Remove ImagesA tale of two streetscapes
October 19, 2011
If the trucks stay on Washington St., then the streetscape's elements will include:
• Making the sidewalk as wide as possible to accommodate a permanent landscape buffer along the road curb.
• Minimizing on-street parking to accommodate this buffer.
• Minimizing outdoor dining, pocket areas to sit, benches or chairs.
• Emphasizing building architecture, store fronts, Centennial Park, art and features.
• Providing connections to facilitate pedestrian travel on and away from Washington St. to off-street parking areas and neighborhoods.
If the trucks are removed from Washington St. via a bypass, then the streetscape's elements will include:
• Making the sidewalks places for gathering and resting by optimizing opportunities for outdoor dining, adding pocket parks with seating, and scattering benches and chairs in numerous locations.
• Varying sidewalk widths to provide for multiple uses.
• Maintaining street parking in key locations.