Street Plans has joined the winning consulting team for the District of Columbia Office of Planning’s “Crossing the Street: Building DC’s Creative Future through Innovative Placemaking” initiative. Last week, the Washington Area Bicyclists’ Association, Street Plans’ partner, led a workshop in the District’s Petworth neighborhood to start brainstorming for an…
On April 13th, the Miami Beach City Commission unanimously approved a Transportation Master Plan that establishes a transportation vision for the City. The plan provides guidelines for future transportation systems and mobility strategies, suggests policy modifications to improve the efficiency of the transportation network, and generates projects based on priorities. “This…
Street Plans worked with the City of Austin Transportation Department and the YMCA of Austin to lead a community Walk Audit in honor of National Walking Day. On the day before the community event, Street Plans led a training session for audit facilitators, including city staff and community leaders….
This is an exciting time for Miami. For much of the city’s history, Miami has been characterized by dependence on the automobile. Now, as population in Miami’s urban center increases, “…a growing constituency of people are demanding more parks and green spaces and greater transportation choices to improve quality of…
The New Tropic, a Miami publication, writes about the ways Street Plans founders Tony Garcia and Mike Lydon are changing cities by “thinking small.” The article notes several examples of Tactical Urbanism projects in the Miami area, including the Ludlam Trail Project, which was co-founded by Street Plans Principal Tony…
If you missed the recent America Walks webinar on Tactical Urbanism you can check out it here.
Over the past seven years Street Plans has built a practice around implementing tactical urbanism projects around the globe. Our four open-source guides and recent book, along with other resources, provide substantial case-study level information on the topic, but, we’ve heard time and again that what is needed now is more guidance…
In an interview with Vienna’s leading newspaper Wiener Zeitung, Street Plans Principal Mike Lydon explains how urban development can work cheaply and quickly in the midst of the Urban Future Festival in the City of Graz.
Street Plans Principal Mike Lydon weighs in on the concept that Street Plans, in collaboration with Transportation Alternatives, worked on for the Grand Concourse in New York, one of the most dangerous streets in the greater New York region: “Because of the high surface transit needs, we found the best…
Street Plans is working with America Walks to lead a Webinar as part of the organization’s “Tools for the Field” series. The webinar will explore the role that Tactical Urbanism can play in creating communities that promote enjoyable and accessible physical activity. Sound interesting? Join us for the webinar! Photo: Pilot curb extension…
