The MORE project publicly launched with a one-day event in London.
The project coordinator Peter Jones (UCL) explained the novel approach of streets as ecosystems. Later, the industry and public stakeholders discussed this approach and the tools and design proposals for the digital street.
For the universities of the project consortium, one thing is evident on the urban stretches of the TEN-T corridor roads: In terms of space usage, the function of moving dominates. For roads to become streets and thereby places in the urban environment, other functions will require a redistribution of space.
Natalie Chapman ( Freight Transport Association) agreed but pointed out that deliveries become more important, potentially adding more traffic on the road. She suggested two solutions to avoid obstructing the traffic: Loading bay’s and retiming. Arup’s flexible kerbside study is one of many examples presented that showed how loading bays, as other functions could be demand-oriented. When needed they would appear, but otherwise, they could free up space for other functions, such as walking, cycling or even another traffic lane.
MORE will look into the detail of how that could materialise on streets. At the five sites in Budapest, Constanta, Lisbon, London and Malmo it will test the design options for urban main roads connecting to the TEN-T network. It will focus on design practicalities, but also add functions to modelling and appraisal tools that can resemble the concept.
A summary of the event is available here: MORE Launch Event Report.
Presentations
- Introduction to MORE – The Vision, Peter Jones, UCL
- Developing tools for street planning and design, Paulo Anciaes, UCL
- More city case study corridors, Paul Curtis, Vectos
- Allocating street space. Governance, regulatory and political issues. Dr Charlotte Halpern, Sciences Po, CEE
- More Exchange Forum, Michel Arnd, Polis
- A MORE city perspective – Budapest, László Sándor Kerényi, BKK Center for Budapest Transport
- Delivering the goods, Natalie Chapman, Freight Transport Association
- The persecuted pedestrian. A century of suffering, David Harrison, London Living Streets
- PTV Vissim for Traffic Simulation, Devrim Kara, PTV Group
- Evolving streets for a driverless future, Fatema Karim-Khaku, Arup
- Future requirements and opportunities, Meng Lu, Dynniq
- Web-based public engagement Developing tools for case study applications, Simon Morgan, Buchanan Computing
- Managing kerbspace, Tatiana Samsonova, International Transport Forum
- Broadening the appraisal base: Safety and security, Meha Shukla, UCL