Rethinking and Activating Public Space in Seattle and Boston

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Project for Public Spaces & National Center for Biking and Walking

Rethinking and Activating Public Space in Seattle and Boston Abstract: Seattle and Boston are two U.S. cities that have embraced new roles the public sector can play in managing and activating public space, including streets. Seattle's Public Space Management Program and Boston's Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics support innovative public space projects by partnering with city departments, community members, and designers to pilot, test, learn, and scale placemaking initiatives. Presenters will share highlights of their programs and the successes and failures of catalyst projects. Presenters: Presenter: Jennifer Wieland Seattle DOT Co-Presenter: Kris Carter City of Boston Co-Presenter: Nate Cormier SvR Design Company

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Rethinking & Activating Public Space in Seattle & Boston
Kris Carter, Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics
Nate Cormier, SvR Design Company
Jennifer Wieland, Seattle Department of Transportation

Why does this matter?
Photo credit: Crosscut

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Isn’t it obvious?
Photo credit: Courtney Sacco/Metro

What’s the role for cities?
Credit: Mike Lydon, et al

What sparked Seattle to action?
Photo credit: Renegade Planners Collective

What about Boston?
Photo credit: Jason Eppink

Public Space Management Program
Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place
Jennifer Wieland
September 9, 2014

SDOT’s mission & vision
Mission: delivering a first-rate transportation system for Seattle
Vision: a vibrant Seattle with connected people, places, & products

SDOT’s core principles
Keep it safe
Focus on the basics
Build healthy communities
Support a thriving economy
Provide great service

People want places…
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Photo credit: Redbox Pictures

Managing the right-of-way
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Photo credit: Oran Viriyincy

Program mission
Seattle’s Public Space Management Program
promotes and regulates a vibrant, safe, accessible, and attractive shared right-of-way.

…to parklets
Photo credit: Seattle Bike Blog

From sandbox-gate…
Photo credit: Seattle Times

…to a Scrabble board
Photo credit: Joshua Trujillo, Seattle PI

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…to a lunchtime destination
Photo credit: Downtown Seattle Association

Thank you!
jennifer.wieland@seattle.gov | (206) 733-9970
http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/psmp.htm
http://www.seattle.gov/transportation

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Rethinking and Activating Public Space in Seattle and Boston

1. Rethinking & Activating Public Space in Seattle & Boston Kris Carter, Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics Nate Cormier, SvR Design Company Jennifer Wieland, Seattle Department of Transportation

2. Why does this matter? Photo credit: Crosscut

3. 3 Isn’t it obvious? Photo credit: Courtney Sacco/Metro

4. What’s the role for cities? Credit: Mike Lydon, et al

5. What sparked Seattle to action? Photo credit: Renegade Planners Collective

6. What about Boston? Photo credit: Jason Eppink

7. What are people saying?

8. Public Space Management Program Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place Jennifer Wieland September 9, 2014

9. SDOT’s mission & vision Mission: delivering a first-rate transportation system for Seattle Vision: a vibrant Seattle with connected people, places, & products

10. SDOT’s core principles Keep it safe Focus on the basics Build healthy communities Support a thriving economy Provide great service

11. People want places… 11

12. People want places… 12

13. People want places…

14. People want places…

15. 15 People want places…

16. People want places…

17. People want places… 17 Photo credit: Redbox Pictures

18. And we have space!

19. Managing the right-of-way 19 Photo credit: Oran Viriyincy

20. Program mission Seattle’s Public Space Management Program promotes and regulates a vibrant, safe, accessible, and attractive shared right-of-way.

21. A one-stop shop