The Centre for Transport Studies is pleased to welcome
Dr. Ioannis Kaparias (Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London)
to lead a seminar entitled
Monitoring the Implementation of a Shared Space Scheme in Exhibition Road
to be held
Wednesday 24th February at 16:00
Please join us for presentation and discussion at
Room 609, Skempton Building, Imperial College London
(Maps and travel directions: www.imperial.ac.uk/cts/html/Miscellaneous/travelDirections.asp<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/cts/html/Miscellaneous/travelDirections.asp>)
About the Seminar
Traditionally street design has been driven by the concept of segregation of pedestrians and vehicular traffic, relying upon the design and implementation of structures including pedestrian subways, bridges, guardrails and walls. In recent years, however, there has been a perceptible shift in architecture, urban planning and street design practice around the world towards desegregation and shared space, where vehicles and pedestrians are encouraged to share a single surface with reduced clutter, street furniture, signage, delineation or kerbs. In the UK, shared space schemes have been successfully introduced in, among other places, Newcastle and Brighton, while a £25m scheme is being implemented in London's Exhibition Road, replacing the current dual carriageway layout with a paved granite single surface. As part of a monitoring programme of the Exhibition Road scheme, research is being undertaken in the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London, on pedestrian perceptions and behavior in segregated and shared space environments as well as vehicle-pedestrian conflicts analysis methods appropriate for use in shared spaces. In this talk, an overview of the research activities will be given, including a presentation of the results obtained so far.
About the Speaker
Dr. Ioannis Kaparias is a Research Associate at the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London. He has a background in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Transport from Imperial, that focused on the development and testing of a new route finding algorithm for reliable dynamic in-vehicle navigation. His research interests include Intelligent Transport Systems, network reliability, traffic engineering and shared space. In the past he has been involved in a variety of related research and consultancy projects and currently he is working on a monitoring programme of the Exhibition Road shared space project, funded by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
About the CTS Seminar Series
The CTS seminar series aims to facilitate discussion on current research topics in the transport field. Seminars are held jointly with our colleagues in the Centre for Transport Studies at University College London. They are usually held on Wednesday afternoons at Imperial College London or University College London. Seminars are free of charge and open to all interested parties. Booking is not required.
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