Bell Street Park Shared Street, Seattle

Bell Street Park is the City of Seattle’s first shared street project, establishing a new typology for streets as parks and open space. Initiated by Belltown neighborhood residents, Bell Street demonstrates how a bold vision for transformation can be realized through inclusive design and strong city/community collaboration. Proven as a successful shared street project, its…

Participating Agencies METRO Schedule Planning & Community Process: 2013 – 2014METRO Board approval: Feb 11, 2015Opened for service: August 16, 2015 Goals In August 16, 2015, Houston’s Metro transit system implemented one of the largest bus network changes in U.S. history. All local routes, including routes that had not been rethought since the 1920s, were redesigned and integrated…

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) uses in-lane stops to improve transit and bike safety and operations. During a scheduled resurfacing project of 1.5 miles of Dexter Avenue between Westlake Avenue North and Mercer Street—a segment with frequent bus service—SDOT seized an opportunity to reallocate space to transit by removing an existing center two-way left…

In June 2015, the City of Toronto completed the reconstruction of Queens Quay Boulevard, transforming an underused waterfront street in downtown Toronto into a hallmark destination. The reconstruction of Queens Quay converted a wide two-way, four-lane car-centric street with center-running streetcars into an asymmetrical two-way street with a side-running transitway and dramatically expanded bicycle and…