Streets should be for All

Allocating road space dynamically over time – hours, days and seasons.

The need to redesign our streets

Urban space is often underutilized. Traditional designs plan the road network to support maximum demand. While in peak hours, streets can be saturated, in non-peak hours, space is often idling.

About STREETS4ALL

STREETS4ALL is a project funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) led by the Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon and the University of Coimbra (Project Ref. PTDC/ECI-TRA/3120/2021). The project aims to evaluate how to allocate road space dynamically over time according to multi-modal and multi-functional street uses.

Before - Lisbon, Portugal (Daily Changes)

After - Lisbon, Portugal (Daily Changes)

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What about allocating space dynamically
over periods of the day?

A lane is totally dedicated to the bus during peak hours. In non-peak hours, when the frequency of public transport reduces, the bus lane can be shared with traffic. In this example, LEDs in the pavement inform the bus and the vehicles of how they should use the lane.

In this example, the lane is dedicated to cars during peak hours. During non-peak hours, the lane can be dedicated to cycling. Eventually, this can be a policy strategy to increase cycling levels in complex streets. After increasing demands of cycling, it may be politically more feasible to implement a fixed bike lane. Also, the dynamic bike lane could be executed during peak hours and mixed with traffic in non-peak hours. Flexible bollards can be used to ensure safety between transport modes.

In this example, parking spaces are allocated during non-peak hours for restaurants. For example, restaurants could expand their tables during lunch hour or after working hours, when offices are closed and bars are open. Flexible bollards could be used for dynamically changing the use of the space.

News

Urban Transitions 2022

Freddy Nogueira, PhD candidate and member of the project, represented S4A at the Urban Transitions 2022 conference.

Visiting Research in Denmark

Gabriel Valença, member of the S4A project, passed six months at the Technical University of Denmark.

The Genesis of Streets4All

Born due to the reason that urban space is scarce and transport facilities use a significant amount for roads and parking.

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