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Project Abstract

One community's concern over the proposed removal of mature trees to widen the main street of a historic district compelled state officials to dispatch a landscape architect to direct the project.



One community's concern over the proposed removal of mature trees to widen the main street of a historic district compelled state officials to dispatch a landscape architect to direct the project.
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Location:
East Main Street Westminster, MD, US
Date:
1994
Source:
Landscape Architecture News Digest (LAND), July/August 1998, p. 9
Bill Welsh

CSS Highlights

Flexible Design Elements:
Curb Extensions/Neckdowns, Landscaping/Amenities, Lane Widths, Parking, Parking: Parallel, Sidewalks
CSS Outcome:
Livable Communities
Community Outcome:
Aesthetic Enhancement, Historic Preservation, Community Enhancement, Economic Revitalization
CSS Qualities - Process :

    CSS Qualities - Outcomes

    Benefits for the agency

      CSS Details & Data

      Road Classification (AASHTO):
      Rural Local
      Road Classification (Other):
      Street
      Status:
      Completed
      Cost/Budget:
      $3,150,828
      Physical Setting:
      Suburban
      Small Town
      CSS Context:
      Aesthetic
      Land Use:
      Residential, Commercial
      Transportation Facilities:
      Road
      Construction Type:
      Retrofit
      CSS Transportation Outcome:
      Improved Safety (Pedestrians/Bikes)
      Date begun:
      1990
      Date Completed:
      1994
      Design Directions:
      Road Diets (Fewer/Narrower Lanes)

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