A Pedestrian Infrastructure and Sidewalk Waiver Policy Plan for Mobile, Alabama

Alvarez, Evan

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Title

A Pedestrian Infrastructure and Sidewalk Waiver Policy Plan for Mobile, Alabama

Author(s)

Alvarez, Evan

Contributor(s)

Lee, Bumsoo

Issue Date

2016

Keyword(s)

• Sidewalk waiver policy
• pedestrians

Geographic Coverage

Mobile, Alabama

Abstract

The City of Mobile, Alabama struggles with a history of auto-oriented development, limiting pedestrian accessibility outside of the downtown core. The city’s current comprehensive plan, the Map for Mobile, identifies a collection of “strong” and “weak” places throughout the city to serve as role models for future development. However, the strong places are more readily known for providing amenities than allowing for any form of accessibility, so any future planning for connectivity and pedestrian accessibility will need to be done deliberately and consciously. While recommendations are made to each of these “weak” places in an attempt to make pedestrian access to resources and opportunities a larger priority than it is currently, an analysis is also made of the city’s sidewalk waiver policy, how decisions are currently made, and how sidewalk waivers can be evaluated to meaningfully improve the city’s sidewalk system by placing a greater focus on land use and less on the existing infrastructure.

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MUP Capstone

Type of Resource

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