How to Create a Pop-up Project South Carolina Safe Routes to School - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Connor Cox How to Create a “Pop-up” Project South Carolina Safe Routes to School Statewide Forum 10:00 am – 11:00 am Jim Elliott, Senior Planner, Toole Design Group Thursday, June 9, 2016

• Temporary change to the built environment • Made with relatively inexpensive materials • Intended to: – Test a concept – Engage key stakeholders – Build momentum for change

Open Streets Minneapolis One Day Plaza, Photo: Sam Rockwell

From Slow Your Street: A How to Guide for Pop-Up Traffic Calming developed by Trailnet

Park(ing) day photo by iomarch; Flickr Creative Commons license.

• Jeff Davis Elementary, Hazlehurst, GA • North Mitchell Elementary, Baconton, GA • Mountain View Elementary, Marietta, GA Photo credit: APS

Jeff Davis Elementary School

Proposed Traffic Flow

Proposed Signing

Proposed Infrastructure and Markings

Traffic Cone Arrival Pop-Up Event Temporary Sign Rope Trail Frisbee Cones X-ing Guard Pedestrian Path

• Trail North Mitchell Elementary • Crosswalk

White duct tape for crosswalk

String/thin rope to mark trail

Sign with mileage

Demonstration Pop-Up Event Mountain View Elementary

Demonstration Pop-Up Event

Demonstration Pop-Up Event

• Determine project type • Develop project design • Select/acquire materials • Establish schedule • Communicate with key stakeholders • Recruit volunteers

• Pedestrian Crossings • Bike Lanes • Trails/Paths • Signs • Traffic Calming • Parklets • Etc.

What will your Develop De De Design pop up look like? Arrival Pop-Up Event Traffic Cone Temporary Sign Rope Trail Frisbee Cones X-ing Guard Pedestrian Path

• Chalk • Temporary Paint • Rope/String • Duct tape • Stakes • Flags • Cones • Signs • Flower pots/ Planters

Think about time needed to: Get approvals • Advertise • Recruit volunteers • Acquire materials • Consider: Best season, day of week, • time of day Connecting to another event •

Think about: • Whose approval you need. • Who you want to involve in the project • How you are going to get your message out

• Many hands make light work • Help explain the project • Monitor safety

• Project Type • Small groups • Design • 2-3 min per topic • Materials • Report out to the whole group • Communication • Schedule • Volunteers

Jim Elliott Senior Planner Toole Design Group jelliott@tooledesign.com