Shared Spaces: Disability

(asked on 22nd November 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that shared space schemes address the needs of disabled people; and whether they intend to commit, in the Department for Transport Accessibility Action Plan, to update the 2011 Local Transport Note, as recommended by the Select Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability (Session 2015–16).


Answered by
Baroness Sugg Portrait
Baroness Sugg
This question was answered on 6th December 2017

Local authorities are responsible for the design of their public spaces and have a duty to take account of the needs of disabled people. The Government is absolutely clear that the needs of the whole community should be considered when councils are looking to introduce any public realm scheme, including shared space.

The Department for Transport has been working with the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) on its review of shared space and other street design schemes. The review has considered a wide range of issues regarding shared space, and we expect CIHT’s report to make recommendations for further work, including in relation to current guidance. The Government will respond to those recommendations in due course.

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