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Title: REMARKS BEFORE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS SEMINAR, FEBRUARY 28, 1968 HARRISBURG
Accession Number: 00239835
Record Type: Component
Abstract: EFFECTIVE WAYS TO INTEGRATE HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT WITH PRESENT AND FUTURE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL GROWTH ARE DISCUSSED. THE MOBILITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THEIR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IS GREATLY AIDED BY THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE HIGHWAY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE MATERIALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY AIDED IN MAKING POSSIBLE THE OPPORTUNITIES WE ENJOY EVERYDAY. TEAM-WORK IS NEEDED TO PLAN HIGHWAY SYSTEMS AND THE BALTIMORE DESIGN CONCEPT TEAM IS AN EXAMPLE OF TEAM-WORK EFFORTS. THE TEAM IS SUBDIVIDING ITS ACTIVITIES INTO 3 TIME FRAMES: DEVELOPMENT OF ITS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, FOLLOWED BY FEASIBILITY AND SCHEMATIC STUDIES, FOLLOWED BY ACTUAL DESIGN OF THE PROGRAMS IT WILL RECOMMEND. ONE TEAM IS UNDERTAKING ANALYSIS OF THE ENTIRE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, PRESENT AND PROJECTED, AS A BASIS FOR COORDINATION BETWEEN THAT SYSTEM AND THE PLANNED HIGHWAY SEGMENT. ANOTHER IS CONDUCTING IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE BROAD AREA THROUGH WHICH THE CORRIDORS PASS, DETERMINING THE QUALITIES, QUANTITIES, AND VALUES OF ITS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, STRUCTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND OPEN SPACE CHARACTERISTICS. ANOTHER TEAM IS EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOINT DEVELOPMENT (MULTIPLE USE OF SPACE) ABOVE, BELOW, AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY PRESENTED BY THE PROJECT. ANOTHER TEAM IS CONCERNED WITH THE DESIGN OF A HARMONIOUS HIGHWAY FACILITY THAT WILL MEET THE HIGHEST ATTAINABLE ENGINEERING, SAFETY, OPERATING, AND AESTHETIC STANDARDS. ANOTHER PROVIDES CLOSE AND CONSTANT LIASON BETWEEN THE JOINT VENTURE AND GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS. FINALLY, A MONITORING TEAM CARRIES OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENTIRE PROCESS. IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, THE SUCCESS OF THE HIGHWAY PROGRAM IN ANY CITY WILL DEPEND ON THE INITIATIVE OF THE PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY AND TO ARTICULATE THEIR OWN FUTURE.
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Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410168
Report/Paper Numbers: No. 234
Authors: Bridwell, Lowell KPagination: pp 1-4
Publication Date: 1968
Serial: Media Type: Print
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Transportation (General)
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 5 1994 12:00AM
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