Austin has mostly been planning, designing, and engineering its streets the same way for 20 years. A new Street Design Guide would pave the way for a new era.
Syeda Hasan reports on the new draft of the Austin Street Design Guide [pdf], released earlier this week.
"The guide takes into account some key considerations to try and make Austin streets more uniform and consistent, including the community surrounding a street, the number of lanes and different modes of transportation options, like bikes and public transit," writes Hasan.
"The new guide divides each street into three sections – pedestrian zones, bicycle zones and motor vehicle and transit zones; it recommends dimensions for each of those features. It also categorizes streets by their context, like urban, suburban or industrial," adds Hasan.
The article includes soundbites provided by Annick Beaudet, a manager with the Austin Transportation Department, and Liane Miller, a project manager with the Austin Transportation Department. Both provide insight into how the guide will update the city's existing transportation plan.
Though the city's transportation plan hasn't been updated in 20 years, the city did earn acclaim for its 2014 complete streets policy.
FULL STORY: Austin Unveils New Guide For The Future Of Street Design
Oregon Passes Exemption to Urban Growth Boundary
Cities have a one-time chance to acquire new land for development in a bid to increase housing supply and affordability.
Where Urban Design Is Headed in 2024
A forecast of likely trends in urban design and architecture.
Savannah: A City of Planning Contrasts
From a human-scales, plaza-anchored grid to suburban sprawl, the oldest planned city in the United States has seen wildly different development patterns.
Washington Tribes Receive Resilience Funding
The 28 grants support projects including relocation efforts as coastal communities face the growing impacts of climate change.
Adaptive Reuse Bills Introduced in California Assembly
The legislation would expand eligibility for economic incentives and let cities loosen regulations to allow for more building conversions.
LA's Top Parks, Ranked
TimeOut just released its list of the top 26 parks in the L.A. area, which is home to some of the best green spaces around.
City of Rochester
Boston Harbor Now
City of Bellevue
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
City of Birmingham, Alabama
City of Laramie, Wyoming
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.