The Brussels Region wants to give a new look to Avenue de la Toison d’Or and Boulevard de Waterloo, iconic segments of the Brussels inner ring road. This project realigns the zone in accordance with the (future) needs of all residents, merchants and users, while highlighting its prestigious character. The project includes the redevelopment of streets, the reorganization of car, bicycle and pedestrian traffic, parking spaces, green spaces, lighting and new cozy spaces. Together with our partners, we were selected through a competition after which we started from our design sketches. These were tested and further expectations among clients, designers and other actors were managed through a participation process. Through bilateral discussions and an online information point with a survey, we collected the perspective of 1030 local residents, shopkeepers, visitors and commuters on various themes. With the results of this participation process, the design team went on to modify and refine the designs.