Transportation / Intermodality / Complete Streets

75-Minute Education Session

SAT-A11 - Resilient Streets: Expanding Public Realm and Mobility

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

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  Mary Lydecker, ASLA, LEED AP

  Principal
  Hargreaves Associates

Speaker(s)

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  Chris Bongorno, LEED AP

  Senior Associate
  Nelson\Nygaard
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  Paula Meijerink, ASLA

  Associate Professor
  Knowlton School, The Ohio State University

This session will explore how streets can be designed to signal a “pedestrian-first” environment, creating a more cohesive public realm identity and expanding flexible programming opportunities while also prioritizing safety. “Resilient” streets can accommodate existing modes of transportation, while also being poised to strategically adapt to emerging mobility trends.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how emerging mobility/access trends are changing the way that cars occupy streets now and in the future.
• Learn a range of design strategies for pedestrianizing streets, which can both enhance public realm continuity and protect pedestrian and driver safety.
• Understand how changes to streets at the site scale can be evaluated for their impact to urban or regional scale transportation connectivity.
• Learn how streets can be designed to be adaptable to future transportation changes, such as self-driving cars, continued increase in ride-share use, and alternative transportation options.