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The return of streetcars to western American cities : reintroducing streetcars in Denver's historic streetcar neighborhoods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Modern streetcars are making a comeback in the United States after their disappearance in the mid twentieth century. They resemble their distant relative, also known as the trolley, in many ways but express a contemporary, ...
Humanizing the city : festivals as a human adaptation of public space
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
As currently conceived, the contemporary city will not advance beyond its present level of achievement. This research frames the city within three root values upon which all decisions made in the city are based. The three ...
Constructing use in surface parking lots : strategies for enhancing lots as part-time public spaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Surface parking lots occupy vast amounts of land in urbanized areas-at times covering up to 40% of land in downtown areas in the United States. It is estimated that there are seven parking spaces for every vehicle in the ...