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

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