Lessons from the Beijing Subway

Oregon Active Transportation Summit 2014 Rebecca Hamilton, MURP Lancaster Engineering

Sometimes you’re a tourist in your own town.

Google Street View captures a familiar moment…

Somewhere near the I-5 Bicycle path, Portland, OR

Design for universal understanding!

Bird’s Nest Stadium, Beijing Summer Olympics 2008

No such thing as too many arrows.

The loneliest bridge.

Morrison Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Path, Portland, OR

Redundancy for the win!

You can figure this out...

But you can’t screw this up.

Dot-by-dot reassurance.

Not a confidence-building sight...

A perfect transition.

Help them get to the doorstep.

Let people focus on their destination, not the trip.

You are the tour guide.

Make it easy for people to get out and see the world!