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Rethinking Streets for Physical Distancing

Rethinking Streets for Physical DistancingPhoto

Principal Investigator:

Marc Schlossberg, University of Oregon

Co-Investigators:

  • Rebecca Lewis, University of Oregon

Summary:

Reallocating space on streets to accommodate new uses – particularly for walking, biking, and being – is not new. However, COVID-era needs have accelerated the process that many communities use to make such street transitions. A few overlapping phenomena quickly became clear during the early days of COVID: a need to remain physically distanced from others outside our immediate household; a need fo... Reallocating space on streets to accommodate new uses – particularly for walking, biking, and being – is not new. However, COVID-era needs have accelerated the process that many communities use to make such street transitions. A few overlapping phenomena quickly became clear during the early days of COVID: 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. "Rethinking Streets During COVID-19" constitutes an evidence-based guide to 25 quick redesigns for physical distancing, public use, and spatial equity. This project is the third in a series of NITC-supported projects to investigate and document best practices in street reconfigurations for more active, sustainable, and in this case, COVID-supportive uses. The two previous projects are: Rethinking Streets: An Evidence Based Design Manual on Making Streets into Complete Streets (2013) https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/539 From Knowledge to Practice: Rethinking Streets for People on Bikes (2019) https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/1081 Photo by RoamingPanda/iStock See More

Project Details

Project Type: Research
Project Status: Completed
End Date: January 31, 2021
UTC Funding: $67,989

Downloadable Products

  • Rethinking Streets During COVID19 (FINAL_REPORT)
  • Rethinking Streets During COVID19 - Optimized (FINAL_REPORT)
  • Rethinking Streets For Physical Distancing: Process and Rationale (FINAL_REPORT)

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