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Traditional Concept

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14TH ST. N. Shared Street

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NEW

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Curbless Street for all modes in Brighton, England

Curbless Street for all modes in Brighton, England

Considerations • Provides visibility on square for traffic. • Maintains an alternative E-W route for traffic. • Shared street encourages free flowing pedestrian access and seamless transition from square to new buildings around the square and the Judicial Center. • Without curbs, separation may be achieved with bollards which divide the street from the plaza/sidewalk. • Shared streets can be managed and closed by time of day to accommodate events on the square.

ENVISION COURTHOUSE SQUARE

14th St. N.

STUDY AREA

NEW

BLIC

where people come together

14th St. N.

N. Veitch St.

STUDY AREA

W

• Curbed street, but with right-of-way reallocated to provide space for non-vehicular uses. • Includes reducing lane widths, widening sidewalks, bike lanes, and creating more pervious and landscaped surfaces. • Lower vehicular speeds, reduced crash rates, and improved pedestrian safety.

N. Courthouse Rd.

N. Courthouse Rd.

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N. Veitch St.

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UDY AREA

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• Curbed street. • Redesign as a complete street. • Accommodates all modes. • Maintains and slows E-W vehicular connection on 14th St N. • Opportunity to close street on weekends for market events.

14th St. N.

Road Diet

Concept

N. Uhle. St.

N. Uhle. St.

• Reconfigure as a curbless, shared street. • Accommodates all modes. • Paving design can complement hardscapes within the square. • Maintains and slows E-W vehicular connection on 14th St. N. • Opportunity to close street on weekends for market events.

N. Veitch St.

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Standard Street

Concept

N. Courthouse Rd.

#8 Concept

Crossroads Concept

PUBLIC

Standard Street Design with curbs, amenity strip, trees.

9th Avenue, NYC

Market Common, Clarendon

9th Avenue, NYC

Considerations • Sidewalk and street establish zones for circulation and amenity space. • Amenity strip with furnishings and trees provides protection for pedestrians. • When closed, curbed street functions less as an open space than a shared street. • Maintains alternative E-W route for traffic. • Increases conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians. • Lower cost option.

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Considerations • Loading/unloading for buildings. • Low vehicle volumes on 14th St. N. • Pedestrian and bicycle safety. • Stormwater management and reduction of impervious surfaces. • Reduces vehicle speeds. • Possible integration of police parking spaces that may be lost through redevelopment of current surface parking lot.