Pearl Street Mall

photo of pedestrian mall a woman is walking towards camera with a bicycle

Location: Boulder, CO
Size: 136,000 SF

Services: Landscape Architecture
Additional Services: Civil Engineering; Planning and Urban Design
Status: Completed 1977

Developed in the context of an urban district plan for the central business district (CBD), Sasaki provided planning, landscape architecture and civil engineering services for Boulder’s four block pedestrian mall.

The 1977 plan restructured vehicular circulation in favor of pedestrian ways along Pearl Street between 11th and 15th streets to connect existing buildings and provide a place for activities in the CBD.

aerial photo of the street looking towards the mountatins

Photography for a fall day. Two men walk towards a sculpture on the sidewalk

photo of children playing on boulders along the pedestrian mall

photo of the pedestrian mall. A couple walks towards camera

For more information contact Alan Ward.

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