Lester Lim | CV & Architecture Portfolio IV

DESIGNING FOR
OPTIMISED MOBILITY
Woonerf: Living Streets
Streets and highways today reflect a century of investment in
auto-oriented infrastructure that has failed to provide reliable
or safe urban mobility
To understand some common practices and guidelines that
have been set out for Autonomous Urbanism, a literature
review was conducted on Sidewalk Lab’s MIDP and
NACTO’s Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism, and relevant
research isights have been charted out in this chapter.
The main principles for deployment and design for autonomous
and electric vehicles include designing for safety, data-driven
decision making and using technology as a tool.
Flush curbs
with vehicle speeds at bicycle
pace, pedestrians, cyclists and
vehicles interact semalessly by
using separated but flush lanes
Reinforcing Safety
Movable street furniture
can be used to reinforce
safe site zones in a mixed
curbless environment
Low-Speed access
Self-Driving Vehicles should
travel at cycling speeds to
ensure accessibility and
comfort for pedestrians
Mobility infrastructure
To support mobility,
infrastructures like bike
sharing, charging facilities
should be in place.
Green Infrastructure
Trees, bioswales, and planters
reduce stormwater runoff, while
roviding shade and evaporative
cooling for the neighbourhood
Pedestrian Priority
Pedestrians rule the streets,
and self-driving vehicles could
be routed there by real-time
navigation systems. Only Local
traffic and deliveries permitted,
limited at 10mph.
Play Streets
Residential streets are primarily
for residents to enjoy, and street
amenities like heated pavement
and movable furniture can
help activate these informal
frontyards into shops, gathering
spaces, fairs etc.
LEFT
Axonometric Diagrams
on how dynamic shared
streets could be crafted
for Autonomous vehicles,
created by Author.
Referenced from
Sidewalk Labs MIDP
Vol.2: Mobility
RIGHT
Concept and
Axonometric Diagrams
explaining the design of
Woonerfs, created by
Author.
Referenced from
Hennepstraat, a Woonerf
in Utrecht, Netherlands