Regent Street Images

Above is the situation as it is being proposed by the engineers doing the work on the parking garage- the curb edge on the right is where the gutter currently is. there is room for parked cars on the left and 2 lanes of two-way traffic.

This is imagining the 9' of parking space to the left reclaimed as usable space underneath the shade of the trees. This is valuable space and will not be needed when the parking garage is put in-

This is imagining the space with a more contiguous paving surface, both in material and in elevation. there could be the gutters put in that are found in many places- the trench gutters that are still traversable by wheelchair- by combining these moves, we can imagine the space begin to feel like one space and the priority given to pedestrians.

This is the ideal situation- the street ahead has been converted to a one-way street going north and narrowed to 14'. Trees are added to the right side and the 'landing' area widened to 12.5'- enough for standing, resting, waiting, sitting. the street is narrow enough to cross without fear and still handles one-way traffic to connectwith 26th from the south. The area under the trees would be further developed to accommodate pedestrian movement at any point, and strategies will have to be implemented to protect the root zones from compaction.