Shared Spaces Seminar 2017 Final Report

Document summary

The Shared Space Seminar took place in Edinburgh on 25 April 2017. It was attended by a range of delegates representing disabled person’s organisations, local authorities, planners, and street designers. The purpose of the seminar was to discuss shared spaces from a range of perspectives, including disabled people and public authorities responsible for designing and maintaining streets. The aim was to agree on how future shared space schemes could be designed to ensure access for all. Following a series of presentations, workshop discussions took place. Delegates talked about their experiences of shared spaces, the features that determine a shared space, the objectives of shared spaces and discussed consultation and the best ways to achieve this successfully. This report documents the key findings from seven workshop discussions on the day. It is not intended to be a report on Shared Spaces in general, but a record of discussion and opinion on the day. It has been produced by the Scottish Disability Equality Forum on behalf of Edinburgh Napier University and Transport Scotland.