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Shopping Street in Vordingborg, Denmark

Vordingborg 84b: One-way car traffic during a bike lane experiment.
One-way car traffic during a bike lane experiment.
"The growing traffic in Algade [a main shopping street] in the 1980s stimulated a strong wish to improve the shopping atmosphere in the street. With this in mind an experiment was started in 1988 introducing one-way car traffic but still with two-way cycling. The street design included siting of concrete rings, humps, and road marking for cycle tracks on both sides of the road.

The experiment caused intense criticism both of the function and appearance of the street and led to a requirement for further calming and some embellishment of the street."

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   Shopping Street in Vordingborg


One-way car traffic during a bike lane experiment.     
One-way car traffic during a bike lane experiment.
The converted main shopping street in Vordingborg, Denmark.     
The converted main shopping street in Vordingborg, Denmark.
A main shopping street before conversion.     
A main shopping street before conversion.
Stetch of the shopping street conversion.     
Stetch of the shopping street conversion.
The shopping street after conversion from a one-way traffic to partly pedestrian.     
The shopping street after conversion from a one-way traffic to partly pedestrian.
Street plan of the central shopping area in Vordingborg.     
Street plan of the central shopping area in Vordingborg.
At the lamp posts, two cars cannot pass each other.     
At the lamp posts, two cars cannot pass each other.
At each end of the street there is a gate in the form of a traffic circle.     
At each end of the street there is a gate in the form of a traffic circle.
The sculpture is a     
The sculpture is a "gate in the gate".
Navigational orientation point.     
Navigational orientation point.

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Details:

Location:
Algade Vordingborg,DK
Date:
1992
Source:
An Improved Traffic Environment, A Catalogue of Ideas

CSS Highlights

Flexible Design Elements:
Bike Facilities, Landscaping/Amenities, Lane Widths, Roundabouts, Sidewalks
CSS Outcome:
Placemaking
Community Outcome:
Aesthetic Enhancement, Community Enhancement

CSS Details & Data

Cost/Budget:
DKK 5 m
Physical Setting:
Rural
Small Town, Downtown/CBD, Strip Commercial
Population:
5,000 - 50,000
CSS Context:
Community
Land Use:
Commercial
Transportation Facilities:
Road
Construction Type:
Retrofit
ADT, final:
4000
CSS Transportation Outcome:
Mobility for All Users, Increased Walkability, Speed Management
Date begun:
1990
Date Completed:
1992
Design Directions:
Road Diets (Fewer/Narrower Lanes), Multi-Modal Roads and Boulevards, Traffic Calming

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