Planning & Analysis Category

Seattle Pedestrian Master Plan - SPECIAL MENTION AWARD
SvR Design Company

Project Description:
Seattle embarked on a journey to comprehensively look at the pedestrian environment. Along with other regional transportation agencies and City departments, the Seattle Department of Transportation and its consultants involved public health experts, law enforcement representatives, issue advocates, community advisors, environmental leaders, and the general public to incorporate the best practices, most current national and international research, and innovative design strategies into the Pedestrian Master Plan. The plan strives to make Seattle a walkable city by identifying objectives and strategies to achieve the goals of safety, equity, vibrancy, and health. The plan was delivered to the public in a web-based format that allowed for better integration of resources, accessibility considerations, and flexibility of for various types of users.

Jury Comments:
This project reinforces the fact that strong client leadership and thoughtful intelligent landscape architecture can produce excellent planning documents. Quality of life issues are dependent on the movement of people. It is important to solve straight forward and practical issues, from crosswalks and signage to prioritization of opportunities exploring funding tools. This plan sets fort strong values reflective of a community: equity, vibrancy, and corridor function are highlighted. Monitoring performance with a living web based plan will help measure accountability and ensure stewardship.