Sponsor
This project was funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC).
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
3-2021
Subjects
Urban transportation, Transportation -- Planning, Pedestrian traffic flow
Abstract
This report summarizes the primary output of this project, a book of COVID-era street reconfiguration case studies called 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 NITC-supported case study books on best practices in street reconfigurations for more active, sustainable, and in this case, COVID-supportive uses. The full, 154-page book is available for free download from the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC).
DOI
10.15760/trec.257
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/35068
Recommended Citation
Schlossberg, Marc, Rebecca Lewis, Aliza Whalen, Clare Haley, Danielle Lewis, Natalie Kataoka, and John Larson-Friend. Rethinking Streets for Physical Distancing. NITC-RR- 1447. Portland, OR: Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC), 2021.https://dx.doi.org/10.15760/trec.257
Description
This is a final report, NITC-RR-1447, from the NITC program of TREC at Portland State University, and can be found online at: https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/1447.