Studying sidewalks and the like

I read about this and thought of Helen, the pedestrian activist, and Matt C (aka the Rooster) and his interests in accessibility and usability.

The PAMELA project:

A research project, where a reconfigurable laboratory is used to simulate existing and proposed pedestrian environments, being carried out by Accessibility Research Group at University College London.

This will allow existing “open space” accessibility issues to be examined rigorously under controlled conditions. It will also enable infrastructure designs to be checked, thereby avoiding the possibility of costly mistakes on site arising from a subsequent accessibility audit