The article analyzes the measures used by municipal authorities and construction organizations in Russian megalopolis for the organization of barrier-free architectural and planning environment. The results of the implementation of social programs to improve the living conditions of people with disabilities and other categories of people with limited mobility in urban areas are evaluated. It is proposed that the training of the barrier-free architectural and planning environment should become a priority direction of modern Russian construction education. Urban planning trends of the XXI century should be taken into account, as well as the principles of complexity and consistency in the creation of barrier-free architectural and planning space, in particular, the principles of the organization of exclusive space for residents of apartment buildings with restrictions. The article emphasizes that the legal aspect of the problem exists related to the protection of the social rights of workers with disabilities. The need to overcome the contradictions between different groups of urban population and the need to consider the environmental trends of the modern world urban planning is emphasized. In this regard, the town-planning developments of the famous modern Danish architect Jan Gehl, the head of Gehl Architects, are given as an example, currently working in the Russian Federation, in the Moscow region.