Title: The Paris-Lexington road : community-based planning and context sensitive highway design /
Authors: Schneider, Krista L.
Publisher: Island Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Roads Design and construction
Abstract: "This Land and Community Design Case Study offers a critical review of the Paris-Lexington Road project, which has come to be regarded as the model for context-sensitive highway design in America. Krista Schneider describes the Parish-Lexington Road's significance to landscape architects, regional and community planners and policymakers, and transportation officials. The author also addresses the role of landscape architects in highway design, and examines the many contemporary challenges and opportunities that were a part of the Paris-Lexington Road project."--Jacket.
Contents: Foreword / L. Susan Everett -- Introduction : The scenic corridor -- The Paris-Lexington Road case study -- Design concepts for historic Paris Pike -- Design, development, and decision-making -- The landscape architect's role -- Evaluating the Paris Pike reconstruction project -- Parkway design : community, context, and the landscape architect -- Conclusions and recommendations.