Hans Monderman 1945/2008

'The Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman, who has died from cancer aged 62, inspired and developed a fundamental change in thinking about the relationship between people, places and traffic.'

I had never heard of Hans Monderman untill reading his obituary in the Guardian this weekend. His theories of shared space are excellent, simple and have a high regard for the intelligence of a spaces' users. Here in nanny state UK some projects are embracing his principles, Kensington high street London, however its only time untill the nannies begin to vandalise the landscapes with their incesant rambalings. We all know, what is good for nanny is good for us...

Guardian article here
Wikipedia article here