This process could play out over three phases:
Phase 1
This first phase will involve installing wayfinding signs in front of Papa Rino’s Pizza and at the intersection of Geneva Avenue and Westville Street to direct people up Topliff Street as a shortcut to Bowdoin Street. Shorter crosswalks added at Topliff and Westville will make the crossings safer for pedestrians.
Phase 2
The second phase will consist of adding temporary street furniture on the sidewalks outside Papa Rino’s Pizza and adding sharrows to Topliff Street to connect Geneva Avenue with Bowdoin Street through the bike network. This addition builds on existing sharrows on Geneva Avenue, the Hubway station on Bowdoin Street, and the proposed Hubway station at the Fields Corner T station.
Phase 3
The final phase of development of the plaza will involve extensive curb extensions at key points in the intersection, wider spaces for pedestrians, and permanent street furniture to create community gathering spaces. Curb bump-outs create more space in front of storefronts for public gathering spaces and narrow the road width at key locations to create shorter and safer crosswalks.
Public plaza in Philadelphia / NACTO Urban Street Design Guide
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Potential mixed-use development