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have a system of minor service-pleasure driveways which might be com- 

 posed of a major circuit driveway so designed as to come as near as possible 

 to all the major points of interest, with radical service driveways leading 

 to these points of interest, if off the main line, and terminating in spaces 

 providing for parking. This major circuit driveway would not need to be 

 so broad, so expensively constructed, nor so free from comparatively sharp 

 curves and reasonably steep gradients as would be the case if the drive- 

 ways were to be primarily for pleasure driving. It would be necessary to 

 enforce rigidly rules of low speed movement. The primary purpose of this 

 system of driveways would be merely to get the people to the various 

 points of interest and service in the park, and its use for mere pleasure 

 driving should be discouraged. A series of "thank-you-ma'ams" constructed 

 in the roadways at such intervals as to cause no discomfort at a low rate of 

 speed but capable of causing a great deal of discomfort if passed over 

 rapidly might be a very effective method of enforcing speed rules. 



3. Bridle paths. With the revival of horseback riding throughout the 

 country the bridle path is once more becoming an important feature in the 

 design of large parks. Obviously it is not desirable to allow horsemen to 

 ride at will over the park area, hence these paths must be regularly laid 

 out, preferably in a circuit or series of circuits, conforming in some respects 

 to the line of the major service-pleasure driveways mentioned above. 

 However, because it is not so necessary to give attention to gradients and 

 sharp curves, these paths may be laid out in parts of a park where it would 

 be impossible or difficult to build roads. The kinds of surfacing commonly 

 used (cinders, gravel, tan bark, etc.), in case special surfacing is needed, 

 blend inconspicuously into the landscape. 



4. Footpaths. The ideal situation with respect to walking and hiking 

 would be to allow pedestrians to wander at will wherever they desired in 

 large parks, and in point of fact much of the walking in them is done after 

 this manner. However, there are two purposes involved in walking. There 

 is the walk for the pleasure of leisurely movement, of viewing plant, geo- 

 logical, animal forms, fine vistas and for the pleasure and value of the 

 exercise. Walking may also be used as a method of reaching some particular 

 objective such as a music court, a ball field, tennis courts, swimming pool, 

 skating center or other feature in the park. For the first of these objectives, 

 especially in the case of individuals or small groups, a system of pathways 

 is not so important, but for the second purpose it is absolutely essential to 

 have a system of paths following rather closely the system of driveways. 

 To a considerable degree the first-mentioned purposes of walking can be 

 attained by following a regularly laid out system of pathways. 



No difficulty will be experienced in keeping vehicles to roadways, and 



