Comparing Avent Ferry to Fayetteville St
Step 1: Put cars in their place
Avent Ferry uses cars as the primary form of transportation from one location to another. Yes, walking space is available, but it is not necessarily invited or celebrated.
Step 2: Mix the uses
Although we did not notice any mixed use buildings, for convenience, Avent Ferry offers a Food Lion within walking distance of many of the housing options along the road.
Step 3: Get the parking right
As per a typical automobile-dominant city street, Avent Ferry offers no road-side parking. Instead, there are large areas of impermeable pavement for drivers to park at. These parking locations also coincide with various stores including a theater, restaurants, and a grocery store.
Step 4: Let transit work
Along Avent Ferry, there are multiple bus stops for the people who live alongside the street. These buses help alleviate some of the congestion that would otherwise be caused by those who use the buses.
Step 5: Protect the pedestrian
The sidewalks on Avent Ferry are much narrower than those of Fayetteville, and therefore less inviting. In addition there are no parked cars along the side of the road facing the sidewalk to act as a barrier between the pedestrian and moving vehicles. Also in terms of safety, there are few street lights along Avent Ferry to provide lighting for nighttime travelers.
Step 6: Welcome bikes
Avent Ferry does have bike lanes that extend up to the Gorman intersection at Gorman, encouraging alternate forms of transportation. This is a big step towards making the area more walkable.
Step 7: Shape the spaces
Step 8: Plant Trees
The landscape is drastically different between Fayetteville and Avent Ferry. Along Fayetteville, small trees and potted plants dress the outer strip of the sidewalk for aesthetic as well as safety purposes, On Avent Ferry, the trees and shrubbery remain along the opposite bound of the sidewalk, leaving the space between the pedestrian and the road much more open.
Step 9: Make friendly and unique faces
Along Avent Ferry there are a couple shopping squares where the buildings are all identical. This reduces the attraction of street as it doesn't give pedestrians something different or unique to view. Furthermore, the buildings do little to add character to the street. However, there are some counter examples along Avent Ferry where a stand along building is different from it's surroundings.
Step 10: Pick your winners
Avent Ferry is a motor vehicle dominated street. For this reason, the City of Raleigh might not use as many resources on this street to try to make it more walkable.
Step 1: Put cars in their place
Avent Ferry uses cars as the primary form of transportation from one location to another. Yes, walking space is available, but it is not necessarily invited or celebrated.
Step 2: Mix the uses
Although we did not notice any mixed use buildings, for convenience, Avent Ferry offers a Food Lion within walking distance of many of the housing options along the road.
Step 3: Get the parking right
As per a typical automobile-dominant city street, Avent Ferry offers no road-side parking. Instead, there are large areas of impermeable pavement for drivers to park at. These parking locations also coincide with various stores including a theater, restaurants, and a grocery store.
Step 4: Let transit work
Along Avent Ferry, there are multiple bus stops for the people who live alongside the street. These buses help alleviate some of the congestion that would otherwise be caused by those who use the buses.
Step 5: Protect the pedestrian
The sidewalks on Avent Ferry are much narrower than those of Fayetteville, and therefore less inviting. In addition there are no parked cars along the side of the road facing the sidewalk to act as a barrier between the pedestrian and moving vehicles. Also in terms of safety, there are few street lights along Avent Ferry to provide lighting for nighttime travelers.
Step 6: Welcome bikes
Avent Ferry does have bike lanes that extend up to the Gorman intersection at Gorman, encouraging alternate forms of transportation. This is a big step towards making the area more walkable.
Step 7: Shape the spaces
Step 8: Plant Trees
The landscape is drastically different between Fayetteville and Avent Ferry. Along Fayetteville, small trees and potted plants dress the outer strip of the sidewalk for aesthetic as well as safety purposes, On Avent Ferry, the trees and shrubbery remain along the opposite bound of the sidewalk, leaving the space between the pedestrian and the road much more open.
Step 9: Make friendly and unique faces
Along Avent Ferry there are a couple shopping squares where the buildings are all identical. This reduces the attraction of street as it doesn't give pedestrians something different or unique to view. Furthermore, the buildings do little to add character to the street. However, there are some counter examples along Avent Ferry where a stand along building is different from it's surroundings.
Step 10: Pick your winners
Avent Ferry is a motor vehicle dominated street. For this reason, the City of Raleigh might not use as many resources on this street to try to make it more walkable.