The boundary area in front of a merchant space is roughly five feet from the building facade.
The boundary area in front of a merchant space provides an extension into the pedestrian area. This activates the space instead of having separation between the merchant space and pedestrian areas.
The boundary are doubled for outside seating with tables. Often times, these spaces are covered.
This is another version of merchant outdoor seating and it’s relationship to the street. This provides an extension of the merchant space into the pedestrian area. Seating areas are also placed in areas with high pedestrian foot traffic.
In larger buildings exterior atriums provide public spaces. These open air atriums feature dining spaces and are multi-level.
Open air atriums provide the opportunity to maintain pedestrian scale for taller buildings. In addition, they also provide cover for environment conditions. There are also opportunities to investigate alternatives of vestibules, or to create vestibules that are public facing.
Extended electric trams and buses present transit opportunities.
To create a multimodal transit network within existing infrastructure, electric tram and bus infrastructure provides that opportunity. This occurs in areas with higher pedestrian traffic, possibly to link neighborhoods together. The role of funding and taxes becomes important in building out the transportation network.
Pop-up merchant merchant spaces that are experiential in nature further activate pedestrian areas.
These spaces coincide with open areas within the street. These ranging from small, temporary structures, to complimentary permanent spaces.