. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. and street widening, and for new parksand connecting boulevards. Of these studies, the largestconception is embodied in the recommendations for thedevelopment of the riverfront. Mr. Bennetts scheme hasas its fundamental feature a great park along the entireDetroit River as it borders the city of Detroit. His otherrecommendations are too numerous to mention here. Theyare to be found in the report published by the City Planand Improvement Commission, the summary of which isgiven in the Journal of the American Institute of Architectsfor June, 1
. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. and street widening, and for new parksand connecting boulevards. Of these studies, the largestconception is embodied in the recommendations for thedevelopment of the riverfront. Mr. Bennetts scheme hasas its fundamental feature a great park along the entireDetroit River as it borders the city of Detroit. His otherrecommendations are too numerous to mention here. Theyare to be found in the report published by the City Planand Improvement Commission, the summary of which isgiven in the Journal of the American Institute of Architectsfor June, 191 J. Suburbs.—One of the most instructive and interestingof the smaller specialized reports published by the City - . i-j - ■ -•■ ■ ■■- I- 1^^ advanced by Mr. Bennett tor the central districts into the suburbs and provides a groundwork for the greater Detroit. Relte Isle.—Frederick Law Olmsteds contribution to city planning, in addition to that already referred to above, is to be found in a report entitled Conilitions in Detroit—. Detroit.—Center o( .^rts and Letters, in Course of Realiza-tion. u CITY PLANNIN(t progress
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