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An Analysis And Application Of Pedestrian Streets, Ellie Krantz, Austin Lucero
An Analysis And Application Of Pedestrian Streets, Ellie Krantz, Austin Lucero
City and Regional Planning
The goal of this project is to closely examine the conversion of traditional roads into pedestrian streets. By studying two examples, we will create an understanding of why cities do this, how they implement pedestrian streets, what results pedestrian streets bring, and what makes a successful conversion project.
The second part of this project is to implement the key takeaways of the research phase into a conceptual design of a similar project for San Luis Obispo. This design based phase will consider the entire scope of the project, detailing project location selection, implementation, and recommendations.
Spheres Development Package, Nate R. Antepenko, Dan Benaroch, Dominic Ferrari
Spheres Development Package, Nate R. Antepenko, Dan Benaroch, Dominic Ferrari
City and Regional Planning
The Spheres, live work play development concept is located adjacent to Higuera St, along an arterial road that primarily contains industrial and commercial land uses. The proposed development site is intended to enhance the city of San Luis Obispo by addressing the necessities of the surrounding community.
The development proposal adopts the Urban Design principle, Smart Growth Planning, designed to direct development into areas that have adequate utility capacity and transportation networks and to encourage walkable communities. The Spheres development site fosters fluid spaces, where residents live in a walkable radius to work, eliminating long commutes, in order to eliminate …