Ever heard of a "woonerf"? Neither had I, until just now. In Dutch, woonerf translates to "living yard," according to this article published on LinkedIn. Apparently in the Netherlands a woonerf is a residential streets in which pedestrians share the street with vehicles, with the latter following the pedestrians’ pace. Dutch traffic regulations allow pedestrians to
European street designs called woonerfs are being implemented in JBG's Eckington Yards and Hoffman Madison's The Wharf