Oudehaske
Encyclopedia
Oudehaske is a small village in Skarsterlân
in the province Friesland
of the Netherlands
and has around 1940 citizens (2004).
Oudehaske is known in traffic engineering
circles for the radical innovation in street design pioneered there by Hans Monderman
, removing signs and using subtle cues to indicate that the roadways are shared space
with pedestrians and other vehicles.http://jalopnik.com/5533260/why-street-signs-make-traffic-more-dangerous?skyline=true&s=i
Skarsterlân
Skarsterlân is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created January 1, 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel consisting of the villages Akmarijp and Terkaple and the village Nieuwebrug that used...
in the province Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and has around 1940 citizens (2004).
Oudehaske is known in traffic engineering
Traffic engineering
Traffic engineering can mean:* traffic engineering , a branch of civil engineering* teletraffic engineering, a field of statistical techniques used in telecommunications...
circles for the radical innovation in street design pioneered there by Hans Monderman
Hans Monderman
Hans Monderman was a Dutch road traffic engineer and innovator. He was recognized forradically challenging criteria used to evaluate engineering solutions for street design...
, removing signs and using subtle cues to indicate that the roadways are shared space
Shared space
Shared space is an urban design concept aimed at integrated use of public spaces. It encourages traffic engineers, urban planners and experts from other fields to consult with users of public space when planning and designing streets and squares in both built and non-built environments...
with pedestrians and other vehicles.http://jalopnik.com/5533260/why-street-signs-make-traffic-more-dangerous?skyline=true&s=i