FEASIBILITY OF MOVING WALKS IN THE SOUTH STATION - SUMMER STREET AREA OF DOWNTOWN BOSTON. APPENDIX C: DESIGN

THE REPORT REPRESENTS ONE OF SEVERAL STUDIES DONE ON THE FEASIBILITY OF MOVING WALKS IN THE CENTRAL BOSTON AREA. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES AND OUTLINES A SYSTEM OR FRAMEWORK AND SET OF CONSTRAINTS WITHIN WHICH A MOVING WALK SYSTEM IS FEASIBLE IN THE SUMMER STREET- SOUTH STATION STUDY AREA OF BOSTON'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. THE PROPOSAL CONSTITUTES A PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND DELINEATES A SET OF RELATIONSHIPS AND GOALS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM AND SUBMITS AN ILLUSTRATIVE SCHEME. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Boston Redevelopment Authority

  Boston, MA  United States 
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Design; Moving sidewalks
• Old TRIS Terms: Continuous capacity systems
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223661
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 325 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1972 12:00AM