THE NEW TRICHOTOMY: THE HIGHWAY, THE ROADSIDE AND RECREATION
OUR SOCIETY EXHIBITS THE SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERISTIC OF MASS MOBILITY. INCREASED AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP AND THE NETWORKS OF MODERN HIGHWAYS HAVE INTENSIFIED THIS MOBILITY, AND THE NEW LEISURE AGE HAS AFFORDED THE TIME FOR TRAVEL AND RECREATION. BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS OF OUR ECONOMY ARE EXPANDING THEIR RECREATIONAL RESOURCES. FOR THIS REASON, A LIBERALIZATION AND BROADENING OF THE CONCEPT OF HIGHWAY USE IS NECESSARY. THE CONCEPT OF MULTIPLE LAND USE SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE ROADSIDE OF ALL HIGHWAYS WHERE APPLICABLE. MULTIPLE LAND USE OF THE ROADSIDE MEETS A SOCIAL NEED IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT WHERE OPEN SPACE FOR RECREATION IS AT A PREMIUM. SINCE THE MODERN HIGHWAY ABSORBS CONSIDERABLE ACREAGE, IT SHOULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT BEYOND ITS NORMAL FUNCTION. AESTHETIC DESIGN AND OPEN SPACE ARE PARTIAL AMELIORANTS. THE UTILIZATION OF THE ROADSIDE FOR PARK AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES NOT IN CONFLICT WITH OR INIMICAL TO THE PRIMARY USE SATISFIES THIS CRITERION . MULTIPLE LAND USE MAXIMIZES THE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LAND USE PATTERN BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF I 81 IN THE BINGHAMTON, N.Y., METROPOLITAN AREA IS ILLUSTRATIVE OF A UNIQUE SITUATION FAVORABLE TO THE APPLICATION OF THE MULTIPLE LAND-USE CONCEPT OF THE HIGHWAY ROADSIDE AND OPTIMIZATION OF LEVEL OF SERVICE. A PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PARK AND COMMUNITY RECREATION AREA ARE DESCRIBED.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Paper sponsored by Committee on Roadside Development and presented at the 46th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Frederick, Joseph C
- Publication Date: 1967
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 36-45
- Monograph Title: Roadside Development
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 206
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Highways; Improvements; Land use; Land use planning; Level of service; Multiple use; Optimization; Parks; Recreational facilities; Roadside improvement
- Geographic Terms: New York (State)
- Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00204676
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Feb 20 1994 12:00AM