Low-Cost Innovations That Create Vibrant Public Spaces and Support Economic Activity
Cities are discovering fast, low-cost, and effective opportunities to re-purpose excess roadway capacity at or near intersections into public spaces. Asphalt, Paint, and Gravel will highlight public plaza projects and programs cropping up in cities across the country, looking at how plaza sites are selected, which actors needs to be involved, and what design elements create spaces that are attractive to pedestrians, safe for drivers, and navigable for cyclists.