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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

A photo of a row of townhouses with a sidewalk, street trees, and parallel parking — Clear Boundary Between Public & Private - Laurel Grove, San José, CA (Source: Flickr - Sergio Ruiz)

A photo of a plaza in front of a high-rise building with large ground lights on the sidewalk and an emergency call button box. — Salesforce Plaza, San Francisco, CA (Source: Flickr - Sergio Ruiz)

Natural surveillance is key to neighborhood safety. Neighborhoods with higher walkability indices and/or businesses open longer hours are associated with lower crime. Ensure open sightlines to and...

Photo of two bicyclists using a bicycle lane between a vehicle lane and parked cars on a partly sunny day — Bicycle infrastructure can contribute to reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled

Photo of shop entrances made out of old shipping containers with shoppers walking — BoxPark, London, UK (Source: Flickr - La Citta Vita)

Street Design Implementation - Home Page

Even today, street design standards are based first on accommodating efficient, free, and rapid motor vehicle flow. Decisions about geometry and operations of a street typically begin with reducing...

Photo of sidewalk with people standing and walking with trees between parked vehicles and store entrances open — Monterey Road near Gilroy Caltrain Station, Gilroy, CA (Source: Flickr - Sergio Ruiz)

Photo of a bicycle parking room with bicycles parked on both sides of aisle in two levels with signs above — Bike Parking Station (Source: BART)

Photo of parking lot entrance behind a pedestrian plaza and attached to a coffee shop with bicycle parking in the foreground — 4th Street Parking Garage, Morgan Hill, CA

Photo of small park space surrounded by a playground, buildings, and trees — Santana Row Integrates Retail and Open Spaces, San José, CA

A graphic showing that schools, fire department, developers, transit agencies, government agencies, and land architects are all connected to each other and a street. — Layered Approach to Street Design

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...

Photo of people sitting outside restaurants on benches and at tables under trees and umbrellas — Murphy Avenue near Sunnyvale Caltrain Station, Sunnyvale CA (Source: Flickr - Sergio Ruiz)

Photo of Express Lane pricing on a Bay Area freeway — Freeway Express Lane Pricing

Photo of a parking garage with several cars parked on both sides of an aisle — (Source: Adobe Stock)

Photo of the sidewalk in front of a shop with parked cars at the curb and a delivery truck blocking them in as items are being unloaded — Curb Management (Source: IBI Group)

Graphic showing two pages of a helpful memo with callouts showing the important elements — Metrolinx Mobility Hub Guidelines (Source: IBI Group)

Photo of sign explaining free 10 minute parking allowed — Passenger Loading Zone, Boulder, CO (Source: IBI Group)

Photo of a colorful crosswalk for a pedestrian alleyway surrounded by taller buildings — 3rd and Paseo de San Antonio, San José, CA

Photo of people walking around a park during an event with booths — Fremont Park, Sacramento, CA (Source: Flickr - Eric Fredericks)

Photo of a congested freeway with several vehicle lanes

From the 1970s through the late 2010s, transportation analysis of the impact of development projects and land use plans focused heavily on automobile Level of Service (LOS), a performance measure...

Photo of skateboarder in front of street party in front of apartment building — A person travels on a skateboard on Octavia Boulevard’s shared local access road past a public meeting space created with the street redesign. (Source: Sergio Ruiz)

Photo of a common space covered in grass and walkways surrounded by taller buildings at night — Hayes Green at night. This park is located in a wide median created when Octavia Boulevard was built to replace a portion of elevated freeway (Source: Sergio Ruiz)

Barcelona, Spain - Superblocks

In 2016, the Poblenou neighborhood in Barcelona, Spain created a people-centered, pedestrian-friendly, nine-block “superblock” within an otherwise auto-oriented...

An illustration of a city block pointing to multi-modal, pedestrian-priority, transit-priority, and bicycle-priority areas. — Multi-Modal Approach to Street Design

Photo of a series of two-story buildings with trees and people sitting in front — Downtown Austin (Source: Kyle Jameson)

Berkeley, CA, USA - Reforming Parking Policies to Support Smart Growth Study

The City of Berkeley, CA implemented a Smart Growth Study to better manage their parking supply, especially within their...

A photo of an modern ADU. — Accessory Dwelling Unit (Source: Flickr - Sightline Institute)

Transportation Management Associations

Photo of bicyclists riding up a bicycle and pedestrian bridge on a clear day — Bicycle Infrastructure - Borregas Bridge, Sunnyvale, CA

Photo of the front of a parking meter with bicycle lane and parked vehicle behind — On-Street Parking Meter

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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Multimodal Improvements

Retail Concept and Tenanting Plan

Street Design Implementation - Home Page

Siting Retail

Bicycle and Micromobility Devices Parking Standards

Shared Vehicle Parking

Experiential Retail

Interdisciplinary Approach

Ground Floor Activation

Changing the Cost of Commuting

In-Lieu Fees

Curb Management

Clarify the Vision Early

Pay-Per-Use Automobile Services

Reduce Parking Demand

Community Collaboration and Preservation

Revising Transportation Analysis Practices - Home Page

Case Studies (Street Design)

Multi-Modal Perspective at the Agency Level

Case Studies (Rethinking Vehicle Parking Requirements)

Accessory and Attached Dwelling Unit Incentives

Transportation Management Associations

Sustainable Mode Education, Infrastructure, and Accessibility

On-Street Parking Policy