of users of the street as a whole.

Measures include speed humps, chicanes, curb extensions, and living street and shared space type schemes.

Urban areas are frequently organised as woonerven (living streets), which prioritise cyclists and pedestrians over motorised traffic.

It became popular during the 1970s in the Netherlands, which is why the Dutch word for a living street (woonerf) is often used as a synonym.

Permeable paving, as showcased by Marshalls in their Living Street Garden, helps prevent this.

(literally "living yard") or legally just Erf, is the Dutch term for a specific implementation of living streets, abundantly applied throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Summer sees the heart of the city transformed into a network of living streets at Dig the City, Manchester's urban garden festival.

A bomb goes off and Robertson dreams of him and Laetitia walking naked through the living streets of Paris.

When Claremont Road was levelled in November 1994, it had become the most creative, celebratory, vibrantly living street in London.

The Gallias lived near the Ringstrasse on Wohllebengasse, which literally means “Good Living Street.”

Variations of shared space are often used in urban settings, especially those that have been made nearly car-free ("autoluwe"), and as part of living streets within residential areas.

Home zones are common and popular in many European countries.

What kind of residential street could become a home zone?

A copy of the home zone is available from the school office.

Proof of residence within the home zone will be required.

He moved three discs into his home zone and removed one from the board.

There will be no automatic right of entry for any student living outside the home zone.

Before you take a big trip solo, drive 20 miles outside your home zone and go have lunch or see a movie.

She looked to the west, toward her home zone, and thought about Dodd.

This will enable the board to assess the number of places, which can be made available to students who live outside the home zone.

Encouraging children's play is an important aim of many home zone schemes.

The playing field consists of a home zone for each player and one "contested area".

Home Zone ( map available from the school office )

To keep up to date Home Zones are developing all the time.

Year 9 students who live within the home zone should also apply by 5 September to assist the school to plan appropriately for 2004.

On each platform is a home zone goal into which a bowling ball fits.

A further development of the 20 mph concept is the Home Zone.

Both sides of the boundary road will be considered to be in the home zone.

All students who live within the home zone described below shall be entitled to enrol at the school.

This is the sign for a home zone.

Where practicable there should be limited direct access from home zones to through routes.

The launch of the Home Zones challenge initiative is also good news.

But - local authorities need new legislation to introduce Home Zones.

The old home zone described above shall apply as follows:

Among the pilot schemes and other home zones being developed by local authorities, many different methods of consultation have been used.

The scheme entitles all children within our home zone absolute right of enrolment.