For the design project, Ben, Jamie, and I decided to restructure Monroe Ave in Corvallis, OR. Monroe is a very busy street, with high pedestrian traffic, nearly every single bus route, and delivery trucks. The northern side are entirely businesses, and the southern side is the Oregon State University campus, so the area sees a trumendous amount of pedestrians and bikers. Because of this, the high volume of cars is very dangerous, as it puts these pedestrians at risk, especially bikers.
So, we removed cars from the street entirely. This means no car through traffic, and no parking on the sides of the streets. While the loss of parking is a moderate concern, there are plenty of parking lots nearby that are usually available, and the street is within 10-15 minutes by bike for nearly every house in the area, so not driving is entirely plausible for people who are able to bike. For those that can't, we will keep the two lanes of traffic, but these will only be available for buses and the few delivery trucks that pass through for the businesses. Other than that, there will be two bike lanes and two sidewalks, one on each side, that are plenty wide to fit all of the additional bikers and pedestrians. The two transit lanes will be in the middle of the street with two transit islands on either side, protecting the bikers from the buses and trucks.
The street will be closed to traffic from 15th to 26th, where car traffic will be directed to turn away from the raised street. Keeping ADA restrictions in mind, at each of the bus stops, the street level will be lowered to the point that the bottom edge of the bus doors will be in-line with the curb at the transit islands, enabling wheeled mobility aids to cross safely from the platform to the bus, or vice versa.