The design strategy focuses on creating a more enjoyable urban experience by attracting pedestrian activity and enhancing walkability along an overloaded, vehicle-dominated arterial highway.
By transforming underutilized green space and reviving empty buildings and their abandoned parking lots, new destination nodes are created. with a shift in circulation patterns and the addition of northbound and southbound bike lanes, destinations are safely reached by all modes of transportation.
The lack of any connected pedestrian network is addressed with wider sidewalks, safer crosswalks, the addition of bridges, and the removal of fences and other barriers.
With the creation of easily accessible activity nodes along a well-connected pedestrian-friendly corridor, a sense of community is restored to surrounding neighborhoods along the South Dixie Highway.
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