Forward Progress has partnered with the GWU Geography Department to teach students a variety of skills to plan and implement Complete Streets in a vibrant urban community!
Forward Progress and GWU Geography students have completed their second annual curb space management study! This years students researched Americans with Disabilities-Act compliant parking for the District of Columbia, Pedestrian friendly strategies in the Tysons area of Fairfax County, and forward thinking NACTO street design. All groups conducted site research and worked in conjunction with industry professionals in DC and Fairfax.
To read more about the GWU x Forward Progress capstone projects, check out this article published on GWToday: https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/out-streets-geography-students-dc-their-classroom
In 2021’s senior capstone project, students learned the importance of managing curb space in a Complete Streets environment, acquiring skills in data collection methods, analysis tools (CurbIQ), stakeholder engagement, and urban planning applications. Washington, D.C. (DDOT) and Fairfax County curbside management experts volunteered their time to develop case studies in their respective jurisdictions.
Special thanks to David Lipscomb (DDOT) and Henri Stein-McCartney (Fairfax County, VA) for lending their expertise to the students. The IBI Group also volunteered to help lead the class efforts on data collection methods and analysis of curb space, providing guidance and access to their software CurbIQ.
Check out an article about how GWU students utilized CurbIQ throughout the project, here.
