Thesis
Creating safer, shared streets in complex urban communities: the story of Washington Avenue
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Jun 2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00010452
Abstract
Urban streets are places of belonging. The infrastructure of the street is connected to the community, culture, and land use along it. Given this implication for way of life, this research explores urban transportation corridor investment, such as the implementation of bus lanes, bike lanes, sidewalks, and street reconfiguration, and the evolved thinking and collaboration needed to improve transportation systems without repeating previous trauma and inflicting new harm on marginalized communities. The intention of this study is to advance anti-displacement planning as part of transportation corridor projects to broaden mobility, progress access, and create safer shared streets for everyone. It focuses on the case study of Washington Avenue in Philadelphia, where complex community needs, values, and histories challenged traditional planning approaches. This study has been done in a qualitative manner, relying heavily on the personal narrative of people involved in the Washington Avenue project. The project conflicts are illustrated in the outcomes along the street, with only a portion of the corridor being redesigned. The Washington Avenue project serves as an opportunity to learn how urban community planning practices can be refined to better serve people and to create more equitable, sustainable, safe, and accessible transportation systems.
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- Title
- Creating safer, shared streets in complex urban communities
- Creators
- Tara Hofferth
- Contributors
- Andrew Zitcer (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- x, 101 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Strategy; Architecture, Design, and Urbanism; Drexel University; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
- Other Identifier
- 991021890210504721