The Boulevard Book

History, Evolution, Design of Multiway Boulevards

Allan B. Jacobs, Elizabeth MacDonald, Yodan Rofe

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MIT Press
29 August 2003

City & town planning - architectural aspects

Series: The MIT Press

A celebration of the multiway boulevard and an argument for its revival, with design guidelines and historic examples.

First built in Europe and grandly imported to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, the classic multiway boulevard has been in decline for many years, victim of a narrowly focused approach to street design that views unencumbered vehicular traffic flow as the highest priority. The American preoccupation with destination and speed has made multiway boulevards increasingly rare as artifacts of the urban landscape. This book reintroduces the boulevard, tree-lined and with separate realms for through traffic and for slow-paced vehicular-pedestrian movement, as an important and often crucial feature of both historic and contemporary cities. It presents more than fifty boulevards-as varied as Avenue Montaigne, in Paris; C. G. Road, in Ahmedabad, India; and The Esplanade, in Chico, California-celebrating their usefulness and beauty. It discusses their history and evolution, the misconceptions that led to their near-demise in the United States, and their potential as a modern street type.

Based on wide research, The Boulevard Book examines the safety of these streets and offers design guidelines for professionals, scholars, and community decision makers. Extensive plans, cross sections, and perspective drawings permit visual comparisons. The book shows how multiway boulevards respond to many issues that are central to urban life, including livability, mobility, safety, interest, economic opportunity, mass transit, and open space.

By: Allan B. Jacobs, Elizabeth MacDonald, Yodan Rofe
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 816g
ISBN: 9780262600583
ISBN 10: 0262600587
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 29 August 2003
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Allan B. Jacobs is Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley. Elizabeth Macdonald is Assistant Professor in Urban Design at the University of California, Berkeley. Yodan Rofe is Head of the City Planning Section in the Chief Architects Office of the Ministry of Construction and Housing in Jerusalem.

Reviews for The Boulevard Book: History, Evolution, Design of Multiway Boulevards

The immense amount of research, together with the authors' enthusiasm...makes The Boulevard Book an authoritative text. -Ari Anderson, Landscape Australia The immense amount of research, together with the authors' enthusiasm...makes The Boulevard Book an authoritative text. -Ari Anderson, Landscape Australia * Reviews *

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