Pittsburgh Main Thoroughfares and the Down Town District Improvements Necessary to Meet the City's Present and Future Needs
Frederick Law Olmsted
Pittsburgh Main Thoroughfares and the Down Town District Improvements Necessary to Meet the City's Present and Future Needs
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PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH MAIN THOROUGHFARES AND THE DOWN TOWN DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO MEET THE CITY'S PRESENT AND FUTURE NEEDS A Report
Dedication
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter of Transmissal
City Planning and the Cost of Living in Pittsburgh
PURPOSE AND PREPARATION OF THE REPORT
PURPOSE AND PREPARATION OF THE REPORT
Introduction
FOOTNOTES:
FOOTNOTES:
PART I The Down Town District
The Main Arteries
Eastward Arteries and Their Improvement
A New Traffic Center
Sixth Avenue
Try Street Grade Crossing
Second Avenue Freight Yards
The "Hump Cut"
Grant Boulevard Extension
A Civic Center
Diamond Street Widening
Market Street Widening
The Market
The Water Front
The Improvement of The Point
FOOTNOTES:
The Main Arteries
Eastward Arteries and Their Improvement
A New Traffic Center
Sixth Avenue
Try Street Grade Crossing
Second Avenue Freight Yards
The "Hump Cut"
Grant Boulevard Extension
A Civic Center
Diamond Street Widening
Market Street Widening
The Market
The Water Front
The Improvement of The Point
FOOTNOTES:
PART II Main Thoroughfares
Width of Thoroughfares
Special Types of Thoroughfares
Widening Old Streets
Unified Procedure For City, County and Borough
SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS MAIN ARTERIES
Penn Avenue Artery
Forbes Street Artery
South Hills Artery
Penn Avenue Artery
Forbes Street Artery
South Hills Artery
OUTLYING THOROUGHFARE IMPROVEMENTS
FOOTNOTES:
Width of Thoroughfares
Special Types of Thoroughfares
Widening Old Streets
Unified Procedure For City, County and Borough
SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS MAIN ARTERIES
Penn Avenue Artery
Forbes Street Artery
South Hills Artery
Penn Avenue Artery
Forbes Street Artery
South Hills Artery
OUTLYING THOROUGHFARE IMPROVEMENTS
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PART III Surveys and a City Plan
Pittsburgh's Need for Surveys
Objects To Be Secured
Technical Procedure
Maps
Management and Cost
Sample Maps
New York
Baltimore
FOOTNOTES:
Pittsburgh's Need for Surveys
Objects To Be Secured
Technical Procedure
Maps
Management and Cost
Sample Maps
New York
Baltimore
FOOTNOTES:
PART IV Notes on Parks and Recreation Facilities
The Bellefield Improvement
Grant Boulevard
Steep Hillsides
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF PARKS
Neighborhood Parks
Rural Parks
Neighborhood Parks
Rural Parks
SPECIAL PARK OPPORTUNITIES
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The Bellefield Improvement
Grant Boulevard
Steep Hillsides
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF PARKS
Neighborhood Parks
Rural Parks
Neighborhood Parks
Rural Parks
SPECIAL PARK OPPORTUNITIES
FOOTNOTES:
PART V Special Reports
THE MARKET
THE HUMP CUT
THE CITY AND THE ALLEGHENY RIVER BRIDGES Recommendations for Bridge Heights and Pier Location to Meet the Various Transportation Needs of Pittsburgh
INTRODUCTION
RECOMMENDATIONS
FULL REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
INTRODUCTION
RECOMMENDATIONS
FULL REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
FOOTNOTES:
THE MARKET
THE HUMP CUT
THE CITY AND THE ALLEGHENY RIVER BRIDGES Recommendations for Bridge Heights and Pier Location to Meet the Various Transportation Needs of Pittsburgh
INTRODUCTION
RECOMMENDATIONS
FULL REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
INTRODUCTION
RECOMMENDATIONS
FULL REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
FOOTNOTES:
INDEX
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