Cultural Landscapes in Transportations (123): This session examined the idea of cultural landscapes and the importance of place in shaping the context and design of transportation corridors. William Dodges presentation set the stage by describing cultural landscapes, which he identified as places created by experiential historical and cultural forces, and their importance in transportation, emphasizing that each project must address how a particular place should be treated. He emphasized the importance of place-identity and place-making in the process. The following presenters built upon this definition and discussed how they have addressed and integrated cultural landscapes in practice. The projects discussed ranged from Sweden, to Italy, to Hawaii, to New York. The topics ranged from management practices, to the topics of the following papers.
Related Papers:
What Are Cultural Landscapes? Cultural Landscapes and the Meaning of Place, Dodge, William A. - Van Citters Historic Preservation, LLC
Cultural Landscape Corridor Projects: European Approach - Sweden, Suneson, Torbjorn - Swedish National Road Administration
Cultural Landscape Corridor Projects: European Approach - Italy, Chiarello, Giorgio - Giorgio Chiarello Architect, Italy
Cultural Landscape Corridor Projects: Statewide Cultural Landscape Survey, Dacus, Christopher A. - Hawaii Department of Transportation
Management of Cultural Landscape Corridors: Long Island Corridor Management Plan, Schultz, Annette - The RBA Group
Management of Cultural Landscape Corridors: Scenic Vista Management in Yosemite National Park, Humphrey, David - National Park Service
Management of Cultural Landscape Corridors: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Perspective, Brown, Nancy - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Panel Discussion moderated by Van Citters, Karen - Van Citters Historic Preservation, LLC
Context-Sensitive Solutions, Practical Solutions, and Complete Streets (274): Extremely well-attended, this session explored the relationship of Context Sensitive Solutions to emerging practices in transportation such as Practical Solutions, Sustainable Vegetation, Complete Streets and Shared Streets. The presentations and following questions and discussion
Related Papers:
Context-Sensitive Solutions Versus Practical Solutions: What Are the Differences?, Stamatiadis, Nikiforos - University of Kentucky
Influencing Public Perception of Sustainable Roadside Vegetation Management Strategies, Lucey, Anne - University of Delaware
Complete Streets in the United States , McCann, Barbara - National Complete Streets Coalition and LaPlante, John N. - T Y Lin International
Investigating the Willingness of Drivers to Share Space with Pedestrians, Kaparias, Ioannis - Imperial College London, United Kingdom
What's New in Context Sensitive Solutions (748): This session presented case studies on how Context Sensitive Solutions are being applied in practice. The first presentation addressed the development of a GIS-based assessment tool to assist in quantifying and then prioritizing context issues in roadway projects that was piloted in Cape Town, South Africa. The second presentation described a context sensitive street improvement undertaken by a planning studio at University of California, Berkley. Finally, Leigh Lane, of NC State's Institute for Transportation Research and Education gave an overview of FHWA's recent technical assistance to State DOTs implementing Context Sensitive Solutions.
Presentations:
Creating Livable Neighborhoods Through Context-Sensitive Multimodal Road Planning, Beukes, Edward Andrew - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Old Road, New Directions: Plan for Adeline Street in Berkeley, Griswold, Julia B. - University of California, Berkeley
Getting CSS Off the Ground: FHWA's Technical Assistance, Lane, Leigh Blackmon - North Carolina State University, Raleigh
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