"A" Avenue, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Traffic Platform
 

      
The most profound
      design element of the "A" Avenue design is also the
      most subtle. This raised intersection platform is located at
      the main pedestrian connection along First Street that connects
      to the new Millennium Plaza City Park (located to the right of
      this view), and where the vacant parcel in the background will
      soon be redeveloped with a signature mixed-use structure.


      
The primary purpose
      of the raised platform is to slow vehicles on "A" Avenue
      as they cross through the First Street intersection, and approach
      State Street (located to the left of this view) with a combination
      of contrasting paving textures and a noticeable 4" lift
      in street elevation. But the platform also creates a more inviting
      pedestrian crossing of "A" Avenue, and marks the symbolic
      "center" of the redeveloped downtown district. The
      median monument in the east leg of the intersection is shown
      in more detail in the next slide.

      
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