Third Street Improvements Project
Project DescriptionOverview:A streetscape design and construction project to improve the safety, function, aesthetics, and sustainability.
Purpose:•Improve the corridor for pedestrians and bicycles •Create a visual and functional “gateway” between UC Davis and downtown.
Two Project Phases: •Phase 1 (Fall 2010 – Spring 2011): Community outreach and final streetscape design/plan•Phase 2 (Summer 2012): Construction
Project DescriptionFunctional Objectives:
• Improve and widen sidewalks
• Improve bicycle safety, encourage additional bicycling
• Improve lighting for bicycle and pedestrian safety
• Create fully accessible intersection corners
• Replace bollards and improve spacing
Project DescriptionPotential Design Enhancements:• Enhanced paving • Street furniture• Landscaping • Campus‐downtown gateway features • Pedestrian‐scale, decorative lighting
Potential Drainage & Infrastructure Improvements: • “Green Street” features such as planter boxes with
biofiltration, street trees & grates, porous pavement• Drainage conveyance improvements/connections• Undergrounding utilities
Project History• 1961 – 1972: “Third Street
Parade”
• 1973 – 1988: Support for Third Street Parade subsides
• 1988 – 2001: Desire to strengthen connection between UCD and downtown continues
• 2002 – 2006: Construction between B Street and G Street moves forward
• 2007 – 2010: Third Street Improvements project between A Street and B Street proceeds
Streetscape Design ExamplesDixieanne Ave, Sacramento
Dixieanne Ave After
Dixieanne Ave Before
Dixieanne Ave Before
• Pedestrian mall
• Constructed in 1977
• Four blocks long
• One of the most successful in the country
Streetscape Design ExamplesPearl Street Mall, Boulder (CO)
Streetscape Design ExamplesShared Street Examples
Church Street: Burlington, VT
Wall Street: Asheville, NC
New Road: Brighton, England