1. 1 _1 Michael Szeiler Walk21 Vienna 21 th October 2015 ENCOUNTER ZONES IN AUSTRIA Mixed traffic at low speed to create attractive public spaces

2. 2 _2 Michael Szeiler Shared Space in Austria First projects

3. 3 _3 Michael Szeiler Inspired by the Dutch

4. 4 _4 Michael Szeiler Inspired by the Swiss

5. 5 _5 Michael Szeiler Inspired by the Swiss

6. 6 _6 Michael Szeiler Inspired by the Swiss

7. 7 _7 Michael Szeiler Inspired by the Swiss

8. 8 _8 Michael Szeiler Inspired by the Swiss

9. 9 _9 Michael Szeiler Inspired by the Swiss

10. 10 _10 Michael Szeiler Shared Space in Austria: Gleinstätten

11. 11 _11 Michael Szeiler Shared Space in Austria: Graz

12. 12 _12 Michael Szeiler „Principle of co-existance“ in Austria: Thalgau

13. 13 _13 Michael Szeiler Encounter Zones A new type of street

14. 14 _14 Michael Szeiler Urban street types in Austria Pedestrian zone  vehicle traffic restricted Residencial street  10 km/h, no through-traffic Traffic calmed street  30 km/h, priority for cars Regular street  priority for cars Encounter zone  20 (30) km/h, priority for pedestrians &cyclists

15. 15 _15 Michael Szeiler Encounter zone: legal aspects Speed limit 20 km/h (30 km/h) Pedestrians are allowed to use the carriageway Pedestrians have priority over cars & cyclists Cyclists have priority over cars Car parking only at designated areas

16. 16 _16 Michael Szeiler Specific guidelines for Encounter Zones

17. 17 _17 Michael Szeiler When to use encounter zones? Strengthen and support walking & cycling Create one coherent space for pedestrians Make streets more liveable, attractive and safer Enable easy crossing pedestrians

18. 18 _18 Michael Szeiler Type 1: Connecting two sides

19. 19 _19 Michael Szeiler Type 1: Connecting two sides

20. 20 _20 Michael Szeiler Type 2: Narrow street

21. 21 _21 Michael Szeiler Type 2: Narrow street

22. 22 _22 Michael Szeiler Technical criteria & principles If more than 10.000 vehicles/day  special check A good mix of pedestrians & cars (≥ 20 % pedestrians + cyclists)

23. 23 _23 Michael Szeiler Technical criteria & principles Don’t create a barrier with parked cars Length: 100 – 500 m

24. 24 _24 Michael Szeiler Some more impressions

25. 25 _25 Michael Szeiler Kornmarkt, Bregenz (A)

26. 26 _26 Michael Szeiler Leobersdorf (A)

27. 27 _27 Michael Szeiler Leobersdorf (A)

28. 28 _28 Michael Szeiler Wehrgasse, Vienna (A)

29. 29 _29 Michael Szeiler Velden am Wörthersee (A)

30. 30 _30 Michael Szeiler Velden am Wörthersee (A)

31. 31 _31 Michael Szeiler Pöchlarn (A)

32. 32 _32 Michael Szeiler Main learnings

33. 33 _33 Michael Szeiler Main learnings Road users act intuitively  it’s all about design & surface

34. 34 _34 Michael Szeiler Main learnings Squares tend to work better as encounter zones than streets

35. 35 _35 Michael Szeiler Main learnings Work interdisciplinary & engage the people

36. 36 _36 Michael Szeiler Contact MSc. Michael Szeiler, MAS Rosinak & Partner ZT GmbH szeiler@rosinak.at +43 1 544 07 07-15 mobile: +43 680 200 77 30 skype: michael.szeiler www.rosinak.at