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Examples of Quick-Build Pedestrian Improvements

Crosswalks (traditional, enhanced or artistic)

A yellow ladder-style crosswalks crosses a wide intersection. Plastic posts surround the ends of the crosswalk and refuge islands in the middle
Image: Street Plans

Raised Crosswalks

A raised crosswalk lies across a street in front of a parking lot
Image: Rosehill Highways

Bulbouts/Curb Extensions

White paint surrounds an area extending from the curb at an urban intersection with yellow crosswalk markings
Image: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)

Bus Boarding Islands or Bulbouts

A raised platform extends a sidewalk into the street next to a bus. A ramp brings a green-painted bike lane up the level of the platform.
Image: ZICLA

Crosswalk and Intersection Daylighting

An urban intersection with yellow striped paint prohibiting parking on either side of the street near the corner
Source: Streetfilms

Signage on Existing Posts

A sign post has a yellow diamond-shaped pedestrian crossing sign under a traditional red stop sign.

Pedestrian Protection or Sidewalk Buffer

A concrete barrier painted with artistic designs borders a two-lane bike and pedestrian trail
Image: San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA)

Accessible Curb Ramps

A man in a wheelchair wheels up a yellow curb ramp toward a row of apartments
Image: HandiRamp

Some Available Materials

Paint

Bollards

Delineators

Concrete or water-filled plastic barriers

Planters

Curb ramps

Modular bus board islands/bulbouts

Speed bumps/humps/raised crosswalks

Signs

More in the Quick-Build Toolkit

The Quick-Build Process
A large 4-way intersection with green-painted bike lanes along all streets, protected at the corners by green plastic posts
Funding Quick-Build Projects
A black car on a residential tree-lined street drives over a plastic black-and-yellow speed table
Quick-Build Designs and Available Materials
A green-painted bike lane is bordered by a white-striped buffer and plastic posts
Bicycle Improvements
Concrete planters next to the curb at an intersection are surrounded by white paint and plastic posts
Traffic Calming Improvements
A street with a bike lane, a parking lane, a landscaped buffer and a sidewalk. The parking lane includes white paint marks to delineate individual spaces.
Parking Management Improvements
A bike wayfinding sign from San Francisco is attached to a metal post
Further Reading