Abstract
The paper presented a view of incorporate universal design principles into the planning of public facilities in Chinese cities. Then we concluded some problems of Chinese urban public facilities now days, such as insufficient numbers of facilities sometimes, lacking of humane care, ineffective supervision and management in some cities. Finally we proposed ways to enhancing the quality and efficiency of urban public facilities by universal design, including setting up an expert group, mining the culture of the city features, expressing the love and care of the human needs, emphasizing fairness, protecting the safety of the users, improving comfort of the users and insisting on a sustainable use.