Alongside the City’s beautification of Main Street, Quackenbush Architects + Planners developed a streetscape improvement plan for the Taylor Street corridor between Assembly and Sumter Streets. Working with the City Center Partnership and the City of Columbia, the plan sets out to make Taylor Street more welcoming and pedestrian friendly.

The plan defines pedestrian circulation with brick pavers and strengthens the street’s character with new landscaping. Reconfigured parallel and angled parking makes room for additional shade trees, and, in anticipation of the new Mast General Store, the plan gives special attention to the adjacent sidewalks and the relationship to the neighboring parking deck. Clear sight lines and well-defined access routes guide the design toward a safer, more inviting urban environment.