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Key messages

 * Successful public spaces rely on people using them: "**People make places, more than places make people**".
 * There is clear evidence of the importance of public spaces in successful regeneration policies and for creating sustainable communities.
 * Spaces that successfully attract social activity are often banal in design, or untidy in their activities - such as [|street markets] and [|allotments]. Designers need to be responsive to the **use** of public spaces, **not just aesthetics.**
 * Strategies to solve **anti-social behaviour** by **moving it elsewhere** are likely to be **ineffective** and risk worsening local tensions.
 * Public spaces should be **inclusive**, provide **opportunities for exchange** and **give users the ability to shape what happens there**.
 * It is important that local people are consulted about what they want from the public spaces in their communities if these places are to deliver their full promise.