Washington Boulevard Streetscape

A tree-lined, pedestrian scaled Washington Boulevard provides Detroiters a refreshing green city streetscape. HAA was commissioned by the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation to restore the historic street and address issues inherited from a plaza installation that resulted in obstructed views of building entrances, limitations to on-street parking, and difficult pedestrian mobility.
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Site Design / 2006

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HAA was commissioned by the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation to restore the historic site and address issues inherited from a pedestrian plaza that resulted in obstructed views of building entrances and major reductions in on-street parking. "

Stakeholders requested solutions that would provide greater visibility and physical access to their buildings, while improving the business and residential environment.

Plans for the historic boulevard included pedestrian areas at intersections, increased parking, visibility and landscaping, and complete road reconstruction and restoration.

Several existing sculptures were removed, cleaned reinstalled in appropriately scaled settings.

The result is a cohesive district with lighting, landscaping and prominently displayed public artwork.

Disciplines

  • Site Design

Type(s)

  • Parks / Recreation

Services

  • Construction Contract Administration
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Master Planning
  • Programming
  • Site Design
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Urban Design
  • Urban Planning

Client

  • DETROIT ECONOMIC GROWTH CORPORATION

LOCATION

  • DETROIT, MI

AWARDS

  • 2007 MIASLA MERIT AWARD
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