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Cross-training engineers and planners creates a collaborative environment for designing and developing streets.

• Planners’ role. Generally, planners work with the community to define the goals...

Chester, England, UK – Frodsham Street

Originally a narrow, secondary retail street dominated by charity and bargain shops, Frodsham Street underwent a complete transformation, creating an...

Fort Collins, CO, USA - Multimodal Level of Service Standards

The City of Fort Collins was one of the first cities to adopt Multimodal Level of Service (MMLOS) standards to evaluate how projects...

Streets nest into the scaled nature of land use. Local and collector streets are land uses that fill in between buildings and sites. Arterial streets can serve as corridor spaces, which connect...

Austin, TX, USA - Plaza Saltillo, Community Benefits Through Joint Development

Plaza Saltillo, a joint development project at Austin’s eastern Downtown Commuter Rail Station, opened its first phase...

VTA is committed to sustainability. The design of the 10-mile Berryessa Extension is centered on the premise of saving energy and being environmentally friendly. Public transit projects like VTA’s...

Provide back-in angled parking in conjunction with bicycle lanes or provide a separated bikeway between the parking and the sidewalk. Avoid head-in angled parking because drivers entering and...

Implement policies that support healthy, active, and engaged communities.

• Manage parking through Transportation Demand Management measures (e.g., parking reduction incentives...

Promote neighborhood vitality and a balanced mix of uses through standards for jobs/housing ratio, adjustments to setbacks, provision of public open space, and maximum parking requirements.

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