11. Design Elements
• Gateways (portals to Lower Grand
Avenue)
• Hubs (activity centers or key
intersections)
• Links (block frontage connecting hubs
and gateways)
• Rooms (privately maintained and
designed publicly owned ROW that
includes the sidewalk, landscape area,
linear rain garden area and curbside rain
garden. During special events a room may
include the parking area).
• Shared maintenance and design
responsibilities for the public realm
(ROW).
15. GREENING LOWER GRAND AVENUE
LINK
Public Art Light Strings
Mid-block
Crossing Garden Room
Decorative
pavers/way
finding
Native
flowering
plants
Bio swale Curb cuts for
rain gardens
24. GATEWAY - AFTER
GREENING LOWER GRAND
AVENUE
1
3
1. Wayfinding
2. Rain gardens In
curb bulb out
3. Linear rain gardens
(bioswales)
4. Bike lane
5. Enhanced crosswalk
6. 5 to 3 lanes
7. Light strings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
25. CITY OF PHOENIX
• Stripe for bike lanes and parking.
• Interdepartmental team.
• Rain gardens.
• Repurpose outside lanes.
GAMA
• Decorative fencing.
• Paint.
PARTNERSHIP
• Landscape maintenance.
• Organize a single event to accomplish a physical change.
GREENING LOWER GRAND AVENUE
POLICY AND PROGRAMS