The report examines a proposal for an auto restricted zone (ARZ) for the City of Burlington. The City is faced with increased competition from a proposal for a major suburban shopping mall, as well as internal competition from a recently completed shopping arcade in the downtown area. Such competition pressure has been a primary incentive for local efforts to improve the character of the existing downtown retail area through auto restriction and pedestrian improvements. The increases in the economic health of the City have also created strong pressures for physical change and for improving the quality of public space. This concern has culminated in the current proposal for construction of a 4-block pedestrian mall. A further issue facing the City is the quality of transit facilities in the downtown. Several of Burlington's earlier Urban Design Plans now comprise the main urban design components of the proposed ARZ plan. Four existing characteristics were assessed to test potential of an ARZ. The Urban Design Plan consists of two elements: a circulation framework and a street improvement program. These elements are described in detail in the text.
Auto Restricted Zone/Multi-User Vehicle System Study. Technical Appendix: Burlington Auto Restricted Zone Study
1977
128 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Road Transportation , Urban transportation , Central city , Urban planning , Shopping centers , Automobiles , Vehicular traffic , Traffic control , Pedestrians , Zoning , Travel demand , Highway transportation , Land use , Vermont , Traffic free zones , Burlington(Vermont) , Malls