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Shared space guidance ‘flawed’ and Ashford scheme disliked, says study

02 December 2011
Will he stop for me? Elwick Square, Ashford: the research found most pedestrians avoid the central part of the square
Will he stop for me? Elwick Square, Ashford: the research found most pedestrians avoid the central part of the square

 

The DfT’s new guidance on shared space street environments is based on flawed research and makes exaggerated claims about the benefits of the design, according to academics. They add that the flagship Ashford shared space scheme in Kent is actually disliked by many local people.

The comments come in a new paper by Simon Moody and Steve Melia from the University of the West of England’s Centre for Transport & Society.

Melia, who has authored this week’s Viewpoint,...

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