Miramonte Streetscape
in collaboration with Thomas Yazzie | Currently under construction
Miramonte Streetscape is a neighborhood street network typology that is designed to retain stormwater runoff within the Miramonte Neighborhood along Camino Miramonte. The intention is to passively harvest on-site stormwater runoff for vegetation and infrastructure enhancement. Along with water retention, the unique infrastructure improvements will increase the Miramonte Neighborhood presence within the Tucson community as well as strengthening the community outdoor interactions.
Currently, the existing road width of Camino Miramonte is approximately forty feet, whereas a typical two-way street is around twenty-four feet in width. The intention is to provide designated car lanes, bike lanes, and pedestrian lanes in order to control the flow of traffic and improve safety. In doing so, we propose to use natural vegetation as a buffer median in specific areas along the street to separate the vehicular lanes without adhering to any existing residential driveway. Our organizational approach to achieve this goal is to use a “Kit of Parts” modular system as a way to control the outlook, experience, cost, and water retention strategies.
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Project supported by the City of Tucson and Pima County Flood Control District. View article here .