. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. alls are in course of construction; and other improvements are being carried out or have been completed; all at a cost otover ?8oo,ooo. Cedar Rapids lowa A general report on the improvement of Cedar Rapids(37,308) was made in 1908 by Charles Mulford Robinson,of Rochester, N. Y., to the Mayor and City Robinson recommended certain changes in the streetplan, the acquisition of specific areas for parks and parkconnections, and certain improvements in details of the city plan. His suggestions met with general tavor, andmost of them ha


. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. alls are in course of construction; and other improvements are being carried out or have been completed; all at a cost otover ?8oo,ooo. Cedar Rapids lowa A general report on the improvement of Cedar Rapids(37,308) was made in 1908 by Charles Mulford Robinson,of Rochester, N. Y., to the Mayor and City Robinson recommended certain changes in the streetplan, the acquisition of specific areas for parks and parkconnections, and certain improvements in details of the city plan. His suggestions met with general tavor, andmost of them have since been carried out. Riverfront Improvement Commission.—In 1911, E. , ot Chicago, made a survey and plan tor thedevelopment of the river island and for the landscape andarchitectutal treatment ot the riverfront tor the River-front Improvement Commission. The work ot improvingthe riverfront was first suggested by a communication,dated March 29, 1901, from T. H. Simmons to the Boardof Directors of the Commercial Club, and unanimously. ]^ =:;J , / ) ■ L


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