Report on Shared Space (Lord Holmes of Richmond), Planowanie przestrzenne

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//-->Accidents by Design: TheHolmes Report on “sharedspace” in the United KingdomLord Holmes of Richmond MBEJuly 20151ContentsForeword .................................................................................................................... 3Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………4Introduction ................................................................................................................ 6Methodology ............................................................................................................... 8Establishing Experience…………………………………………………………………8Sample Characteristics .......................................................................................... 8Results ....................................................................................................................... 9Location of the shared spaces used....................................................................... 9Use of shared spaces ............................................................................................ 9Experience of using shared spaces ....................................................................... 9Poor experience of shared spaces................................................................... 10Good and Fair experience of shared spaces ................................................... 18General opinion of shared spaces........................................................................ 19Accidents in shared spaces ................................................................................... 19Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 20References ............................................................................................................... 21Appendix 1. Tables................................................................................................... 22Appendix 2. Questionnaire ....................................................................................... 312ForewordIn March 2015, I launched a survey to find out about people’s experiences of usingshared spaces in towns and cities. My aim was to establish a greater understandingof the impact of shared spaces on the public.I would like to thank all those who contributed to this research; in particular all thosewho gave their time and effort to tell us about their experiences. This report aims, asfar as possible, to let people speak in their own words.Lord Chris Holmes MBE3Executive SummaryShared Space described by users as:“Lethally dangerous” (Pedestrian)“Absolute nightmare that I avoid if I can.” (Driver)“Shared space is a false promise with poor delivery” (Cyclist)Key findings:People’s experiences of shared space schemes are overwhelmingly negative.Overzealous councils are risking public safety with fashionable ‘simplified’street design.Over a third of people actively avoid shared space schemes.63 per cent of people who have used shared space schemes rated theirexperience as poor.Significant under-reporting of accidents in shared space.Key recommendations:Immediate moratorium on shared space schemes while impact assessmentsare conducted.Urgent need for accessibility audits of all shared space schemes and a centralrecord of accident data including “courtesy crossings”, which must be definedand monitored.Department for Transport must update their guidance so that Local Authoritiesbetter understand their responsibilities under the Equalities Act.Shared space schemes remove regulations and features such as kerbs, roadsurface markings, traffic signs and controlled crossings. The number of sharedspace schemes is increasing, with many local authorities planning new schemes,despite the inherent difficulties. Just since this survey closed, new schemes havebeen announced in the Isle of Man, Kirkintulloch and Buntingford.This survey asked people with experience of shared space for feedback on usingthese schemes. The response was extraordinarily negative. This survey clearlyshows just how misguided a planning approach that aims to “improve pedestrianmovement and comfort” and “enable all users to share space” is when users actuallyreport ‘anxiety’, ‘fear’ and in over a third of cases a refusal to use the space at all.4People constantly referred to finding the schemes ‘frightening’, ‘intimidating’,‘dangerous’ and ‘never feeling safe’. The majority of respondents were pedestriansbut we had an extraordinarily broad range of users from pedestrians, with andwithout disabilities, to drivers, including professional drivers, and cyclists. Thesurvey results also highlighted a worrying trend of under reporting of accidents whichalso needs urgent attention.A wealth of qualitative data about a huge range of over 100 shared space schemespaints a picture of public areas people are terrified of using. Local Authorities arerepeatedly U-turning and installing or re-installing pedestrian crossings, the cost ofwhich is not yet known but must be assessed. The Department for Transport mustinform local authorities of the many risks in these schemes including reinforcing localauthorities’ responsibilities under The Equality Act.5 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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