From the BBC: What Snow Can Teach Us About Street Design

In March of 2025, the BBC interviewed Nate Hommel, UCD’s Director of Planning and Design, to talk “sneckdowns.” ‘Sneckdown’ is a term used for when there is a build up of snow at a street intersection. These so called ‘sneckdowns’ are informing urban planners how to design safer and more pleasant streets for pedestrians and drivers in the US, including at several of our public spaces in University City.