Rethinking Streets During COVID-19: An Evidence-Based Guide to 25 Quick Redesigns for Physical Distancing, Public Use, and Spatial Equity

COVID-era needs have accelerated the process that many communities use to make street transformations due to: a need to remain physically distanced from others outside our immediate household; a need for more outdoor space close to home in every part of every community to access and enjoy; a need for more space to provide efficient mobility for essential workers in particular; and a need for more space for local businesses as they try to remain open safely. This project is the third in a series of National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC)-supported case study books on best practices in street reconfigurations for more active, sustainable, and in this case, COVID-supportive uses. The case studies presented focus on bike ways, slow streets, streets for dining, public promenades, and flexible curb space for temporary loading zones/curbside food pick-up. Case studies include: location and community size, the basics of the project, key outcomes, before and after street images, and a street cross-section highlighting changes and space for people.

• Record URL:
  https://ppms.trec.pdx.edu/media/project_files/RS_COVID_Full.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute for Transportation and Communities

  Portland State University
  P.O. Box 751
  Portland, OR  United States  97207

  University of Oregon, Eugene

  Sustainable Cities Institute
  Eugene, OR  United States 

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Schlossberg, Marc
  • 0000-0002-7698-4814
  • Lewis, Rebecca
  • 0000-0002-5080-5005
  • Whalen, Aliza
  • Haley, Clare
  • Lewis, Danielle
  • Kataoka, Natalie
  • Larson-Friend, John
• Publication Date: 2021

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: 154p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Best practices; Bikeways; Case studies; COVID-19; Curbs; Highway design; Loading and unloading; Pedestrian areas; Streets; Urban design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01769216
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: UTC, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 9 2021 5:33PM