About re:Streets

re:Streets Charrettes

The first re:Streets charrette took place on July 21-23, 2011 in Berkeley, CA. Since then, over 10 charrettes have been held across North America.

At the first charrette a multi-disciplinary group of over 100 professionals from both the public and private sectors worked together on specific topics related to re-envisioning the American street. Click here for a list of charrette participants. Each working group developed design solutions for one of the following topics:

  • Mobility and Access
  • Events and Programming
  • Social Gathering
  • Play and Recreation
  • Wayfinding
  • Green Infrastructure
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Commerce
  • Image and Identity

Charrette participants were tasked with finding solutions to design questions such as:

  • What if the vehicles we drove only used a five foot wide roadway?
  • What if the street lanes could be digitally changed from directing traffic to being a basketball court?
  • What if the power from vehicular movement could be stored under the roadway to light up the street or show movies on buildings?
  • What if streets treated pollutants and grew food?
  • What if America could reclaim its public realm for community gathering?
  • What if vendors could plug into the power grid on the street to make buying and selling more situational?

The charrette was structured to push participants' thinking and creativity beyond the current best practices. Each working group was aided by two professional facilitators to critique and build design concepts and solutions. The charrette utilized information from real streets in major North American cities as examples so participants created prototype designs for relevant topics and settings.

The solutions developed during the charrette were refined and are incorporated into this site’s Best Practices and Case Studies.

 

re:Streets National Charette Participants

  • Ahmed Youssef - American Institute of Architects
  • Amanda Thompson - Planning Director
  • Andy Pendoley - MIG
  • Anne Nelson - City of Portland, BES
  • Annie Young - MTC
  • Antonio D Leung - CNU-A, ASLA
  • April Philips - ASLA
  • Aurash Khawarzad - PPS
  • Barnali Ghosh - MIG
  • Beth Thomas - Caltrans
  • Betsy Morris
  • Bill Harrison - BCSLA
  • Brian Wethington - City of Portland, BES
  • Bryan Marousek - Dumor
  • C. Kimi Yuen - PBR Hawaii & Associates, Inc.
  • Caroline Bird - Michael Callan - Landscape Architect
  • Carolyn Verheyen - MIG
  • Casey Hildreth - Alta Planning
  • Chris Beynon - MIG
  • Chris Downey - Architect - adjunct Professor at UCB,CED
  • Christine Calabrese - City of Oakland
  • Christine Carey - Fehr & Peers
  • Christopher Kent - PGAdesign Landscape Architects
  • Christopher Sensenig - Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP
  • Dan Schaefer - USGBC-LEED AP, ASCE, NSPE, APWA, APA, ULI
  • Daniel Iacofano - MIG
  • D'Arcy Deeks - IRONSMITH, INC.
  • Darren Rector - MIG
  • Dave Walters - MIG
  • David Smith - Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute
  • David Winslow
  • Debra Rolfe - School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia
  • Douglas Rooney
  • Dwane Jones - North Carolina State University
  • Elizabeth Hoehnke
  • Erin Miller - SFMTA
  • Esmeralda Garcia - MIG
  • Ilaria Salvadori
  • Iris Starr - City of Oakland Public Works
  • James Vitale - CCDC
  • James A Castaneda, AICP - San Mateo County Planning
  • Jay Renkens - MIG
  • JD Margulici - Novavia Solutions
  • Jeff Liljegren - MIG
  • Jennifer Wolch - UC Berkeley
  • Jeremy Klop - Fehr & Peers
  • Jerome Unterreiner - ZGF Seattle
  • Jerry Shapins
  • Jessica Berry - San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
  • Joan Chaplick - MIG
  • John Desmond - Downtown Denver
  • John DiNunzio - JBG Consulting
  • John M. Francis - Re:Streets Researcher
  • Johnna Fandel - University of California, San Francisco
  • Jonathan Pheanis - MIG
  • Jose de Jesus Leal - MIG
  • Jumana Nabti - SwitchPoint Planning
  • Kara Vuicich - City of Berkeley
  • Kate Rube - AIANY and City of New York Active Design Program
  • Katharine Rudnyk - Monrovia
  • Kenneth Voigt - Ayres Associates
  • Kerala Taylor - KaBOOM!
  • Lacey Symons - SACOG
  • Larry Wight - MIG
  • Leslie Webster - SFPUC
  • Lita Reyes - Reyes Marketing
  • Maggie Campbell - The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis
  • Marc de la Vergne - Capitol Area Development Association
  • Margaret Loperfido
  • Maria Landoni - MIG
  • Mark Donahue - HKS
  • Marni Ratzel - City of Boulder
  • Matthew Ridgway - Fehr & Peers
  • Matthew S. Gaber - OMG Design
  • Michael Cook - Concrete Masonry Assoc. of CA & NV
  • Mike Lanza - Playborhood.com
  • Mike Skalka - Victor Stanley
  • Monica Way - City of San Francisco
  • Mukul Malhotra - MIG
  • Nathan Lozier - RHAA
  • Noelle Cole - Resource Refocus
  • Nolan Lienhart - ZGF
  • Norm Steinman - City of Charlotte
  • Pat McLaughlin - MIG
  • Patricia Algara - MIG
  • Paul Zykofsky - National Complete Streets Coalition/LGC
  • Peter Hasselman
  • Peter MacDonagh - Kestrel Design Group
  • Peter Saucerman - American Institute of Architects
  • Rick Barrett - MIG
  • robert bregoff - Associate Transportation Planner-Caltrans
  • Ryan Mottau - MIG
  • Ryan Snyder
  • Sally McIntyre - MIG
  • Saxon Sigerson - American Institute of Architects
  • Scott Bricker - America Walks
  • SeungYen Hong - Re:Streets Researcher
  • Stephen Sowa, AIA - BFGC-IBI Group Arcitecture Planning
  • Stephen Yokoi - Caltrans
  • Steve Lang - MIG
  • Steve Tornallyay - M. Steven Tornallyay Exhibit Design
  • Steve Weinberger - W-Trans
  • Stuart Bussian - ASLA
  • Susan Goltsman - MIG
  • Susan McKay - MIG
  • Suzanne Schrift - MIG
  • Terri Persons - Dow Associates
  • Tim Gilbert - MIG
  • Tim Trujillo
  • Tod Hara - MIG
  • Tom Keller - Landscape Structures
  • Tom Norquist - PlayCore
  • Tom von Schrader - SVR Design
  • Tomas Pedrasa - frando
  • Tyler Alexander - Brailsford Public Art
  • Will Harris - stormwater product manufacturer
  • William Eisenstein - UC Berkeley
  • Yuri Jewett - MIG
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