Installing urban furniture without interrupting pedestrian traffic or compromising the safety of users helps keep pathways clear and reduces the likelihood of accidents. By adjusting the furniture layout to meet accessibility criteria and anticipating potential risks, barriers that hinder circulation are avoided, promoting a safe environment for everyone.
- Urban furniture must not obstruct pedestrian paths; it should be placed 40 cm from the edge between the curb and the roadway in the outer strip of the sidewalk.
- Minimum height of the furniture element’s enclosure, without sharp edges: 2.20 m.
- Urban furniture must have enclosures between 0.40 and 2.20 m without protrusions over 15 cm.
- Maximum height of furniture ensuring enclosure location and delimitation: 40 cm.
- Ensure easy entry and exit from vehicles when parallel parking is next to the sidewalk.
- Transparent elements shall have colored stripes at eye level (1.10 – 1.70 cm. high) so that they can be correctly detected.
Sources
- https://cdn.mitma.gob.es/portal-web-drupal/estudios_y_publicaciones/guia_accesibilidad.pdf
- https://www.une.org/encuentra-tu-norma/busca-tu-norma/norma?c=N0007851
- https://www.une.org/encuentra-tu-norma/busca-tu-norma/norma?c=N0066564
- https://www.une.org/encuentra-tu-norma/busca-tu-norma/norma?c=N0050139
- Carers
- Children
- Cognitive abilities
- Decolonial perspective
- Enviroment
- Gender perspective
- Hearing impairment
- Low-education
- Older people
- Other(+)
- Physical abilities and features
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- Temporary
- Universal Design
- Visual impairment