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Originally Posted by urbanboy
Are you sure? 100 and 200 South seem to be more narrow than 300 South.  |
It certainly feels wider than other streets, but I think that's just a matter of perception. The street feels bigger because of the wider sidewalks and center parking and median.
Take Main St. and State Street. Main feels cozy and State seems as wide as a freeway, but from building to building the width is the same on both streets.
Sidewalks treatment can go a long way toward how vast or intimate a streetscape feels.
As for what is a Blvd. and what isn't, it really seems like you could stretch the word to describe any street if you really wanted to. There doesn't seem to be a cut and dry definition of what a boulevard is.
Whatever you call it, I'm excited to see something more done with 500 S. and 600 S. (The grand boulevards district as the area is called in the downtownrising masterplan.) They could bury some overhead power lines, plant and some trees and really vamp up the landscaping in the area to make it a beautiful gateway to the city. They are both one-way streets, so a median would be pointless, but there is still a lot that could be done to make the area more welcoming.
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