An analysis of the pedestrian malls built during the urban renewal period of the 60's and 70's, and of new urban open space designs. Explores the trend towards, and away from, full pedestrian malls, and analyzes newer project types, such as festival marketplaces and mixed-use urban spaces. Describes mall development processes such as feasibility analysis, planning and design. Also covers street furnishings ranging from paving, fountains and sculpture to lighting, canopies and seating. Offers updated coverage of new projects in New York, Tampa, Memphis, Louisville and Minneapolis. Also features over 250 photographs as well as detailed site plans of the projects covered.
| 1 | Evolution of Urban Spaces and Pedestrian Malls | 1 |
| Urban Spaces | 1 | |
| Medieval Spaces | 4 | |
| The Renaissance | 8 | |
| Baroque Period | 8 | |
| Nineteenth-Century Spaces | 14 | |
| Modern Pedestrian Malls | 15 | |
| Pedestrian Malls in the United States | 17 | |
| 2 | Pedestrian Mall Development | 21 |
| Mall Types | 21 | |
| Mall Development | 22 | |
| Cost | 26 | |
| 3 | Feasibility Analysis | 31 |
| Cultural Factors | 32 | |
| Natural Factors | 38 | |
| Socioeconomic Factors | 39 | |
| Political, Funding, and Legal Factors | 40 | |
| 4 | Context and Form Characteristics | 45 |
| Context | 45 | |
| Form Characteristics | 48 | |
| 5 | Design Elements and Street Furniture | 57 |
| Paving | 57 | |
| Tree Grates | 62 | |
| Lighting | 62 | |
| Graphic Design | 67 | |
| Sculpture | 68 | |
| Fountains | 73 | |
| Bollards | 81 | |
| Seating | 81 | |
| Tree Planters and Pots | 84 | |
| Telephones | 85 | |
| Kiosks, Shelters, and Canopies | 85 | |
| Clocks, Trash Containers, and Drinking Fountains | 87 | |
| 6 | Plants in the City | 97 |
| Climatic Uses | 97 | |
| Environmental Engineering | 98 | |
| Architectural and Aesthetic Uses | 100 | |
| Criteria for Selection of Plant Material | 102 | |
| Urban Tree Planting Needs and Procedures | 107 | |
| 7 | Pedestrian Mall Case Studies | 111 |
| Full Malls and Combination Semimalls | 112 | |
| Oldtown Mall: Baltimore, Maryland | 112 | |
| Michigan Mall: Battle Creek, Michigan | 116 | |
| Main Street Mall: Charlottesville, Virginia | 121 | |
| City Center Mall: Eugene, Oregon | 127 | |
| Fulton Mall: Fresno, California | 132 | |
| Fort Street Mall: Honolulu, Hawaii | 138 | |
| Ithaca Commons: Ithaca, New York | 141 | |
| Washington Square: Lansing, Michigan | 147 | |
| Parkway Mall: Napa, California | 152 | |
| Sparks Street Mall: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 156 | |
| Penn Square: Reading, Pennsylvania | 164 | |
| Semimalls | 167 | |
| Hamilton Mall: Allentown, Pennsylvania | 167 | |
| Captain's Walk: New London, Connecticut | 171 | |
| Wyoming Avenue Plaza: Scranton, Pennsylvania | 174 | |
| Harbor Centre (formerly Plaza 8): Sheboygan, Wisconsin | 178 | |
| Broadway Plaza: Tacoma, Washington | 181 | |
| Transit Malls | 186 | |
| 16th Street Mall: Denver, Colorado | 186 | |
| River City Mall: Louisville, Kentucky | 189 | |
| Mid-America Mall: Memphis, Tennessee | 194 | |
| Nicollet Mall: Minneapolis, Minnesota | 197 | |
| Chestnut Street Transitway: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 205 | |
| Portland Transit Mall: Portland, Oregon | 209 | |
| Granville Mall: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 215 | |
| 8 | Comparative Analysis of Pedestrian Malls | 223 |
| Transit Malls | 223 | |
| Full Malls | 225 | |
| Semimalls | 225 | |
| Summary | 228 | |
| 9 | Urban Spaces | 233 |
| Festival Marketplaces | 233 | |
| Mixed-Use Projects | 234 | |
| Case Studies | 234 | |
| Faneuil Hall Marketplace: Boston, Massachusetts | 235 | |
| Harborplace and the Inner Harbor: Baltimore, Maryland | 238 | |
| Bayside Marketplace: Miami, Florida | 243 | |
| World Financial Center, World Financial Center Plaza, World Financial Center Winter Garden, The Esplanade, South Cove Park: Battery Park City, New York | 248 | |
| Horton Plaza: San Diego, California | 257 | |
| Harbour Island: Tampa, Florida | 261 | |
| Bibliography | 267 | |
| Index | 269 |
Overview
An analysis of the pedestrian malls built during the urban renewal period of the 60's and 70's, and of new urban open space designs. Explores the trend towards, and away from, full pedestrian malls, and analyzes newer project types, such as festival marketplaces and mixed-use urban spaces. Describes mall development processes such as feasibility analysis, planning and design. Also covers street furnishings ranging from paving, fountains and sculpture to lighting, canopies and seating. Offers updated coverage of ...