A brand new roundup of Walkability Wins. This week we’re showcasing the motion by highlighting extra locations throughout the nation advancing pedestrian-friendly agendas.

Los Angeles, California

Venice Boulevard in Los Angeles has been reconfigured enormously. The road has been diminished from 6 lanes to 4 and has bus-only lanes in every course. That is one in every of seven new bus-only lanes throughout the town. Along with the reconfiguration, pedestrian upgrades have been added, together with upgraded crosswalks. It additionally included protected bike lanes.

Seattle, Washington

A phase of Pike Road has been closed to site visitors and it has created a small pedestrian oasis. This is not going to solely be useful to vacationers who usually discover themselves close to Pike Place Market, taking photos of the neon signal, but in addition creates areas for individuals to congregate and enhances walkability and the vibrancy of Seattle. We hope to see extra of those road closures that create pedestrian-friendly locations.

Indianapolis, Indiana

The revitalization efforts in Indianapolis embrace closing off a part of the road for pedestrians to be able to create a extra inviting setting on Monument Circle. The objective is to create a mini-park space that features every day public artwork, stay music, meals and beverage and  neighborhood programming. Town is renovating some streets as a part of the plan, together with Georgia Road, which will probably be redeveloped right into a extra pedestrian-friendly road.

Spokane, Washington

Spokane has eradicated parking minimums for housing half a mile from bus strains. That is partially to handle the housing disaster we’re experiencing. There may be additionally a nationwide pattern of cities transferring in direction of extra walkable and dense growth. These ordinances give builders the choice to not assemble parking and subsequently lower rents. In response to some research, parking can elevate rents as a lot as 17%, relying on location. 

Oregon

Attributable to numerous circumstances, widening plans on I-5 and I-205 in Oregon have been postponed. First, Governor Kotek ordered the Oregon Division of Transportation to pause freeway tolling till 2026. The tolls would function income to pay for the growth challenge. Second, the prices of the growth had elevated exponentially on account of inflation on freeway building. Advocacy organizations like No Extra Freeways have celebrated the challenge postponements.  

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