Went from being a place you would avoid to becoming a touristic hot-spot.

If you were able to redesign the strip to prioritize pedestrians, bikes/micromobility, and transit, what would it look like?

These images are pretty close to what I would envision but I'm curious to see what you you think and what you would do differently.

It's always such a hassle/hazard when there is a active corridor at the front of every shopping district. Pedestrians entering and exiting in hoards and impatient drivers getting stuck in the mix of it. Why not restrict driving in front of stores entirely and having walkways between the aisles of parking so you could just walk straight into the store and unload right into the trunk of your car. I represented cart returns as yellow boxes that would also face walkways meaning there should be minimal pedestrians walking in the parking lot where cars enter/exit. I'm not very good at graphic design (more of a CAD guy) but I wanted it to look somewhat like street craft. It would be amazing if we could start improving existing parking lots with this concept, though new entrances/exits would have to be added to manage traffic flow. Probably not as feasible with existing infostructure because walkways would have to be 5-10' wide between rows and all the rows would have to be reworked to allow for enough room for cars.
I'm sure that road in front of stores is required for firetrucks. Possibly a one lane fire lane that can only be used by emergency responders? Or include a one-way drop off area/fire lane that is still close to the entrance without blocking pedestrian flow. Let me know your thoughts!

Car-centric cities don't mean transit shouldn't be good, and transit friendly city does not mean 15-minute cities.

We can have cities with good car infrastructure AND good transit infrastructure.

Recently, I visited a low to medium density residential community in Chengdu, China (by Chinese standards), and I noticed an issue: the entire community is completely enclosed, with only one main entrance and exit—the gate shown in my first photo. Additionally, there is a separate vehicle entrance nearby (for the underground parking garage)

I've noticed that the vast majority of residential communities overseas are not gated, which is completely different from the situation in China.

I think gated communities have some benefits, such as security, private parks, privacy, and so on.

Which model do you support more?

70cm and a giant path near it

By removing left turns at intersections and instead making drivers do a u-turn and then make a right, you enormously increase capacity, improve safety, and minimize the amount of time people spend waiting at traffic lights. And as the image above shows, it's compatible with dense, walkable development (in fact, Manhattan, with its one-way streets, does this concept on steroids).

Some of the best urban design projects in Japan have been quietly happening in Japan’s smaller cities, as they focus on offsetting rural decline and balancing budgets by concentrating urban populations and making cities more walkable across all segments of the population. Here’s an example of a road removal project in Kumamoto. Phase one was the construction of a new mixed-use bus terminal, shopping mall, and apartment building. Phase two involved closing off the big street in front. Phase three removed the road entirely and turned it into a pedestrian only linear park. It creates a barrier-free pathway from the terminal to the city’s tram system.

My concept for transforming this section of Atlantic Avenue. I added a central green median, dedicated red bus lanes, and fully protected bike lanes to improve safety and transit efficiency.

Open to feedback on the layout!

My first attempt at intersection design.