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Most of the Central Business Distr ic ts in No rth Carolina
ci t ie s contain stre et patterns and buildings which we re con s
tru cted som e 30 t o 40 year s ago for very different need s than
they now serve. Th e most recent pressure s of increased popula -
ti o n, aut omobiles, and co nsumer good s h ave redu ce d the d own t own
ar ea s t o a field of competi tion between pede st rians and aut omo -
bile traffi c and parki ng. The fact that retail s h o ps have been
ha p hazardly loca t ed and unpla nn ed has added t o the general con -
fu s ion . The res u lting co nfusion and in co n venience from t raffi c
conge sti on, in suffi c ient parking, and old building s have provid -
ed a real incentive for th e devel opmen t of shop ping ce nte rs
whic h compe t e s eriou sl y w it h do wnt own merchant s .
THE P RELIMI NA RY P LAN FOR THE CE NTRA L BUSINESS DI STR ICT
The manner in which traffic s hou ld b e handled is the first
question which needs to be determined in the r e d esign of the
area . A good ci r c ulati on s y st em whic h brings people t o t he Cen -
tral Bu s iness Di str ic t from the ou tl ying tr a d ing 3 rea s and dif ferent
part s o f the communi ty is an abs olu t e neces s i t y for th e
con t inued p r o sperity of th e area. However, the co ntinua l fl ow
of traff ic thr o ugh, in, and aro u n d the ret ail shop ping blo ck s
i s n o t con sistent wi th the major purpose of th e down t own area .
T raffic along th e major sh opp ing str ee ts ca uses co ngestion and
dang e r t o pedest r ian s sh opping . Th e mo st r ecen t concep t of
tr affic circu lati on i downtown area s i s t o ro ut e majo r traffi c
fl ow s around the Central Busine ss District by mean s o f c ircumfer -
ential l oop s. F rom thes e major streets, traff ic i s routed ei th er
int o the area or in t o large off -st ree t parking areas providing
t ermina l points fo r the automobile that are c losely related t o
th e d ifferent shopping area
In o rd er t o accomp l ish this t ype of s y st em, it i s recomm en d -
ed th a t a one - way system o f major streets b e d e sign a ted . Traff ic
coming north along Mad i son wo uld be routed to Fr ank lin St ree t an d
traffi c going s ou t h wo uld be routed t o Lee Street, eac h of which
wou ld be one - way streets. Mai~ Street wo uld provide Aa st and we st
traffi c on ei th er side of the railroad, and Virgi l and Walt er s
str ee ts would continue t o carry t wo way traffi c .
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| Full Text | Most of the Central Business Distr ic ts in No rth Carolina ci t ie s contain stre et patterns and buildings which we re con s tru cted som e 30 t o 40 year s ago for very different need s than they now serve. Th e most recent pressure s of increased popula - ti o n, aut omobiles, and co nsumer good s h ave redu ce d the d own t own ar ea s t o a field of competi tion between pede st rians and aut omo - bile traffi c and parki ng. The fact that retail s h o ps have been ha p hazardly loca t ed and unpla nn ed has added t o the general con - fu s ion . The res u lting co nfusion and in co n venience from t raffi c conge sti on, in suffi c ient parking, and old building s have provid - ed a real incentive for th e devel opmen t of shop ping ce nte rs whic h compe t e s eriou sl y w it h do wnt own merchant s . THE P RELIMI NA RY P LAN FOR THE CE NTRA L BUSINESS DI STR ICT The manner in which traffic s hou ld b e handled is the first question which needs to be determined in the r e d esign of the area . A good ci r c ulati on s y st em whic h brings people t o t he Cen - tral Bu s iness Di str ic t from the ou tl ying tr a d ing 3 rea s and dif ferent part s o f the communi ty is an abs olu t e neces s i t y for th e con t inued p r o sperity of th e area. However, the co ntinua l fl ow of traff ic thr o ugh, in, and aro u n d the ret ail shop ping blo ck s i s n o t con sistent wi th the major purpose of th e down t own area . T raffic along th e major sh opp ing str ee ts ca uses co ngestion and dang e r t o pedest r ian s sh opping . Th e mo st r ecen t concep t of tr affic circu lati on i downtown area s i s t o ro ut e majo r traffi c fl ow s around the Central Busine ss District by mean s o f c ircumfer - ential l oop s. F rom thes e major streets, traff ic i s routed ei th er int o the area or in t o large off -st ree t parking areas providing t ermina l points fo r the automobile that are c losely related t o th e d ifferent shopping area In o rd er t o accomp l ish this t ype of s y st em, it i s recomm en d - ed th a t a one - way system o f major streets b e d e sign a ted . Traff ic coming north along Mad i son wo uld be routed to Fr ank lin St ree t an d traffi c going s ou t h wo uld be routed t o Lee Street, eac h of which wou ld be one - way streets. Mai~ Street wo uld provide Aa st and we st traffi c on ei th er side of the railroad, and Virgi l and Walt er s str ee ts would continue t o carry t wo way traffi c . 19 - |
