Popular parks and trails are filled with people exercising, getting some fresh air, and taking care of their mental health. Sidewalks and bike lanes are at capacity as essential workers walk, ride, and scoot instead of taking transit. At the same time, many streets are eerily empty of cars. The pressure is on to rebalance our streets, at least temporarily, to provide more safe places for people to walk, bike, and run while maintaining a safe physical distance from each other. How do we make this transformation happen?
Thank you to everyone who joined us live to hear Toole Design staff share essential techniques to quickly implement street redesigns. Download the slides, scroll down for a list of the resources our presenters cited, and click below to watch a recording of the webinar. We have responded to the more than 80 questions that were asked during the webinar: Rebalancing Streets for People. Questions and Answers
Presenters Jeremy Chrzan, P.E., PTOE, and Gwen Shaw, EIT, shared practical information from rapid implementation street redesign projects in cities around the country, including Houston, New Orleans, Portland, and others. The webinar was moderated by Jennifer Toole, AICP, ASLA.
Links to resources cited in the webinar:
Organizations
- National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) COVID-19 Transportation Resource Center
- Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) Member Community
- Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Ecommunity
- Vision Zero Network: Global Lessons for the U.S. Vision Zero Movement
Materials
- Rebalancing Streets for People webinar slides
- New Zealand First Country to Fund Pop-ups (Forbes article)
- Oakland to Restrict Cars on 74 Miles of Streets (KTVU story)
- World Cities Turn Their Streets Over to Walkers and Cyclists (Guardian article)
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Part 6: Temporary Traffic Control
- Tactical Urbanist’s Guide to Materials and Design
- FHWA/National Highway Institute Online Bicycle Facility Design Course
- Nelson\Nygaard: Principles For Equitable Public Outreach & Engagement During Covid-19 and Beyond
- Kittelson & Associates: COVID-19: What It Means for Transportation, and How We’re Responding
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