Making Good Streetscape. January 5, 2000. The Connection with Christopher Lydon. January 5, 2000.
Streets are the circulation system of the body civic.
They feed our communities and take us places, but what matters most is how we enjoy the ride. Alleys, lanes, cul de sacs, rows, dead ends, one ways, trails, corners, strips, front stoops, and back roads are the stuff of great neighborhoods, not to mention great songs. The yellow brick road, the long and winding road, the road paved with good intentions, the boulevard of broken dreams are some memorable paths. So are Piccadilly Circus, Route 66, Red Square, the Grand Canal, Beekman Place, Tianneman Square, Savile Row, the Strand, the Boardwalk. Unter den Linden, Rodeo Drive, Park Avenue, Lakeshore Drive, Sunset Boulevard, Broadway, 42nd Street, Beale Street, Easy Street.