Street Smarts Design + Build

Urban infrastructure design + build.

Harmonizing the natural and built environment through walkability, micromobility and traffic calming.

[Street Smarts Design + Build @StreetSmartsDB]

This beautiful curb extension in the Westport neighborhood of Kansas City, Mo helped slow travel speeds by 45% and shortened pedestrian crossings in half!

We are looking to do much more of this, so if your neighborhood or city is in need of safer streets, give us a shout!

[Kevin Klinkenberg @kevinklink]

More landscaping / beautification improvements to Main Street in Midtown. New, large tree wells and trees next to Major Murray Davis Park at 40th Street. Paid for by Main Street CID, coordination with @kcstreetcar & City of KCMO

@MidtownKCNow
@StreetSmartsDB

[DuRon Netsell 🌲🚶‍♂️🚲🛴 @dueynetsell]

#KCMO’s Main Street got a few new street trees last week along the streetcar extension thanks to @kevinklink and the Main Street CID!

Great coordination from @midtownkcnow, @kcstreetcar, and @StreetSmartsDB to get them in before rail construction began this week!

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

Now, this is a greenway. 📍 Baton Rouge

[NACTO @NACTO]

#Bikeshare, e-scooters and other #micromobility systems have become a crucial part of transportation networks across the U.S.
https://t.co/yVq9Se3edw

[Kansas City @KansasCity]

Community-led streetscape improvements at 40th & Walnut made this area safer for pedestrians! The project includes:
• New stop signs 🛑
• Crosswalks 👟
• 1,400 square feet of reclaimed asphalt for landscaping (which helps slow down traffic) 🌳🚘

[Lior Steinberg @LiorSteinberg]

Why don't we build more streets like this?

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

This used to be traffic.

📍 Herald Square, NYC

[DuRon Netsell 🌲🚶‍♂️🚲🛴 @dueynetsell]

The incredible thing about these types of projects, aside from the immediate drastic safety improvements created with a relatively small amount of money, is they serve as a catalyst for larger permanent projects…

[Patti Harris @PattiHarris]

.@BloombergDotOrg’s #AsphaltArt Initiative project in @KansasCity showcases how art can help improve street safety.

@dueynetsell of @StreetSmartsDB describes the impact this project is making in his community: https://t.co/dtiAkaGwaS

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Amsterdam’s plan to remove 11,200 parking spaces from its streets by the end of 2025 is even more inspiring when we realize the kind of people places that are possible where cars used to be. Example — #Amsterdam’s Elandsgracht between 2014 & 2019, via @schlijper’s great pics.

[Street Smarts Design + Build @StreetSmartsDB]

If only it were that easy!

Truthfully, designing and constructing our roadways for increased safety is actually easy, it’s the cutting through red tape that is so difficult!

If your community is having trouble moving projects forward, we can help you get over the hurdles!

[Bloomberg Philanthropies @BloombergDotOrg]

In @KansasCity, improving road safety is as easy as picking up a paintbrush! 🎨 #AsphaltArt

[Dirk Janssen @dirkjanjanssen]

Cuanto menos estacionamiento, más bonita Amsterdam.

📷 @schlijper

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

If your cycling infrastructure isn’t good enough for them, it isn’t good enough.

[Street Smarts Design + Build @StreetSmartsDB]

@RMCAKC @BrianDavidPlatt @EricWBunch We’ve been told that it will be reinstalled by the paving contractor once repaving is complete.

[NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas @NBCNightlyNews]

In Kansas City, Missouri, artists are transforming an infamous intersection into the picture of safety.

@PattersonNBC shares more details about how the initiative is making cities safer.

[Janette Sadik-Khan @JSadikKhan]

The future of urban transportation isn't driverless cars, flying cars and drones. The most inspiring trend before, during and after the pandemic has been the rise of the 'car-free' city, where people, not cars , are the central planning principle.

[Playing Out @playingout]

Ultimately, we need fewer cars and slower speeds in residential areas but in the meantime authorities could make it far easier for communities to make low-cost creative changes to their streets. @RTB_Cheerful https://t.co/2sbpd6XUyu

[Mihai Cirstea @Mihai_Cirstea_]

This used to be space for 2 parked cars

[Street Smarts Design + Build @StreetSmartsDB]

@JimmyFitzner We are aware of the rush hour back ups… The blinking red lights are an experiment in an “observation phase”, soon Public Works (hopefully with the neighborhood’s input) will decide whether these should stay or revert back to normal operations.

[Daniel Moser @_dmoser]

Imagine twelve 777s ✈️ crashing, with no survivors every day.

That's how many individuals die on roads worldwide every 24 hours.