Donald Appleyard papers, 1954-1982 (bulk 1966-1982).

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Donald Appleyard papers, 1954-1982 (bulk 1966-1982).

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Consists primarily of materials documenting Donald Appleyard's career as a professor in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley and as a consulting urban planner. Much of the collection relates to his involvement in the design of BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) in the early 1970's, his seminal work "Livable Streets" about designing for community and materials relating to his teaching career at the University of California, Berkeley. The collection also contains personal and professional correspondence and is arranged at the series level only, with minimal arrangement of materials within the individual series.

11 cartons, 2 boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder (14.75 linear feet)

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The Department of General Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) did not officially exist until 1882. Courses in general studies were offered as early as 1865, when the MIT Catalog offered a curriculum option called the Course in Science and Literature. At that time, all regular MIT students were required to take “general studies” classes from the Course in Science and Literature, in addition to English, history, and modern languages. In 1882 the Course in Scienc...

Online Archive of California

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San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Calif.)

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Appleyard, Donald.

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Donald Appleyard was born on July 26, 1928 in England, where he was educated as a surveyor and architect. He later studied city planning in Massachussetts Institute of Technology and went on to teach there for six years. His interests became focused on the libability of cities and neighborhoods. Specifically, he conducted research on the effects of traffic upon the lives of local residents, how to manage traffic in residential areas and the conservation of neighborhoods. He was largely responsib...

University of California, Berkeley. Environmental Simulation Laboratory

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University of California, Berkeley. Center for Environmental Design Research

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