Street design challenge: guide

This visual textbook enables you to explore how city streets are designed and used. Learn more about street design and complete streets and then complete the activities below to design your own streets!
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STREET DESIGN CHALLENGE: RESIDENTIAL STREETS

Residential streets are where we live. Most buildings on residential streets are homes (rather than shops or businesses). Click on the worksheets below to design a residential street.

Printable Worksheet - You can print this and redesign your street offline.
Online Streetmix & Google Worksheet - You can redesign your street online. You will need a Google account.

STREET DESIGN CHALLENGE: MAIN STREETS

Main streets are busier than residential streets, and are often destinations for people working or shopping. Buildings along a main street often include a mix of uses, such as offices, restaurants, shops, and homes. Click on the worksheets below to design a main street.

Printable Worksheet - You can print this and redesign your street offline.

Online Streetmix & Google Worksheet - You can redesign your street online. You will need a Google account.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Click here for a mini-dictionary of important street design and city-building terms.