The Paris-Lexington Road: Community-Based Planning and Context Sensitive Highway Design

This book describes the reconstruction of the Paris-Lexington Road, which is located in Kentucky. This road, originally called the Paris Pike, is a scenic byway with a complex history. In 1969 the state of Kentucky wanted to widen the road in order to increase capacity and improve highway safety. There were a number of objections to the road widening project, and in 1979 a federal court injunction prevented the project from going forth, for fifteen years. The book addresses the reconstruction history of the Paris-Lexington Road, and examines the role of landscape architects in context sensitive design.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Island Press

  1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300
  Washington, DC  United States  20009-1148

  Landscape Architecture Foundation

  818 18th Street, NW, Suite 810
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Authors:
  • Schneider, Krista L
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Bibliography; Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 104p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Context sensitive design; Court decisions; Highway capacity; Highway safety; History; Landscape architecture; Reconstruction; Scenic highways
• Identifier Terms: Paris-Lexington Road
• Uncontrolled Terms: Injunctions
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; History; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000853
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1559631104
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 2005 12:52PM