Regrowing Lemon Street
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Lemon Street on walkability: a street where comfort is integrated in pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, well maintained vegetation, and safety between vehicles and walkers.
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E Lemon Street Lemon Street Tacos
Dorsey Rd
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Vision Statement
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Goals 1. Maintenance for sidewalks, vegetation, and trash 2. Making the street more night friendly 3. Reworking the parking system currently being used 4. Ensuring vegetation plays a role in shading 5. Areas for people to relax (sitting, grass areas, plaza area)
Wider Sidewalks
Dividers
In terms of sidewalks, incorporating wider lanes for the walkways combined with native vegetation along the edge of the sidewalk would provide a pleasant atmosphere for foot traffic.
Adding vegetation dividers and painting bright lines along the driveway can bring dedicated lanes to bikers and automobiles alike.
Lighting
A Destination
Coupled with the addition of lighting along the edges of the sidewalks, the street will have a greater sense of safety during evening hours.
With these adjustments to the street, the idea of a plaza becomes feasible in bringing the flow of pedestrians to a destination along Lemon Street.
Grass Cover Areas Grass plots will be added throughout the street to bring a cooler atmosphere to the area. Wider Sidewalks Expanding the sidewalk to 6 feet will let people walk next to each other and engage in conversation.
Inspiration Dedicated Lanes
Recessed Parking Area
Lighting Adding lighting will give better vision for pedestrians and drivers. By transforming the standard light posts into lemon shapes, the street will be more attractive to the overall community. Bike Lanes Implementing a 4 foot lane along both sides of the street will help bikers feel a sense of safety when riding down the roadway.
Circulation Before Changes
Recessed Parking By enforcing cars to park in recessed parking areas, the roadways will have a much more open space for bikers and automobiles alike. Safety Vegetation along the edges of the sidewalk will ensure cars drive within the speed limit, making the street have a safer atmosphere.
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• Vegetation Divider • 4’ Bike Lanes
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Crosswalks
• Yellow Safety Lines • Recessed Parking Area
• Crossing Area • Ramps
Chilean Mesquite
New Gold Lantana
Palmetto St Augustine
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Vertex Apartments
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Gravel
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Plaza/Dog Park
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Site Plan
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Completed Area Dog Park
Lemon Plaza
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Plaza Area This site will give people a place to congregate to, whether it be for recreation or relaxation. Native Vegetation Mesquite trees, Palo Verdes, and New Gold Lantanas will be added to the area to lower the heat levels while providing shade along the walkways.
Dog Park Having a place for people to walk/play with their dogs will not only prevent dogs from having to walk on the hot concrete, but is an opportunity for the street to have an identity. Maintenance Adding trash cans to the dog park/plaza area will reduce the amount of liter scattered around these areas.
LDE 261: Fall 2017 Landscape Architecture Human Factors
Students: Stanley Berinson, Bryan Fu, Jonathan Medina Instructor: Allyssa Williams