Monument
Boulevard Area Urban Design
For the Monument Boulevard
Area, Urban Design can be defined as follows:
Urban design is the
process of shaping the physical setting of large and
small
areas of a city. It includes the planning for the
physical environment between
creating a plan for an area and construction of
improvements. It translates ideas
and a vision for an area into a document that guides the
future of what will be
built and where. An Urban Design Plan involves the design
of spaces,
landscape, buildings, and groups of buildings, which
together form places for
good city life.
Urban design looks at what
presently exists and what possible physical
improvements would make an area look better, be safer,
and be easier to move
in, including the following areas:
- Sidewalks, trees and
landscaping
- Streets, roads, and
lanes
- Buildings and
structures - houses, apartments, stores, and
businesses,
- Open spaces -parks,
plazas, yards, and parking lots
- Pedestrian walkways,
paseos, and crossings
- Bike paths, lanes,
and crossings
The major elements of
urban design in the Monument Boulevard Area will not
include:
- Social, economic and
political issues,
- Housing supply and
conditions,
- Crime and law
enforcement,
- Education, schools,
jobs and job training,
- Health and community
services
The major elements of
urban design in the Monument Boulevard Area will
include:
- A vision
for the physical environment; for example:
different areas by
intersection, a formal urban boulevard, a
culturally artistic street, or other.
- A set of
physical improvements for the public
areas, mostly for streets;
for example, street width, medians, sidewalks,
planting, crossings, lighting
and signs Considerations include: design,
function, accessibility, safety,
convenience, transportation, and aesthetics.
- Coordination
with other parts of public area urban design,
including:
traffic, transportation, parking, and open spaces
for the public.
- Design
guidelines for the future guidance of
the design for the public and
private buildings and landscaping. The guidelines
include
recommendations for relationship and orientation
of buildings, structures,
and open spaces to the street, as well as
recommendations for design,
form, style and size of buildings, and groups of
buildings and structures.
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