Tag Archives: shared space

The mistitled Equalities Commission

Posted on 27th May 2017 by Martin Cassini

Mistitled, because it backs an unequal, inequitable traffic system. Brief response to the call by the Equalities Commission for a moratorium on shared space: here.

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In my dreams

Posted on 10th January 2017 by Martin Cassini

Yesterday Teresa May gave a speech about a “shared society”. Last night I dreamt I was having a party, when the door bell rang and it was Teresa May. She said she had seen my Equality Streets website and thought … Continue reading →

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Blind alley

Posted on 9th June 2015 by Martin Cassini

The One Show had a piece about blind people avoiding shared space (2min in at this link). The report itself was OK, but the subsequent comments of the celebrities in the studio, supported by the presenters, suggests that the case for … Continue reading →

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Equality v priority

Posted on 31st July 2013 by Martin Cassini

One day, Equality Streets or shared space will be the norm. Yet in the early 21st century, assuming people have even heard of them, they are still seen as oddball, alternative. It’s the current system of priority and signal control … Continue reading →

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US article about Poynton

Posted on 4th April 2013 by Martin Cassini

Thanks to Ian Walker for bringing this article by Sarah Goodyear to my attention. Judging by many of the comments, a lot of people still don’t get it. The phrase “shared space” has a life of its own. Equality Streets … Continue reading →

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The brain dead give us brain damage

Posted on 28th April 2012 by Martin Cassini

You can be the safest, most aware driver, but the bass turds are out to get you and get you they will. Paid savants devise cryptic regulation that builds into the vast public disservice known as traffic management. The other day I drove along … Continue reading →

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Calls for 5mph limit in Exhibition Road

Posted on 16th February 2012 by Martin Cassini

On 13 Feb 2012, in shared space Exhibition Rd, a man on foot was hit by a lorry (here). Thankfully he was not badly hurt. It is no reason to ditch shared space, but it backs my view that streetscape redesign is not … Continue reading →

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Exhibition Road

Posted on 29th January 2012 by Martin Cassini

I’ve said as much before, but in response to this Observer piece about Exhibition Road, I’ll say it again. Is streetscape redesign enough on its own? Not in my view. People need to unlearn the bad habits of a lifetime instilled … Continue reading →

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Shared space pedestrian casualty

Posted on 19th January 2012 by Martin Cassini

I’ve always said that to achieve Equality Streets (or Roads FiT for People), deregulation is not enough on its own. Nor, in my view, is streetscape redesign enough on its own. News of a serious pedestrian casualty at one of Coventry’s … Continue reading →

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Is street design enough?

Posted on 4th August 2011 by Martin Cassini

Ben Hamilton-Baillie, street designer and proponent of shared space (he penned the phrase), thinks streetscape redesign is enough on its own, and that streets are designed to express a social context, road-users will instinctively start behaving sociably. I accept that to a degree, … Continue reading →

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