Fair Space
Krister Sernbo, Planning ecologist
How do we give children a fair shareof the public space?
Allowing for children in the heart ofthe village
Children’s need for movement
Do children get a fair share of the transport system?
Children are becomig less mobile
In Sweden, in the early 80´s: 94% walked by themselves to schoolin 2000: 77% walked by themselves
In England, in 1970: 80% walked by themselvesin 1990, only 15%
Health effects Social effects
Children are forced to use public transportation
The system is not allways focused on security and attractivity…
Jordbro and Haninge
communities –
sharing facilities, but with
unsatisfactorytransport solutions
for children
Haninge C –
obviouslyprioritising
cars
(Who drives the cars?)
Adding bicycle lanesfor bicycling groups
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or redistributing the public space?
10 bicycles= 1 car
Riga - demonstrating spacial requirements
Share of transport space
Women and men use different types of transportation –and therefore different amounts of space
Färdmedelsfördelning för malmöborna (Trivector, 2010)
If women started to travel like todays men
If men started to travel like todays women
Designed for cars, not pedestrians or cyclists
Fair space perspective
before
after
Accidents involvingpedestrians reduced by 35 %
Accidents involvingautomobiles reducedby 63 %
before
after
The purpuse is to create attractiveand safe places for everyone.
before
after
Fewer trafficjams and reduced speed
Increasedaccessabilityfor busses
We must change our perspectives.We must challenge our standards!
Create places that take everone into account
Linear walk with important nodes
Linear walk with important nodes
Involve less priveledged groups in the planning-process
Rosens roda matta –”The rose’s red carpet”- putting young women first