Urban Idea Lab

South Burlington Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge

UIL is the Bridge Architect for this pedestrian and bicycle bridge over I-89 in South Burlington, Vermont. UIL worked closely with the community and stakeholder groups to develop a range of concepts emphasizing various themes. Elements from two of these concepts were combined into a final option which won unanimous approval from the City Council […]

Davis Path Footbridge

The Davis Path Footbridge and Davis Path provided an important connection in the Town’s pedestrian network as a safe north-south connection over the D-Branch MBTA tracks to Emerson Garden, the Library, Town Hall, Police Station, Pierce School, Brookline Village and neighborhoods to the west, and Boylston Street. The Davis Path Footbridge was deemed unsafe and […]

Rourke Bridge

Urban Idea Lab is serving as bridge architects and urban designers on a multi-disciplinary team for the replacement of the Rourke Bridge in Lowell, Massachusetts. The existing bridge was built in 1983 as a temporary structure and, carrying about 27,000 vehicles per day, is an essential transportation link over the Merrimack River for vehicles, pedestrians, […]