Building Knowledge
Background Research and Street Evaluation
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Navigating Main Streets as Places: A People-First Transportation Toolkit offers commercial district leaders guidance to create great streets that benefit the community in myriad ways. Critical to the success of this effort are practical tools, assessments, stakeholder engagement strategies, research tips, and sample plans to help leaders know their streets, build partnerships, and build plans together.
Below, you’ll find pull-out two-pagers, guiding questions, sample worksheets — and more — to help guide your work creating people-first streets.
Background Research and Street Evaluation
Stakeholder Identification and Engagement
Vision Alignment and Implementation