Buffalo takes a proactive approach so technology works for them—not the other way around
Building on the success of the week-long charrette and the insights gained from the Future of Mobility report in 2020, the City of Buffalo aims to set a new standard for future connectivity in Buffalo. By harnessing their historic waterfront walkable neighborhoods and well-planned legacy infrastructure system, the City will modernize and establish new, equitable mobility solutions, focusing on one of its greatest assets—its streets.
Together again, the City partnered with our Urban Places team to develop a transformative downtown smart streets design plan. Our approach, rooted in understanding Buffalo's downtown, involved an intentional public engagement process, a downtown-wide parking inventory and utilization sweep, and a policy and governance analysis. Armed with this data and the City’s goals, we created a smart streets design toolkit. This toolkit was key as we tested four corridors, with Washington Street emerging as the ideal implementation corridor. Its design plan will revolutionize the street and support future deployment downtown and beyond.
Leveraging curbside and street design, technology, and data, this forward-thinking plan will elevate Buffalo’s connectivity and position the City as a national leader in adaptable and equitable mobility.
At a Glance
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- City of Buffalo
- Award
- Congress for the New Urbanism, Merit Award for Emerging Projects, 2024
Ralph DeNisco, Senior Principal
I put my training and experience to work to show people how smart transportation planning creates exciting places that work for everyone.
Jon Hartley, Principal, Transportation
As a transportation engineer with diverse projects and clients, I see each day as an adventure on the road to improving our communities.
Greg Rodriguez, Principal, Mobility Policy
With mobility innovations like micromobility and automated and connected vehicles, we’re creating safer and more equitable transportation.
Catrina Meyer, Transportation Planner
From Boston to beyond, I’m proud to be part of a great team focused on creating safer streets and communities.
Jason Schrieber, Senior Principal
Mobility is not about moving vehicles. It’s about giving all people better access to their daily needs in a smart, equitable and efficient manner. Whether by car, bus, bike, scooter or on foot, multi-modal travel is our passion.
Rory Weilnau, Associate
When designing safer streets, we think about how to simplify complex environments for the people that use them.
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