
A 24-foot wide pedestrian promenade is located in the center of the street, incorporating a meandering "canal" that conveys irrigation water through the site. The canal is punctuated by large blocks of stone and concrete, providing places for people to play, sit and gather. The promenade is surfaced with light-colored crushed stone, which extends onto the adjacent asphalt roadway, helping to unify the streetscape, and diminish the distinction between road and park. Other design features include unique lighting, lush plantings of trees and plants, stone and metal bollards at crossings and raised crosswalks.
In the course of developing the park concept, Landmark Design consulted with a Steering Committee composed of representatives of the Innovation Campus, USU construction and maintenance staff, Logan City, the City of North Logan, Stanley Consultants and others. The input of these players served to inform the design team about various issues and desires relating to the street, and resulted in a design that was well-embraced.
The project was completed in Fall of 2005.
Landmark Design also developed Landscape Development Guidelines for the site.

Landmark Design was selected by the Utah State University Innovation
Campus and Stanley Consultants, Inc. to assist in the design of Grand Avenue,
a high-profile boulevard for a research park located in North Logan, Utah.
The project includes a 100-foot wide street that extends through the campus
for approximately 2000 feet. Landmark Design was responsible for designing
the entire median and streetscape, and preparing construction documents for
the first 1,300-foot segment.
Grand Avenue is intentionally designed to represent "innovation"
through the use of cutting-edge city-building, place-making and sustainability
ideas. The high-profile roadway incorporates unique drainage features, a wide
pedestrian median promenade and special materials and site features to reduce
the perception that the road is primarily a place for vehicles.