It notes that public spaces are often poorly planned, dominated by cars and cluttered with street furniture, signs and rails.
"All new spaces should be designed first and foremost to meet the needs of pedestrians," it concludes.
The report calls on government to increase funding for public spaces and on local authorities to set up multidisciplinary teams to design and manage them. It also recommends that CABE, the architectural watchdog, should widen its remit beyond green areas to cover all public spaces.
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