City plan for Akron, prepared for Chamber of commerce . side back cofer for folded insert of large copy of Cili/ Map 32 City Map T^HE base map for the civic survey is the City Map of Akron, with informa--• tion compiled to form a basis for the proposed city plan. As the legendor note on the diagram indicates, the information shown graphically on themap is as follows: Streets and Alleys, Existing Street-car Tracks Railroad Properties Industrial Properties Parks and Playgrounds* Amusement Parks, Privately Owned School Grounds Other Puhlic Properties Public and Semi-public Buildings Cemeteries As
City plan for Akron, prepared for Chamber of commerce . side back cofer for folded insert of large copy of Cili/ Map 32 City Map T^HE base map for the civic survey is the City Map of Akron, with informa--• tion compiled to form a basis for the proposed city plan. As the legendor note on the diagram indicates, the information shown graphically on themap is as follows: Streets and Alleys, Existing Street-car Tracks Railroad Properties Industrial Properties Parks and Playgrounds* Amusement Parks, Privately Owned School Grounds Other Puhlic Properties Public and Semi-public Buildings Cemeteries As a definite basis for future planning, one of the first steps is the collec-tion, and so far as possil)le, the graphic presentation of the existing facts asregards the topography of the city, the location and distribution of streets,railroads, factories, parks, playgroimds, schools, public buildings and othergoverning features. 33 Planning Studies PCan prepared /o/ AkronChamber ^^ Commerce Cnv Impbovemewt CcFaANK H. Adams. Chai City of Summit County. Akron State of Ohio Genei^Pian and otJie^ See inside front cuivr for foldnl insert of large copy of (ieneral Plan 36 General Plan T^HE general plan, which is based upon-?? the existing conditions as shown onthe city map, presents the city plan pro-posals for street and park systems, piddicbuilding sites and other city planningfeatures. The discussions, recommendations andplans in regard to the various subjectsfollow on the succeeding pages under theheadings: — Main Thoroughfares Planning for the Down Town District Proposed Parks Zone Plan City planning, even if limited to itsphysical aspects, covers many topics. Insome respects these topics are quite differ-ent from each other — thoroughfares differfrom parks, parks from public l)uildiugs,public buildings from housing, housingfrom zones, etc. The best solution foreach topic nuist be sought, but that bestsolution must always take into considera-tion the effect on the other top
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