Many narrow or crowded down town streets operate informally as shared streets during rush hour or at lunchtime, but are not regulated as such. A commercial shared street environment should be considered in places where pedestrian activity is high and vehicle volumes are either low or discouraged. Commercial shared streets can be designed for narrow…
Low-volume residential streets, especially in older cities, often have narrow or crumbling sidewalks. Many of these streets operate as de facto shared spaces in which children play and people walk, sharing the roadway with drivers. Depending on their volume and role in the traffic network, these streets have the potential to be redesigned and enhanced…
Argyle Street is Chicago’s first ‘shared street’, creating a plaza-like feel by raising the street and eliminating curbs. The innovative streetscape includes unit pavers that delineate sidewalks at street level, and features sidewalk planters, bike racks, and large pedestrian areas that allow for sidewalk cafes, gathering, and interacting.
Argyle Street between Broadway and Sheridan is Chicago’s first “shared street.” With a shared street, the space is available for pedestrian, vehicular and bi...
Bell Street Park is the City of Seattle’s first shared street project, establishing a new typology for streets as parks and open space. Initiated by Belltown neighborhood residents, Bell Street demonstrates how a bold vision for transformation can be realized through inclusive design and strong city/community collaboration. Proven as a successful shared street project, its…
Chicago's First 'Shared Street' Is Slated To Open This Summer
The cutting edge design for Clematis Street in West Palm Beach contributes to outdoor seating and programming for the tricky re-opening and post-pandemic recovery.
Construction is complete on Detroit’s first-ever shared street. Covering two blocks of Bagley Street in Mexicantown, work finished in late 2019. Between the I-75 Service Drive and 24th Street, there’s now an unmarked two-lane road of cement blocks, brick pavers on either side for parked cars, and street-level sidewalks made of another color of pavers.
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We've all heard about complete streets -- streets that provide access to everyone, with ample space for pedestrians, bicyclists, cars, and buses. But, at GreenBuild in Los Angeles, a group of landscape architects argued they are really just the bare minimum. Streets can become public spaces, taking on park-like qualities. In our increasingly dense urban…
Preston's controversial Fishergate roadworks project comes to a close from Tuesday morning. Lancashire County Council is promising a parking crackdown as
If you follow me on Twitter you know that I was in Budapest last weekend. The Hungarian Cyclists’ Club (Magyar Kerékpárosklub) invited four Dutch experts from different fields of expertise for four bike events, organized in the European Mobility Week. The Netherlands Embassy in Hungary helped out with the organization and by making our participation…
Designing Streets is the first policy statement in Scotland for street design and marks a change in the emphasis of guidance on street design towards place-maki
From Better! Cities & Towns: It’s been nearly a year since a major traffic light was removed at an intersection with 26,000 vehicles per day, heavily used by truck traffic in Poynton, Cheshire, England. (Map here.) A section of the town’s High Street was also renovated so that pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles all mix. The…
Stroud Green is a leafy suburb of North London populated by late Victorian and Edwardian streets imbued with the spirit of Arts and Crafts architecture. This pair of townhouses occupies a constrained site at the intersection of three roads, alongside the ‘Parkland Walk’, an elevated linear park that follows a disused railway line. The houses...
Last month the Maria Hilfer Street in Vienna, the longest shared space in Europe, was opened to the public.
У наших соотечественников есть одна забавная черта : у себя дома мы и мусор на лестничной клетке оставляем, и подъезды приходят в упадок через год со сдачи дома, и машины сроднились с газонами. Но стоит нам переехать жить в европейскую страну, так что вы, что вы: вот контейнер для пластика, а этот…
