ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE ON URBAN RESIDENTIAL STREETS BY CREATING PLACES FOR PEOPLE AND TREES

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dc.contributor.advisorEllis, Christopheren_US
dc.contributor.authorPARKER, PAMELAen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPlant Science and Landscape Architecture (PSLA)en_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T06:35:35Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T06:35:35Z
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractLower income urban rowhouse neighborhoods are often treeless with only narrow sidewalks separating the front door from the street. This thesis explores the opportunity to capitalize on the predicted shift from private automobile ownership to fleets of autonomous vehicles and the subsequent significant drop in parking demand. Space previously designated as parking lanes can be converted into continuous tree planting strips and social spaces along inner-city residential streets. In this thesis, I propose three streetscape models utilizing the space no longer needed for parking: 1) the James Street Private Model that designs a 10’ wide continuous tree planting strip, allowing trees, gardens and patios to be installed along the foot of the rowhouse steps; 2) the James Street Public Model that creates the same tree strip design but positions it between the sidewalk and the street; and 3) the Shared Street Model, set along a narrower alley street, that forms a meandering road shared with pedestrians, public spaces and trees. These streetscape improvements directly address the quality of life of the residents by enhancing their safety and security, physical surroundings, social relations and health.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/9cen-xdrp
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/25537
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledLandscape architectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledautonomous vehiclesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledquality of lifeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledrowhouseen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsocialen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledtreesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledurban streetscapeen_US
dc.titleENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE ON URBAN RESIDENTIAL STREETS BY CREATING PLACES FOR PEOPLE AND TREESen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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