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TRANSJfJoURNAL
The effects of an Vr.ITA project
on the fabric of dOl'!ntown
are beginning to surface.
• a $1.5 million Urban Mass Transportation Administration demonstration
grant to the Boston Redevelopment Authority for operational demenu;
• a 5795,000 UMTA transit efficiency grant to the Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority for transit-related elements;
• a $1 million Federal Highway Administration urban systems grant
to the Massachusetts Department of Public Works"to cover construction of
the pedestrian ways and traffic-related elemeniS; and .
• city funds of 51.2 million to ,extend the special paving and design
treatment to a larger area.
\\"hile the idea of an auto-free zone had been part of various plans in
the 1960s, and a widened canopied sidewalk on Washington Street had been
completed in 1974, planning in earnest for the project began in 1975, when
merchants on narrow ""inter Street suggested that their street be closed to
auto traffic. Their request came at a'time when Boston was approached by
UMT A as a possible candidate for demonstration funds. UMT A provided a
consultant team which studied traffic, delivery, transit, pedestrian, and
taxi issues and, with the help of the city, developed the final plan. The city
and the l\1assachusetts Bay Transportation Authority put together th~
\'arious funding sources, cJear.ed the bureaucracy in record time, and got
the construction staned in spring 1978.
The effects of an UMTA 'demonstration project on the fabric of downtown
retailing are beginning to surface in Boston as the Downto"'n Crossing
progresses through its second year of operations.
Today, the Downtown Crossing traffic pattern has been in effect for
a year and a half, and the design improvements which made the project and
gave it its identity have been in place for almost a year.
Both in physical and psychological terms, Downtown Crossing has
dramatically changed the nature of downtown:
• general auto traffic has been removed from 11 downtown blocks,
freeing up valuable street space for deliveries, buses, taxis, entertainers, and
special events, and-more important-pedestrians;
• four blocks have been completely resurfaced in brick from building
face to building face, and three have had sidewalks and the roadway resurfaced;
• new, distinctive lighting ftxtures have been installed on seven blocks;
• banners defining the area have been hung at four entry points;
• Christmas lights and decorations have been displayed on the streets
for the first time; and
16
Object Description
| Title | Proposal for a feasibility study for the Calhoun Street transit/pedestrian mall |
| Contributor |
Fort Wayne (Ind.). Public Transportation Corporation SG Associates Moore-Heder Architects |
| Topic | Transportation, Highways |
| Subject |
Bus lanes--Indiana--Fort Wayne Pedestrian areas--Indiana--Fort Wayne |
| Geographical Coverage | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1980 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Proposal for a feasibility study for the Calhoun Street transit/pedestrian mall. (Boston, Mass.: SG Associates, 1980), 98 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from 400 dpi, 1-bit, uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software, black and white configuration. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000094599523 |
| File Name | 30000094599523.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 92 |
| Transcript | , \ : ..... f ~ 1 - .... ~~: ~<; ;.-~ : ':" : .. --.... ::: .. ~. ~.:::.i·~--::~: --- '.'""..:...f--::.:..:;- ~.::: . -. . . '- . f . _. - ~ -'.- - .:~---'---~.~ .. .;.. TRANSJfJoURNAL The effects of an Vr.ITA project on the fabric of dOl'!ntown are beginning to surface. • a $1.5 million Urban Mass Transportation Administration demonstration grant to the Boston Redevelopment Authority for operational demenu; • a 5795,000 UMTA transit efficiency grant to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for transit-related elements; • a $1 million Federal Highway Administration urban systems grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Works"to cover construction of the pedestrian ways and traffic-related elemeniS; and . • city funds of 51.2 million to ,extend the special paving and design treatment to a larger area. \\"hile the idea of an auto-free zone had been part of various plans in the 1960s, and a widened canopied sidewalk on Washington Street had been completed in 1974, planning in earnest for the project began in 1975, when merchants on narrow ""inter Street suggested that their street be closed to auto traffic. Their request came at a'time when Boston was approached by UMT A as a possible candidate for demonstration funds. UMT A provided a consultant team which studied traffic, delivery, transit, pedestrian, and taxi issues and, with the help of the city, developed the final plan. The city and the l\1assachusetts Bay Transportation Authority put together th~ \'arious funding sources, cJear.ed the bureaucracy in record time, and got the construction staned in spring 1978. The effects of an UMTA 'demonstration project on the fabric of downtown retailing are beginning to surface in Boston as the Downto"'n Crossing progresses through its second year of operations. Today, the Downtown Crossing traffic pattern has been in effect for a year and a half, and the design improvements which made the project and gave it its identity have been in place for almost a year. Both in physical and psychological terms, Downtown Crossing has dramatically changed the nature of downtown: • general auto traffic has been removed from 11 downtown blocks, freeing up valuable street space for deliveries, buses, taxis, entertainers, and special events, and-more important-pedestrians; • four blocks have been completely resurfaced in brick from building face to building face, and three have had sidewalks and the roadway resurfaced; • new, distinctive lighting ftxtures have been installed on seven blocks; • banners defining the area have been hung at four entry points; • Christmas lights and decorations have been displayed on the streets for the first time; and 16 |
