Award: 2010 Merit Award For Distinguished Engineering Achievement - The Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers Seven Wonders of Engineering Awards Competition

As part of the City's new transit-first transportation policy, Marquette and 2nd Avenues in downtown Minneapolis were redesigned with double, dedicated bus lanes. The new transitway configuration triples bus capacity within the downtown core. The project was designed to reduce stormwater run-off and protect the Mississippi River as well as increase the growth of healthy trees.

Features

• Faster, more frequent bus service
• New transit shelters
• Wider pedestrian walkway with color-enhanced concrete
• Permeable pavers to promote stormwater infiltration
• Silva Cell Deep Root street tree system
• Pedestrian-oriented energy efficient street lighting
• Artist design streetscape furnishings
• Real-time transit information displays

SEH Services

• Public engagement
• Urban design
• Landscape architecture
• Civil engineering
• Traffic engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Coordinate 1% for public art