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Thought Leadership

Beyond the Trail:
Designing for Community Reinvestment

SmithGroup led a dynamic salon session that explored how trail-oriented development can be a catalyst for equity, empowerment and transformation.
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Community Trails and Greenways:
Going Beyond the Path

Trails are not just recreational amenities. They are part of a community’s infrastructure system.
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THE ROAD TO ZERO: IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY THROUGH STREET DESIGN

While professionals have known the significant role that street design plays in this issue, the American public is slowly but surely becoming more aware.
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Great Lakes by Design - Project Spotlight
The Euclid Model

In Euclid, Ohio, an unprecedented, public-private model is enabling the city to undertake a comprehensive waterfront stabilization and development initiative that may prove transformative to the region.

PODCAST:
The Green Stream by SBN Detroit

Trails and Greenways:
Beyond the Path with SmithGroup

Lessons from Our Work

Brickline Greenway North Connector

As the first urban trail in Saint Louis’ Great Rivers Greenway network, the Brickline Greenway plays a key role in connecting neighborhoods, strengthening communities and building equitable opportunities for economic growth.
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Downtown Ann Arbor Street Design

Ann Arbor partnered with SmithGroup on complete street projects that are reshaping the downtown experience and forging a more sustainable, resilient and equitable transportation network.
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JOE LOUIS GREENWAY | SMITHGROUP

Like the man it honors, the Joe Louis Greenway has a bold purpose: to reunify and reenergize Detroit’s diverse communities.
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JOE LOUIS GREENWAY | CITY OF DETROIT

Through this greenway, we strive to honor Joe Louis by providing equitable spaces through arts, programming, and economic opportunities for all.
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VIDEO | Accessing the riverfront

Mobility Brochures & Resource Material

Greenways

Greenways play a critical role in revitalizing and sustaining communities through connectivity of culture, neighborhoods, and resources. Greenways offer equitable access to parks, open spaces, and recreational opportunities, helping build healthy, vibrant, and safe communities.
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CONNECTING PEOPLE AND PLACE THROUGH MULTI-MODAL SYSTEMS

Cities are forged through social, ecological, and economic changes, and it’s their dynamism and adaptive capacity that make them so remarkable.
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DRIVING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE, FUTURE-FORWARD COMMUNITIES

As planners, designers, and citizens, we must creatively rethink, adapt, and improve our cities to prioritize public health, advance sustainability, and minimize the negative impacts of new forms of vehicular travel.
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PEOPLE-FRIENDLY STREETS

This initiative undertaken in partnership with the City of Ann Arbor utilizes a complete-street approach to the design of public right-of-ways, re-balancing the allocation of space along the street to serve a broader range of people and transportation types.
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REIMAGINING THE PUBLIC REALM

A Framework to Build Resilient Communities During & After the Pandemic
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Meet OUR Experts

The Mobility and Transportation Leadership at SmithGroup

Janet Attarian

Principal, Senior Mobility Strategist

Oliver Kiley

Principal, Urban Design & Planning

Michael Johnson

Principal, Urban Design Studio Leader

Gregg Calpino

Urban Design & Waterfront Studio Leader

Cassie Goodwin

Senior Principal, Civil Engineering

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