The project includes a guidebook concerning environments that are developed for mixing transport activities and pedestrian activities by making the area accessible to everyone, without separation. This form of planning comes from a different way of thinking, where the community would rather make it possible for the two working together whenever they cross paths than to have each individual trouble spot worked out.
The term "Shared Space" is used for this in Europe. The purpose of the guidebook is to partly participate in the experiences from abroad and partly to analyse the spread and function of these kinds of places in Sweden. There is also an evaluation of Skvallerorget included in the analysis. Holland, Denmark and England among others have developed spaces using this principle. The evaluations show that the traffic now flow smoother, the speed has been reduced and the number of serious accidents has decreased.
Evaluations of Stortorget in Ystad, Fiskartorget in Västervik, Nya Boulevarden in Kristianstad, Studietorget in Borlänge and Skvallertorget in Norrköping all show that the average speeds are low following the alterations, between 14 - 26 km/h. The new statistics for accidents and conflicts show that the spaces are safe from traffic after the alterations. Another positive note is that the traffic heavy environments have been replaced by beautiful sceneries that are, according to several interviews, highly appreciated. That the spaces become more active and alive after the alterations is perceived as a positive reaction by the people who make it more active and alive.