Operating Urban Transportation Engineering - Part 5
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is no agreement among transportation planners, politicians, or the public in general as to
what new or modified urban forms would be most satisfactory. Concepts for them
have been classed as strong-core, satellite, lineal or radial, and multi-' pie
center.-’ Strong-core schemes might even concentrate large populations in
single structures in which they would live, work, and xind educational, recreational,
and cultural activities. One such scheme'" envisions
"arcologies," each of which could accommodate a population of several
million. A firs; stage is to accommodate 5000 people on 15 acres under a single
glass roof. For the ultimate plan, buildings would be several times higher
than any in the world todav with transportation by elevators, escalators, and
moving walkways. Automobiles would be stored and used only for travel in the
open space between arcologies or for vacations'or similar purposes. Another
proposal*' employs the systems approach to urban design based on more
effectively employing the third dimension (up and down) and the time dimension
(around the clock) use of facilities. Each settlement would provide building
space on eight circular platforms 8840 ft in diameter, spaced 30 ft
vertically. Homes or apartments, including gardens, and facilities for
industrial and commercial enterprises and for recreation could be built on the
platforms. Vertical movement, would be ■by- ramps or elevators; horizontal
travel could be on foot, bicycle, or in a small vehicle. All vehicle and
pedestrian movements would be separated. Proponents argue for such proposals on
economic grounds; they insist that savings in combined land, buiiaing. and
transportation costs would more than offset the cost of the structure.
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