Most streets in this country are failing pedestrians, and need to become destinations again, and not simply ways of getting traffic from A to B. Radical new thinking in urban street design may point the way forward. Civilised streets, a new report from CABE, sets out the opportunities and challenges of new design approaches. It argues that the car still dominates and our streets will only become more civilised places if the needs of pedestrians are prioritised over cars.
Civilised streets is the latest in a series of CABE Space publications highlighting the benefits of better street design. Publications include :
