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of 4 feet each, strips of 5 feet between sidewalk and curb, 

 and an inner strip of 4 feet between sidewalk and building 

 line. On a 60 foot street with 26 foot roadway, there is room 

 for 5 foot sidewalks, 6 foot outer strips and 6 foot inner 

 strips. The 30 foot roadway of an 80 foot street may 

 be flanked on either side by a parking strip of 10 feet, 

 sidewalk of 7 feet width and inner strip of 8 feet; while a 

 width of 100 feet affords room for a row of trees along 

 either curb, with generous inner and outer parking strips, 

 and a central parkway of 20 feet. 



Where through traffic has developed on narrow streets 

 or there are car tracks, then a larger proportion must be 

 devoted to the traffic way than indicated above, a street 

 50 feet wide having a roadway possibly 30 feet wide, 

 parking strips of 4 feet, sidewalks of 6 feet; or if the traffic 

 would warrant, then a sidewalk of 4 feet and an inner 

 parking strip of 2 feet. On a 60 foot street with 30 

 foot roadway, there is room for 5 foot sidewalks, 6 

 foot outer strips and 4 foot inner strips. The 40 

 foot roadway of an 80 foot main traffic street may be 

 flanked on either side by parking strip of 8 feet, sidewalk 

 of similar width and inner strip of 4 feet; while a width 

 of 100 feet affords room for two 20 foot roadways, a 

 row of trees along either curb, with 8 foot inner and 

 6 foot outer parking strips, a sidewalk 6 feet and a central 

 parkway of 20 feet. 



(2) Two rows on each side of the street. This is an 

 extension of Plan I, for use on streets in which additional 

 space is available. By placing a line of trees along the 

 curb, and a second line between the sidewalk and the 

 property line, the volume of shade and the decorative 

 effect are increased; but the plan has its disadvantages in 

 that overcrowding is apt to be the result unless the street 

 is wide, the buildings are set well back and the trees are 



