The square is already shared

Today it looks more like a car park than the main square of a historic town centre.

The square is already shared – we just don't use it on equal terms.

If we want to walk from one part of the centre to another, we already have to find our way between cars. Although every point of the square can be crossed on foot, most of its surface is taken up by cars, and mostly we just pass through.

Today it looks more like a car park than the main square of a historic town centre.

The two analyses make it clear: shared use already exists. The question is what this shared space should be like – and who should be its protagonist?