Open Streets Initiatives in the West: Evaluation & Recommendations

This report examines four cities in the western United States that implemented Open Streets programs as a response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Their programs were evaluated based on four different criteria: community engagement, population access, distribution among socioeconomic classes, and access to services and parkland. Interviews were conducted with local planners in each city to gain supplemental insight to the innerworkings of each program. Each city intends to apply the lessons learned from these programs to improve transportation within their communities.