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Title: AESTHETICS AND OTHER COMMUNITY VALUES IN THE DESIGN OF ROADS
Accession Number: 00732272
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: The Interstate highway system was designed to handle large volumes of high-speed traffic. It has been one of the most successful public works projects of the century. But in the design of roads, aesthetics and other community values have been increasingly, and unnecessarily, neglected. This study provides a brief history of the Interstate highway acts and of agency responses to conflict. Discussion of the aesthetics of streets and roads follows, which examines the "fit" between roads and the physical and social landscapes through which they pass. It shows that parkways have been successful in fitting roads to their surroundings and in minimizing the area of concrete. Also parkway safety appears adequate. Several examples are cited of typical cases in which highway guidelines were modified to save money. The processes that have led to successful conflict resolution are described, and necessary conditions for constructive citizen participation are examined. This study's aim is to provide support for professionals and citizens attempting to resolve such conflicts.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1549, Transportation Aesthetics.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Passonneau, JPagination: p. 69-74
Publication Date: 1996
Serial: ISBN: 0309059194
Features: Figures
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; References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; History; Society; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 3 1997 12:00AM
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