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sohi

This is part of the explanation why public space here is so horrendous.
Basically the police designs a lot of it.

One example Curtis gives is cul-de-sacs. Most contemporary urban designers avoid building cul-de-sacs because they chop communities into dead ends, inhibiting mobility and stopping neighbours from meeting each other. Secured by Design, however, praises “cul-de-sacs that are short in length and not linked by footpaths” claiming that permeability generates crime such as burglary.

You can clearly see the results everywhere, there are fenced off areas in old estates that were built
as open spaces.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/02/police-public-spaces-secured-by-design-uk-cities

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/apr/11/why-are-we-so-bad-at-planning-cities

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lynx in reply to @sohi

That is a very good point.
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ELbowloh in reply to @sohi

I live in a cul-de-sac however ours is centred on an open green space.

Its because of that space that people do meet each other. The kids go out and play on it. We had the jubilee party on it. Before COVID (and before 1 neighbour complained) one of the neighbours used to hang up a sheet and set up a projector to have movie nights on it (I moved here during COVID so missed that). It's mainly 3/4 semis here, but there is also a block of flats on the cul-de-sac.

It is correct that it isn't linked by footpaths, there's only one way in and out which is a pain. People from surrounding roads do come here to take their dogs for a pee/poo.

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