Time to rethink street repairs

摘要

The recent Budget's doubling of government funding for road repairs to £200m presents a real opportunity to rethink our approach to substantial urban street repairs by adopting the same criteria now demanded for new developments, says Interpave.The recent 'Manual for Streets 2' is a sea change in our approach to urban design, heralding the wider use of shared spaces with a diversity of paving surfaces to create attractive, safe and well-designed environments, prioritising pedestrians over cars.