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South Columbia Street
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A reimagined streetscape improves connectivity, mobility, and safety for the campus community.
![Fieldstone retaining wall along campus street.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall.jpg 2400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall-170x113.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall-80x53.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall-600x400.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Stone-Retaining-Wall-1600x1067.jpg 1600w)
South Columbia Street is a major vehicular and pedestrian route through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. To make the route more pedestrian-friendly, the new streetscape design narrows the roadway and provides a bike lane. The project works in conjunction with the Campus Master Plan and Design Guidelines, also developed by Ayers Saint Gross, to create a pedestrian-oriented landscape. Signal and crosswalk improvements as well as pedestrian safety zones are also elements of the new streetscape.
![Pedestrians on a brick walkway with low stone pillars.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway.jpg 1500w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway-93x140.jpg 93w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway-53x80.jpg 53w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway-267x400.jpg 267w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway-400x600.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway-533x800.jpg 533w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Pillar-Walkway-1067x1600.jpg 1067w)
![Students walking along interconnected pathways across campus.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View.jpg 2250w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View-170x113.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View-80x53.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View-600x400.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Extended-View-1600x1067.jpg 1600w)
![Student walks along brick paved walkway near bus stop.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway.jpg 2250w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway-170x113.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway-80x53.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway-600x400.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/5_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Kerr-Hall-Walkway-1600x1067.jpg 1600w)
![Campus walkway shaded by trees along campus street.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway.jpg 1500w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway-93x140.jpg 93w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway-53x80.jpg 53w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway-267x400.jpg 267w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway-400x600.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway-533x800.jpg 533w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/3_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Runner-on-Walkway-1067x1600.jpg 1067w)
![Walkways and low stone walls along a heavily trafficked campus street.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial.jpg 2250w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial-170x113.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial-80x53.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial-600x400.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6_UNC-S.-Columbia-Landscape-Aerial-1600x1067.jpg 1600w)