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Tactile paving: theory, practice and political correctness

John Dales
26 June 2008
In this part of Newcastle, the guidance has been followed to the letter...
In this part of Newcastle, the guidance has been followed to the letter...
... but not in this part of the same city
... but not in this part of the same city
In Westminster you need to have 20/20 vision just to find the stuff...
In Westminster you need to have 20/20 vision just to find the stuff...
... while in Chepstow the use of colours is idiosyncratic to say the least
... while in Chepstow the use of colours is idiosyncratic to say the least

 

Have you ever read the Department for Transport's guidance on the use of tactile paving surfaces? Cover to cover? No, me neither. We may dip into it from time to time to check out a detail or two but we've got better things to do with our time than read all of its near 100 pages, haven't we? Besides, we know what's in it, don't we? Basically, some stuff about how tactile paving is helpful for blind and partially sighted people and some rules about where and how to lay the paving out.

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John Dales

John Dales

John Dales MSC BSC MCIHT CMILT Director, Urban Mov

John Dales is a streets design adviser to local authorities around the UK, a member of several design review panels, and one of the London mayor’s design advocates. He is a past chair of the Transport Planning Society, a former trustee of Living Streets, and a committee member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. He is director of transport planning and street design consultancy Urban Movement. 

 

j.dales@urbanmovement.co.uk
+44 (0)7768 377 150
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