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CABE Launches Step by Step Guide to Good Design of Public SpaceAs part of the local government white paper, Strong and prosperous communities, the government has made a commitment to encourage community groups to have greater control over how their local environment is managed and improved.
For the first time, CABE has set out how community groups can radically improve the design of public space.
It's our space is a guide for groups getting involved in a public space project.
It intends to inspire local communities to demand high standards of design.
The guide includes a series of case studies which community groups can use to draw on the good and the bad experiences of others.
Spaceshaper is a toolkit aimed at anyone wanting to evaluate the quality of a public space - before they invest time and money improving it.
The toolkit works by capturing the perceptions of professionals involved in running a public space, as well the views of the people that use it.
The toolkit aims to raise aspirations, encouraging people to demand more from their local spaces.
Speaking about the launch, Sarah Gaventa, director of CABE Space said: "These tools are about long-term thinking and planning.
We want to get community groups thinking big in design terms.
We want these tools to give them the ambition to imagine a place being not just a little bit better than it was, but the best that it can be."
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