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time are recorded on the Analysis Plan. All available areas along park drives are used for vehicular parking both during the day and overnight. Parked cars degrade the visual experience of the park. Vehicular traffic, especially during the morning and evening rush hours is heavy. Cars and pedestrians are frequently in conflict.

Objective : Limit vehicular traffic and parking to reinforce a park-like atmosphere and experience. Rehabilitate drives and related drainage as required.

Recommendations : Alter public access drives and entrances as shown on Exhibit 7. This configuration is intended to allow for all public health and safety access and movement patterns, while discouraging high speed traffic and heavy commuter use. Park user traffic and limited parking is supported. This configuration also allows for the removal of all traffic signals from within the park and the substitution of stop and/or yield signs where necessary.

All public access drives should be curbed. Split granite curbs with a minimum of 8” reveal should be utilized. Curbing will eliminate vehicular compaction of the park landscape.

When drive surfaces require repaving, resurface the asphalt with an imbedded asphalt aggregate (NYSDOT Specifications) to achieve the visual quality of the original gravel drives.

Condition : The variations in path surfaces and materials were pointed out in the field reconnaissance text. The general condition of the park paths, other than those few that were recently paved, is poor and impassable in bad weather. Desire paths degrade the visual quality of the park and fail to function in poor weather.

Obiective : Bring the pedestrian circulation system to full function. Accommodate desire movements in unobtrusive ways.

Recommendations : Rehabilitate all historic pedestrian paths on their original alignments and widths (average 10 feet). Utilize coursed gravel topped with stone screenings wherever possible. If hard surface paths are required, construct them of asphalt with small gravel imbedded into the surface. When the Mall walk is resurfaced, use this aggregate topping treatment so that it blends with the gravel paths. Construct a few additional paths and in some cases stairs, as shown on Exhibit 7, to accommodate pedestrian movements. Utilize historic path materials on these new paths.

Condition : As shown in Exhibit 3: Park Sectors, the historic Lake House, Refectory, Rustic Shelter, Croquet House, and Drinking Fountain Shelter have been lost. Of the historic structures, only the bridge remains. More recent existing structures include the Lake House, the performance support structure and a bus shelter.

Objective : Make every park structure fully functional. Reconstruct historic structures or sympathetic contemporary ones as park programs and needs create demands.