On March 22, over 50 members were presented with a thoughtful analysis about Transportations Role in Placemaking by Rob Scheisel from Gorove Slade. Rob described how transportation engineers and planners have, for decades, engaged in Place-Breaking by having goals for their projects that prioritize moving traffic though communities and roadways.
Instead, Rob said, it’s important to consider these options prior to completing roadway designs:
- Balance between needs and human scale
- Minimize conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles
- Slow vehicular speeds
- Accessibility/Walkability
- Intuitive pathways for people
- Multi-modal connectivity
- Designing for people instead of cars
Click here to view the presentation.
Pictured below are Robert Schiesel, Lou Slade and Dan VanPelt, all from Gorove Slade
