MPs discussed whether shared spaces - like Frideswide Square in Oxford - are dangerous for blind people.
The women and equalities committee heard evidence this morning to continue its wide-ranging inquiry into shared spaces.
Shared spaces are a design strategy which sees the number of curbs, traffic signs and signals reduced to minimise the segregation of pedestrians and vehicles.
The inquiry was launched earlier this year shortly after an appeal by the National Federation of the Blind of the UK.
Oxfordshire County Council spent £6.7 million developing Frideswide Square, next to Oxford railway station, into a shared space. The new design opened in December last year.
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