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Turn residential streets into valued public space, and not just a
place for movement; |
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Foster a sense of community; |
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Encourage a greater diversity of activity and use of the street by
residents; |
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Reduce social isolation, particularly amongst the elderly;
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Increase opportunities for active and creative children’s play; |
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Increase natural surveillance, deterring casual crime; |
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Reduce traffic speeds significantly – to around 10mph; |
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Improve (or at least maintain) the safety of residential areas,
and perhaps more importantly, residents’ perceptions of safety; |
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Enable less mobile members of the community - children, older
people and disabled people - to reclaim their local environment from the car; |
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Encourage people to walk and cycle within their local area, and to
nearby destinations; |
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Improve the environmental quality of urban
streets; and
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Help to increase the demand for urban living.
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