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View of Main Street in Black Hawk, Colorado. The Gilpin Hotel, built in 1870, is located at 111 Main Street and is one the few remaining original buildings on the street.

The objectives for this project were to explore community transportation design policy to improve collaboration when state highways serve as local main streets, determine successful approaches to meet the federal requirements for visioning set forth in SAFETEA-LU [23USC135(f)(3)(B)(ii)], find ways to assist local agencies in improving their grant applications to WSDOT, identify new ways to translate context sensitive design guidance into practice, and support staff and organizational development by connecting the architecture profession and transportation engineering. For this study, student researchers participating in University of Washington's Storefront Studio Program explored a number of community design and visioning methods and techniques, reviewed recent case studies from Washington and other states, and based on findings, developed and field tested a recommended framework for community transportation design when state highways serve as main streets.

In urban communities, there are often limited amounts of right-of-way available for establishing a large setback distance from the curb for fixed objects. Urban communities must constantly weigh the cost of purchasing additional right-of-way for clear zones against the risk of fixed object crashes. From 2004 to 2006, this type of crash on curbed roads represented 15% of all fatal crashes and 3% of all crashes in the state of Iowa. Many states have kept the current minimum AASHTO recommendations as their minimum clear zone standards; however, other states have decided that these recommendations are insufficient and have increased the required minimum clear zone distance to better suit the judgment of local designers. This report presents research on the effects of the clear zone on urban curbed streets. The research was conducted in two phases. The first phase involved a synthesis of practice that included a literature review and a survey of practices in jurisdictions that have developmental and historical patterns similar to those of Iowa. The second phase involved investigating the benefits of a 10 ft clear zone, which included examining urban corridors in Iowa that meet or do not meet the 10 ft clear zone goal. The results of this study indicate that a consistent fixed object offset results in a reduction in the number of fixed object crashes, a 5 ft clear zone is most effective when the goal is to minimize the number of fixed object crashes, and a 3 ft clear zone is most effective when the goal is to minimize the cost of fixed object crashes.

View westward along East 47th Avenue in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. On the left, at the corner of Baldwin Court and East 47th Avenue, is a one-story, commerical style, painted brick building. A sign inset above the main entrance reads: "Coors." In the distance on the left is the National Western Stock Show Complex and on the right hand side, the National Western Stock Show building.

Bird's-eye view looking down on Milwaukee Avenue. Historical note on the back of the postcard indicates that this picture was taken during Fair Week with many horses and buggies in attendance, dating around the turn of the century.

Take a look up Milwaukee Avenue at the heart of Libertyville's downtown. The road has been paved and the hitching posts are long gone. The Lake County National Bank building is prominent on the west side of the street.

Street view of Park Place in Libertyville.

Street view along Milwaukee Avenue with Cook Park on the left and local businesses on the right, including the North Shore Gas Company in the C. H. Kaiser building. Notation on the front of the postcard refers to Orchard Street which later became Church Street.

Looking west along the graceful curve of Elm Court. The brick house on the left, 215 Elm Court, was the home of John Eli Triggs in the early 1900s; after 1926 Ross S. Triggs lived there. The Triggs family owned a local grocery and meat market on Milwaukee Avenue.

View looking north on First Street showing the Libertyville Lumber Company and the Old St. Paul Depot. The lumber company began operation in 1903. According to an article in the Independent Register, June 26, 1986, the lumber company "was situated on a spur of the Milwaukee Road so that lumber, coal and feed could be delivered swiftly to the yard. The original buildings consisted of a feed mill and a lumber warehouse. A third building located at Church Street later became a mill shop."

In Libertyville's early days Brainerd Court (now Brainerd Avenue) extended from Lake Street to Church Street. Ansel Cook named Brainerd Court after his mother's family. Notice the horse grazing in the side yard of one of the houses on the street.

This postcard shows the residential north end of Libertyville on a wintry day at the turn-of-the-century. Note the warning sign by the St. Paul railroad tracks.

An aerial view of the BP Bridge under construction less than three months before its completion. In this photograph most of the stainless steel shingles have been installed and part of the Pau Lope deck is in place on the western approach ramp. The trellis of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the foreground and Daley Bicentennial Plaza can be seen in the background.

An aerial view of the BP Bridge designed by architect Frank Gehry, taken a week before the dedication, showing all of its sinuous curves. As Roark Frankel, vice president of US Equities Realty, said, "I don't think there's one straight line on the bridge. It's a beautiful thing. But it's not a simple thing."

An aerial view of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion's headdress under construction. The finished stainless steel plates have been installed onto the ribbons of the headdress, or proscenium, and work continues on building the fixed seating area immediately in front of the stage. The fixed seats are below the level of the surrounding Park to help prevent ambient noise from the city seeping into the audience's area. With the curves at the eastern and western extremes of the headdress and the curve of the ribbons above the stage also helping to direct sound down and out, the sound quality of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion is superb.

Aerial view of the BP Bridge and Lake Michigan beyond, just after Columbus Drive was spanned. Despite having designed other bridges in the past, the BP Bridge is architect Frank Gehry's first bridge to actually be built.

An aerial view of the BP Bridge under construction. Taken in December 2003, seven months before Millennium Park opened, the span across Columbus Drive is in place and the substructure for the stainless steel shingles is visible. Some of the shingles have been installed, and a tiny part of the deck has been fitted. The trellis of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the foreground and Daley Bicentennial Plaza can be seen in the background.

An aerial view of the BP Bridge as both the eastern and western approach ramps are under construction. The Bridge's concrete was supplied by Elliot Construction Corporation of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and, as is evident from this photograph, the Bridge's complex radiuses and curves going in many directions tested the workers. A central pier, which will help support the bridge, is under construction in the median strip of Columbus Drive.

A view of the partially constructed western approach ramp for the BP Bridge, taken from the headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. As with all Frank Gehry-designed structures, the shape of the BP Bridge is functional as well as aesthetic. The western approach ramp to the Bridge separates the Great Lawn of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion from the busy, six lanes of traffic on Columbus Drive, creating a sound barrier for audiences at the Pavilion.

Looking west through the headdress's structural steel along Washington Street during construction. In addition to being the Pavilion's signature decorative element, the headdress, or proscenium was designed for function. Hidden within the ribbon's folds are concealed lights for the stage and catwalks to allow access for maintenance. The ribbons also shelter the closest seats to the stage from inclement weather, and they direct the sound down and out from the stage to the audience.

Looking east across Lake Shore Drive toward the Queen's Landing at Monroe Harbor in Chicago. The original plan was for the sculpture (named Cloud Gate in 2004) to be fully assembled and shipped from Oakland, California to Chicago's Monroe Harbor via the Panama Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway. A study was done of the projected route the sculpture would take from the Queen's Landing at Monroe Harbor to Millennium Park, looking at whether the dock and streets in between were strong enough to support the 110-ton weight of the sculpture. The study also assessed obstacles that would have to be removed, for example overhanging light poles and traffic signals, if the 33 feet tall sculpture were to be maneuvered unimpeded through city streets. It was eventually concluded that it would be impractical and time-consuming to ship the sculpture whole, and MTH Industries, an architectural glass and metal contracting company of Villa Park, Illinois, was hired to assemble and complete the sculpture on site after the parts and pieces were trucked to Chicago.

View of bricks used for paving streets in the town of Trinidad, Colo. The section of bricks is located at the corner of Cedar Street, Plum Street between Commercial Street and Convent Street. Trinidad is one of the few communities in the state of Colo. that still has surviving brick streets. Over six miles of locally manufactured bricks, many of which are stamped with "Trinidad," were used.

View of 4th (Fourth) Street in Saguache (Saguache County), Colorado. One story commercial style buildings line the street. Shows the Saguache County Bank building with a neoclassical facade with a pediment and fluted columns. Letters on the frieze read: "Saguache County Bank." Buildings nearby have false fronts, a sign reads: "Saguache County Comprehensive Health Clinic." Cars are parked along the street.

View of Main Street in Delta Colorado. The buildings are generally two stories and constructed of brick, with long narrow windows on the second level. Various paint and moldings on the facades of the buildings highlight each building's unique properties. The Art-Deco Town Hall is distinguished by the dentils and flags above the entrance. Main Street underwent restoration in the 1980's using funds from the Historic Preservation and National Trust. Grand Mesa is in the distance.

View of an entrance pylon on the end of the Speer Boulevard Bridge which crosses the South Platte River in the Jefferson Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The pylon's entablature shows the Denver city street grid. Shows traffic on Speer Boulevard and the Denver skyline.

A photograph of an oil painting, painted by artists Andrew Blair (a landscape painter of Dunfermline) and William Geddes (a portrait painter of Blairgowrie) between 1881 and 1882. This painting hangs in the foyer of the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum, Dunfermline. The painting depicts the celebration of Andrew Carnegie's return to Dunfermline on July 27th, 1881 to lay the memorial stone of the first Carnegie Free Library. Andrew Carnegie is seen at the front of the first carriage to the right of the painting, raising his hat to the crowd that is gathered on High Street. His mother is seen beside the carriage conversing with a man and woman. The foreground middle and background features pedestrians along the street and the middle and background of the painting features buildings on both sides of the street. An American flag, Union Jack and Lion Rampant are seen hanging from the third floor of a building on the right side of the painting. There is a decorative frame surrounding the painting.

The Connecticut River and the Bulkeley Bridge are visible over the rooftops of the city. State Street is at the left. A trolley car is on Market Street, approaching the American Hotel, the large building with porches on the three upper floors and a cupola. Trolley poles and utility poles line the streets.