I am fascinated by this plan. It was produced by the planning commission and outside planning firm Harland Bartholomew and Associates. When I was in college I scanned several pages of the document that were related to my highways research or totally unrelated and just really interesting. A local news blog recently picked out some highlights if you’re interested. Click the image below to read through the excerpt:
Highways and Hallowed Halls 
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