Royal Holloway, London. In Psychological Science, Vol. 22, No. 4, 04.2011, p. 429-434. Authors: John P. Wann, Damian R. Poulter, and Catherine Purcell Reduced Sensitivity to Visual Looming Inflates the Risk Posed by Speeding Vehicles When Children Try to Cross the Road Publication date:…
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Shared Space Delineators – are they detectable?
Transport for London and Accessibility Research Group, University College London. Authors: Childs CR, Fujiyama T, Boampong, DK, Holloway C, Rostron H, Morgan K, Tyler N Shared Space Delineators – are they detectable? Publication date: 2010 Ranking: useful In the context of…
Tagged with: inclusive access, public realm, shared space, visual impairment
Posted in Highways, Urban Design
Posted in Highways, Urban Design
Kerb, what kerb?
Accessibility Research Group, University College London. Effective Kerb Heights for Blind and Partially Sighted People Publication date: 2009 Ranking: useful Commissioned by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Guide Dogs), this research report looks at the effect of removing kerb heights in…
Shared space – DPTAC summary
Disabled Person’s Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) DPTAC position on shared space Publication date: June 2018 Ranking: useful This page on the Government’s website provides a summary of key reports and sets out DPTAC’s position. It provides some general observations and…
Tagged with: disability, public realm, shared space, Transport
Posted in Highways, Planning, Urban Design
Posted in Highways, Planning, Urban Design
Scared spaces
Guide Dogs – Rachel Kitchen Scared Spaces Publication date: 2017 Ranking: useful This report of a survey into shared space in the UK looked at the experiences of all road users comparing their views on shared space versus traditional streets.…
Creating better streets
Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) Creating better streets: Inclusive and accessible places Reviewing shared space Publication date: 2018 Ranking: useful A review of the concept of shared space. It addresses the statutory requirements on local authorities, Reviews existing schemes…
Review of shared space and other highway schemes
Allan Quimby and James Castle for Transport for London (TfL)Street Management. A Review of Simplified Streetscape Schemes (PPR292) Date published: 2006 Ranking: useful This report looks at the impact of de-cluttering, share space and other improvements to the highway environment to…
Shares space experience in Ireland
Tom Grey and Emma Siddall, with contributions from Eoghan O’Shea; TrinityHaus, (Trinity College, Dublin). Shared Space, Shared Surfaces and Home Zones from a Universal Design Approach for the Urban Environment in Ireland Publication date: 2012 Ranking: useful The research was…
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