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“Teasers” and Urban Boulevardsstreets as civic spacesProminent urban boulevards often provideseparate spaces for pedestrians andbicyclists as well as generous landscapeand tree canopy.These precedents from around the worldoffer ideas for improving the streetscapequality in the Gardiner Expressway andLake Shore Boulevard area.Avinguda Diagonal – Barcelona, Spain• The Diagonal separates local and thru-traffic and provides bicycle and pedestrian realm.54Future of the Gardiner ExpresswayPacific Boulevard – Vancouver, British Columbia• Vancouver recently enhanced landscape, lighting, and sidewalks on Pacific Boulevard.
University Avenue – Toronto, ON• University Avenue serves as a significant civic space for the city.Eastern Parkway – Brooklyn, NY• A generous promenade is part on this Olmstead-designed boulevard.Octavia Boulevard – San Francisco, CA• This boulevard replaced the Central Freeway, an elevated highway.Shanghai Street Greening – Shanghai, China• Landscape planters enhance visual quality of elevated highways in Shanghai.SECTION VI: “teasers” and Boulevards 55
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Page 49 and 50: the same time, the Esplanade is one
Page 51 and 52: would return US $47.5 million. Alto
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Page 61 and 62: Summary MatrixSECTION VII: SUMMARY
Page 63 and 64: Urban Design Goals Open Space Goals
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Page 67 and 68: SourcesSECTION VIII: Sources 63
Page 69 and 70: Office of Congressman Brian Higgins
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