Safe and Easy Circulation
Markets are spaces frequented by a multitude of users, but they can sometimes lead to disorientation. To make them more inclusive, it’s important to ensure both physical and orientational accessibility by incorporating wayfinding strategies. Additionally, markets can create situations of insecurity, particularly for women and older individuals, highlighting the need for thoughtful design that promotes safety and comfort for all.
- Place ramps, elevators, elevators, and tactile flooring at entrances
- Signal appropriately using Wayfinding strategies
- Mark the accesses, main routes and emergency exits well.
- Each access to the market will have a specific storage space for carts and baskets to make purchases measuring approximately 50x40x80cm.
- Markets are spaces where it is more possible to generate situations of insecurity, especially for women or older people.
- Locate ATMs within the market with visibility that allows informal surveillance.
- Avoid space design with blind, dead-end or narrow hallways and corridors. If there is no other option, illuminate them and supplement them with some form of informal surveillance and good signage.
- Consult here more about access and evacuation: Design of doors, windows, and exits for safe access and escape.
- Consult here more about wayfinding: Cognitive signage and orientation to help users navigate spaces.