UL Lafayette: CDW: Simcoe Street: The Corridor

				Simcoe Street: The Corridor


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					Simcoe Street, by occupying the center of these African-American neighborhoods, becomes of strategic importance in the Corridor Project. Using the street as the center, the Workshop proposes to utilize it as a linking device between the neighborhoods and the various road construction projects. The streetscape elements were seen as providing a continuous fabric to facilitate this linking strategy. The rhythm and repetition of Maple trees and Crepe Myrtles, with new sidewalks, bike paths, and lighting, would act as insertions into the street. This would lend continuity while smoothing over the incongruities of plan and mixed uses. The street is designed to be more pedestrian friendly. This is accomplished by separating pedestrian and automobile activities with a planting strip. In addition, this pedestrian environment would benefit by keeping a continuous width of 24 feet whenever possible, thus allowing appropriate scales for the neighborhood. This would also provide easier pedestrian crossings. The design of the new planning and sidewalks is integrated with the existing driveways and landscaping. Street banners, designed with the input from summer camp students at N.P. Moss, can mark the street as a special place and can signal special events and festivals. Major crosswalks were incorporated into the busy streets of Evangeline Thwy, Congress Street, Louisiana Avenue, and Pinhook Road. In addition to Simcoe Street acting as the linking device for these separate neighborhoods, it could also become a cultural and social civic space for the northern portion of Lafayette.

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