Complete Streets
Complete streets are streets for everyone. They are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders. The current focus for beautifulPB is PB Pathways, a network of safe neighborhood routes encouraging people to walk, bike, scooter or skate to their destinations with traffic calming measures and other features to improve safety.
PB Pathways
PB Pathways is a network of streets that were identified as routes with lower vehicle traffic that are more suitable for activity mobility than the average street. They lay the groundwork as an established and recognized network for future traffic calming and mobility enhancements.
In 2015, Phase I routes had installation of pavement wayfinding markers and destination signage. Curb ramps and enhanced crosswalks were also installed in some locations. In February 2016, bike lanes and street repaving came to Cass St. In 2020, Diamond Street, selected as a section of the Pathways network, was closed to through traffic as part of the City’s Slow Streets program. The PB Planning Group voted to continue to program in 2022 quick-build traffic diverters were installed to pilot a design to deter through vehicle traffic while allowing bikes and activity mobility to pass though. Beautiful PB continues to serve the community and aid the city in public outreach on this effort, and considers Diamond Street Phase 2 of PB Pathways.
Today, in 2024, PB Pathways Phase 3 is in the works with a series of workshops gathering community input and support for additional traffic calming measures along key routes of the network. This work is being done under the PB Parking District, represented by Discover PB, beautiful PB, PBPG, local residents representing each quadrant of PB, and is open to the public.
Check out the Draft Proposal of Phase 3 – We will be iterating on this draft over the summer. (previous iteration)
Outreach related to Pathways and Slow Street
The PB Pathways route approved by the PB Planning Group, in collaboration with beautifulPB and other community partners.
