Longwood medical area: open space framework.
Published: 1986
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Bus stops -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area -- Proposals.; Joslin Park, Boston (Mass.); Open spaces -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area -- Proposals.; Parking -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area.; Parks and Playgrounds -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area -- Proposals.; Pedestrians -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area.; Public art -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area.; Shattuck Street Mall, Boston (Mass.); Signs and symbols -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area -- Proposals.; Streetscapes and Landscapes -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area -- Proposals.; Trees -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area -- Proposed.; City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Longwood Medical Area.
Description: ...outlines the programs and a local philosophy of open space planning as it applies to urban design, the setting of old and new buildings, safe and convenient pedestrian areas and places for social interaction in the area located between the Fenway and Mission Hill in Boston's Longwood Medical Area; discusses bus shelter and bus stop improvements, Riverway-Fenway program for the "Emerald Necklace", street tree planting and maintenance program, a children's park, Shattuck Street Mall, Joslin Park, signs, parking and loading areas, street vendors, exterior lighting, public art, handicapped access, landscaping, etc.; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...