John
I have taken it that the built and managed environment is a facility
under the terms of Part III and audited it as part of our duties to a/
remove barriers and b/ to be anticipatory. I used the results of this
audit to improve the surface quality of the city centre pedestrianised
zone and to get policies directed to better manage the city centre/town
centre (I have three major population zones).
The upshot of this is that it has given us another tool to manage the
constant battle against unlawful street clutter more effectively and
make planning more user friendly.
I also got local schools to provide auditors as part of the Citizenship
or Geography curriculum and to give over ownership to the process. It
has been very successful here.
Rob
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Rob Bracewell BA (Hons)
Access Officer,
Forward Planning Team,
Lancaster City Council,
Palatine Hall,
Dalton Square,
Lancaster,
LA1 1PW
Tel. & Minicom. 01524 582372 (please use announcer)
Mob. 07792439623
Fax. 01524 582322
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Of John Rainey
Sent: 30 November 2004 12:29
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Subject: [ACCESSIBUILT] Pedestrian Areas
Hi All,
Thanks for your help and advice regarding the School Pickup problem. I
am sure we will come to an amicable solution soon.
I have another request for help.
I have called together an impressive (for this authority) group of
officers from Leisure, Planning, Engineers, Highways etc. who have
agreed to look at what we can do to co-ordinate our efforts to improving
pedestrian areas especially for the disabled. I am not sure if highways
footpaths and pedestrian town centres are covered by the DDA, or, if the
forthcoming Disability Bill will have a directly impact on our duty
towards them. I am not doing this because of a legal duty the authority
may, or may not, be subject to in the future but rather from a desire to
create some "joined up thinking". However, it would not hurt my cause if
the current or perhaps future DDA could be used to apply some extra
persuasion.
Has anyone been a part of a similar initiative and can they give me any
advice on the best way to take this forward, remembering that things
don't usually get done unless it has to or there is some kind of kudos
to be gained.
John Rainey tel. 0151 443 3791
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