Session: 2
Room: Regent Room
Session Title: Open Street: Messaging for Mobility
Format: Discussion
Presenter Name: Zoe and Leyla (City of Merri-bek)
Summary
Getting the language right for livable, lovable neighbourhoods.
Streets, not roads! Open not closed! Crashed not accidents terminology!
What sort of consultation is the best for people? This is dependent on the local context, and it is important, to be honest, and transparent. Prioritise people, not transport modes.
The importance of plain language to disseminate information. Changing the terminology of the open street.
The meaning of road closure is no motor vehicles and increasing the flexibility of street use.
Open street provides the neighbourhood with enhancing community bonds.
How do we communicate with neighbours?
Benefits: children’s safety, healthier communities, and more social space.
What sort of signage makes all people comfortable using the space? How do we accommodate new emerging transport modes such as e-scooter? Whose priority is the first?
Potential for site rhythmanalysis to identify the behavioural patterns of the place.