Hans Monderman

His design approach was based on the concept of "shared space", an urban design approach that seeks to minimise demarcations between vehicle traffic and pedestrians, often by removing features such as kerbs, road surface markings, traffic signs, and regulations. Monderman found that traffic efficiency and safety improved when the street and surrounding public space was redesigned to encourage each person to negotiate their movement directly with others.

• Name — Hans Monderman • Born — 19 November 1945 • Birthplace — Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands • Died — 7 January 2008 • Known for — Shared space, road engineering • Occupation — Traffic engineer

Monderman took it as a given that for several generations, motorised traffic will remain an essential feature of European economies and their spatial fabric; in effect, he has taken this as his technical and policy target—a problem that simply will not go away. Against this background, he reviewed technologies and practices of street design, and stripped away those he felt insufficient or counterproductive. One of the better known of Monderman's accomplishments is the Dutch Woonerf, or "Living Street" project, which originated from a basically unplanned citizen initiative in Delft in 1968.

• 1969: Province of Friesland, civil engineer project leader infrastructure constructions and controller traffic safety • 1979 consultant traffic safety at Regional Traffic Safety Commission (accident analysis, road engineering, speed reduction measures); from then on developing and bringing into practice on several spots in province of Friesland shared space approach • 1996 part-time traffic planner municipality of Smallingerland (Friesland) • 1999 to 2002 policy consultant province of Groningen (integration of traffic and landscape) • 2002 programme manager of integration programme (spatial, landscape, and traffic planning) in Drenthe

Hans Monderman is recorded with the occupation transport planner. Recorded with the occupation civil engineer. Recorded as engineer, transport planner and architect.