Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01595 · Session 4

Moratorium on shared space schemes

Closed Submitted 18 Dec 2015 People & Communities
Signatures
1
Comments
0
Considered
10 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to place a moratorium on all shared space schemes until safety and equality concerns have been addressed.

What the petitioner did first

I have written to MSPs, MPs and Scottish ministers, including the Minister for Transport, who all tell me that this is a Local Government issue and that they cannot intervene.
The petition stems from my experience with East Dunbartonshire Council with whom I have tried to engage during the past 15 months over a proposed Shared Space Scheme in Kirkintilloch without success. As a member of the National Federation of the Blind I am able to get information on the many schemes throughout the country and I have informed all local Councillors on a regular basis of all the many accidents which have taken place where schemes have been introduced.
I have the support of East Dunbartonshire Visibly Impaired peoples Forum, The National Federation of the blind, The RNIB, The Access Panel, The Scottish Disabled Equality Forum, Visibility, Deaf Blind Scotland, Guide Dogs UK, All the local traders, Parents whose children attend local schools, together with 99% of the public, yet we are being ignored.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 26 Jan 2016
    1 mention
  2. 8 Mar 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 16 Jun 2016
    1 mention
  4. 29 Sep 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  5. 10 Nov 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petition
    1 mention
  6. 9 Feb 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  7. 11 May 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  8. 21 Sep 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  9. 7 Mar 2019
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  10. 21 Nov 2019
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

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