I regret to learn of the passing of Hans Monderman, pioneer of shared
space approaches to street design.
Obituary:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3167372.ece
Other links via Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Monderman
The Wikipedia site has a tribute from Ben Hamilton-Baillie:
"What is so remarkable about the man is that he has achieved such a
transformation in thinking from the basis of a traffic engineer (not
a profession famed for its profound thinking and original analysis).
Through remarkable persistence, patience and professional commitment
he has managed to put in place well over 100 "shared space" schemes,
transforming the urban and rural landscape of his native Friesland,
Groningen and Drenthe. I have never met a man so generous with his
time, so modest and unassuming about his achievements, and so humane
in his application of technology to the benefit of everyday human society."
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