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A home zone is a street or group of streets dewsigned primarily to meet the interests of pedestrians and cyclists rather than motorists, opening up the street for social use. The key to creating a home zone is to develop a street design that makes drivers feel it is normal to drive slowly and carefully. Features often include traffic calmin, shared surfaces, trees and planters, benches and play ...