Towards More Pedestrian Friendly Streets in Jordan: The Case of Al Medina Street in Amman

Tawil, Maram; Reicher, Christa; Ramadan, Khaled Zeyad; Jafari, Mais

doi:10.5539/jsd.v7n2p144

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“…Taking into consideration the transitional dimension of the research led to this, being termed part of a mega corridor. Al-Madina street length is around 5 km (Tawil et al, 2014). At the beginning of 1990, it was considered as one of the wealthy Amman neighbourhoods.…”

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Evaluating the Visual Pollution in Urban Corridors-Case of Al-Madina Al-Munawara Corridor, Amman

Shaban¹,

Suleiman²,

Abdel-Aziz³

et al. 2018

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Urban corridors play important roles in all cities. The term corridor suggests a connection and access between urban districts, besides planners considered them as major elements in shaping the city image and forming its identity. This study examined the visual effects (quality) that resulted from the contemporary urban transformation practice in Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street which local planners considered one of the main urban corridors in Amman, the capital of Jordan. This study aimed to direct the efforts to search for positive visual characteristics that may strengthen the identity of urban corridors and reduce the visual pollution created by the lack of one language and clear regulation by analysing the visual characteristics at this corridor and linking them with the factors that affected its urban growth. Researchers also studied the discordant chaos resulting from designed facades practices where each building owner seeks attention. The paper sighted the massive visual pollution resulted in this corridor and concluded that the undefined architectural statements, the lack of awareness and the absence of clear regulation were the main factors that produced a chaos in its visual properties.

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Evaluating the Visual Pollution in Urban Corridors-Case of Al-Madina Al-Munawara Corridor, Amman

Shaban¹,

Suleiman²,

Abdel-Aziz³

et al. 2018

RJASET

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“…Selain itu, zona seperti ruang bersama dapat diamati di kota-kota besar seperti Barrack Street di Sydney, Chapel Road di Bankstown, dan Jack Mundey Place di The Rocks di Sydney (Gillies, 2009). Jordan ingin menerapkan ruang bersama di jalan-jalan seperti Al Medina Street di Amman yang secara historis memiliki campuran mobil pejalan kaki yang sehat tetapi telah kehilangan identitas mereka untuk meningkatkan lalu lintas kendaraan (Tawil, Reicher, Ramadan, & Jafari, 2014).…”

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Kemungkinan Penerapan Berbagi Ruang Berdasarkan Persepsi Pengguna Jalan

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Safitri

Wahid

et al. 2020

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Jalan Sigura-gura sebagai salah satu ruas jalan strategis di Kota Malang yang menjadi penghubung menuju kawasan pendidikan, perdagangan dan jasa serta permukiman sehingga menjadi salah satu kawasan padat pergerakan. Penggunaan ruang jalan didominasi oleh pengguna kendaraan bermotor yang mengakibatkan ketidakamanan dan ketidaknyamanan bagi pengguna jalan lain seperti pejalan kaki dan pesepeda. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji kemungkinan penerapan berbagi ruang berdasarkan persepsi pengguna jalan. Berbagi ruang disini merupakan rekayasa lalu lintas dengan menghapuskan pembatas dan penanda fisik perbedaan jalur suatu ruang jalan. Penelitian ini menggunakan 6 tahapan yaitu: eksisting, tidy up, declutter, relocate, rethink, dan final. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat pelayanan jalannya adalah C dan tingkat pelayanan simpangnya adalah E. Hal ini berarti bahwa arus kendaraan tidak stabil, kecepatan yang terkadang terhenti dan permintaan (volume) kendaraan yang sudah mendekati kapasitas. Tingkat pelayanan jalur pejalan kakinya adalah D, berarti hampir tidak tersedia ruang untuk bergerak. 80% pejalan kaki memberikan respon positif terhadap desain berbagi ruang.

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“…In addition, quasishared space like zones can be observed in major cities such as Barrack Street in Sydney, Chapel Road in Bankstown, and Jack Mundey Place at The Rocks in Sydney [5]. Jordan is looking to implement shared space in roads such as Al Medina Street in Amman which historically have had a healthy pedestrian automobile mix but have lost their identity to improve vehicular traffic [13].…”

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Evaluation of Shared Space to Reduce Traffic Congestion

Frosch¹,

Martinelli

Unnikrishnan

2019

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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Pedestrian and vehicle interactions often lead to conflicts that bring about safety, traffic congestion, and priority or right of way issues. Common methods used in the past to combat said issues have largely relied on the principle of separating the motions of pedestrians and vehicles by means of bridges, tunnels, signals, and access restrictions. A different approach known as shared space aims to solve the same problems with a less structured and defined environment which instead places more reliance on human interaction and perception. Although it has been used in multiple scenarios across Europe with success, instances of shared spaces in the United States are few. In the past, the success of shared space has mainly focused on safety, aesthetic, and pedestrian use metrics, with little quantitative knowledge regarding the traffic congestion relief benefits. This research focuses on evaluating and quantifying the traffic congestion relief abilities of shared space designs utilizing Vissim traffic microsimulation software and the economic impact these changes can make. A major pedestrian crossing location on West Virginia University’s Downtown campus along a major urban arterial was chosen as the case location upon which the model was to be built. This location posed unique aspects, which made it a prime choice for this research as the major concern for years has been traffic congestion, in addition to pedestrian safety and aesthetic appeal. The results of the analysis show that shared space can reduce vehicle travel time by up to 50% and delays by 66%.

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Towards More Pedestrian Friendly Streets in Jordan: The Case of Al Medina Street in Amman

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Evaluating the Visual Pollution in Urban Corridors-Case of Al-Madina Al-Munawara Corridor, Amman

Evaluating the Visual Pollution in Urban Corridors-Case of Al-Madina Al-Munawara Corridor, Amman

Kemungkinan Penerapan Berbagi Ruang Berdasarkan Persepsi Pengguna Jalan

Evaluation of Shared Space to Reduce Traffic Congestion

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