City plan for Akron, prepared for Chamber of commerce . sent type of development on lanil incluiletl in proposedCivic Center include a reasonable anticipation of futureneeds and be studied with regard to thefuture city plan. The main points governing the selectionof the site proposed for the new UnionStation at Akron, on Broadway betweenState Street and Pvxchange Street, anddirectly on the axis of Buchtel Avenue, areas follows: 1. The growth of business in Akron istoward the south along Main Street. Illus-trations of this can be had in such newbuildings as the First-Second NationalBank, the De
City plan for Akron, prepared for Chamber of commerce . sent type of development on lanil incluiletl in proposedCivic Center include a reasonable anticipation of futureneeds and be studied with regard to thefuture city plan. The main points governing the selectionof the site proposed for the new UnionStation at Akron, on Broadway betweenState Street and Pvxchange Street, anddirectly on the axis of Buchtel Avenue, areas follows: 1. The growth of business in Akron istoward the south along Main Street. Illus-trations of this can be had in such newbuildings as the First-Second NationalBank, the Delaware and Ohio Buildings,the Peoples Savings & Trust Company, andother new buildings. The location of tlicrailroad in the neighborhood of MarketStreet also results in u f,.eater distance from^Nlain Street than a site farther south. i. The location j^roposed is not onlynearer the center of the j)resent l)usinessdistrict, and esix^cially the future businessdistrict, but is also the center ofpresent and fiituic ])()])iiIalioii of the city 45. Union Station, Albany as a whole. While the city is growing in alldirections, the greater growth is towardthe south. 3. The new Station would have directaccess from Main Street by Buchtel Avenue,a street of good width (66 feet) and easygrade (about 5 per cent). 4. Broadway, on which the new Stationwould be located, is a street with a widthof 99 feet, and would give a good frontagewith ample approaches from the north andsouth. 5. The site itself and its surroundings,considering their proximity to the centerof the city, represent low land values andinsignificant cost of improvement. Thislow cost would permit of an adequatescheme providing not merelj^ trackagespace and an ample site for the Station,but a Plaza in front of the building, withthe necessary traffic area for approachesand parking for vehicles. 6. One of the principal merits of theproposal is unquestionably the accessibil-ity of the site to two of the main thorough-fares of t
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