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SOME LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, RATHER THAN STOP-GAP MEASURES, ARE SUGGESTED. HIGHWAY LOCATION THROUGH HIGH-PRICED PROPERTY WOULD EASE COMMUNITY DISRUPTION BY DISPLACING FEWER PEOPLE WHO, BEING AFFLUENT, COULD MORE EASILY RELOCATE. BY ASSURING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER VIADUCTS, PLANNERS COULD RETURN LAND TO THE TAX ROLLS, MEET AESTHETIC OBJECTIONS, AND REDUCE COSTS (SINCE SHORTER SPANS COULD BE USED). PUTTING FREEWAYS AND RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS ON THE SAME RIGHT-OF-WAY WOULD ALSO EASE COMMUNITY IMPACT. SEMI-CANTILEVER WIDENING SAVES MONEY AND MINIMIZES TRAFFIC DISRUPTION. VEHICLE CHANGES ARE SEEN AS PREFERABLE TO DESIGN SOLUTIONS (BERMS, DEPRESSED ROADWAYS) TO THE PROBLEMS OF NOISE AND POLLUTION. STRUCTURES DRAW LESS CRITICISM IF AESTHETICS ARE INCLUDED IN DESIGN. PUBLIC RELATIONS CAN RELIEVE OBJECTIONS TO CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND DISRUPTION. A FINAL SUGGESTION IS THE INTEGRATION OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT ALONG MILE-WIDE STRIPS.

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1971

Highway Research Record

50th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board

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Aesthetics; City planning; Construction sites; Design; Highways; Joint development; Land use; Land use planning; Location; Pollution; Relocation (Facilities); Traffic noise; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation; Viaducts

Highway location; Relocation

Design; Environment; Highways; Research

TRIS, TRB

Apr 23 1972 12:00AM

• DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS IN URBAN FREEWAY CONSTRUCTION
• FAST-ASSEMBLY BRIDGE OVER THE AEGIDIENTORPLATZ IN HANNOVER
• HOW TO RUN OVER PEOPLE AND MAKE THEM LIKE IT
• THE CONSULTANT'S PROBLEMS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN HIGHWAYS-WITH DISCUSSION
• THE CONTRACTOR'S PROBLEMS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN HIGHWAYS, WITH DISCUSSION
• THE LOWRY HILL TUNNEL FREEZE WALL
• THE MUNICIPALITY'S PROBLEMS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN HIGHWAYS-WITH DISCUSSION
• THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT'S PROBLEMS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN HIGHWAYS, WITH DISCUSSION
• UTILITY PROBLEMS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN HIGHWAYS, WITH DISCUSSION