By Guest blogger, Jordan Lewis
As a part of my internship with Gehl Architects last year, I collaborated with a fellow student from the University of Washington on developing a handbook showing opportunities and implementation tools for cities and engaged citizens to transform underutilized portions of the urban Right-of-Way into better spaces for people of all ages.
The Adaptive Streets handbook demonstrates a collection of strategies that can be used to adapt street space, ranging from reclaiming individual parking spaces to transforming entire blocks. The handbook also provides innovative visions for adapting the Right-of-Way based on several prototypical streets in Seattle, Washington. I am excited to announce the handbook is now available to view and download at issuu and hope it will inspire new interventions in the Right of Way.