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Curbside Management

City curbs are no longer just parking zones. They’re now busy spaces for rideshare pickups, deliveries, outdoor dining, and micromobility. As curb use grows, it’s not just about setting rules, it’s about weighing benefits and trade-offs, and creating a playbook that balances different needs. No one-size-fits-all approach works here. Cities need data-driven, community-focused strategies that reflect today’s demands and prepare for tomorrow’s mobility.

Our Expertise

We bring a cross-disciplinary, collaborative mindset to curbside management, applying expertise from each of our practice areas where it all intersects: the curb. Our approach empowers clients to:

• Balance Competing Demands: Evaluate trade-offs for all curb users, from rideshare providers and electric vehicle (EV) charging to pedestrians, cyclists, transit, and local businesses. Even small changes, like time limits or new loading zones, can affect the whole neighborhood.
• Plan for the Future: Anticipate changing transportation trends using big data insights and new technologies like autonomous vehicles or on-demand delivery.
• Apply Custom Tools: Use both industry and custom-built tools to forecast curb use, improve productivity, and optimize space without missing out on revenue.
• Explore Monetization Options: Tap into market forces with dynamic pricing, demand-based parking, and other creative ways to generate revenue while keeping access fair.
• Stay Flexible: Implement policies that flex by time of day, demand, or location, leaving room to experiment with new modes or models.
• Consider Every Factor: Align safety, ADA compliance, community values, and streetscape design in every recommendation because curb space should work for everyone.

Why We’re Trusted

Our curbside management practice stays at the forefront of city innovation, guiding leaders toward smart, equitable solutions. Here’s a few highlights:

• Industry-Backed Practices: As a project manager and co-author for the ITE Complete Streets Council, we helped develop the Curbside Management Practitioners Guide, aligned with NACTO’s best practices.
• Innovative Curb Studies: With Uber, we analyzed curb demand in San Francisco and Cincinnati, tackling access, circulation, and safety in busy urban corridors. We also developed the Curb Productivity Index (CPI) concept, now used by others in the field.
• Data-Driven Policy Guidance: For the University of California, San Francisco, we combined best-practice reviews, local data, and travel-demand modeling to forecast curb needs after a major campus redesign, balancing parking, expanding loading, and improving street safety.
• Decision-Making Tools: For the City of Boulder, Colorado, we developed an interactive Curbside Management Guidebook, an online decision tool, and policy guidance to reduce parking spillover, improve curb use, and support broader mobility goals.

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