Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An artistic representation of a street.
- noun Surroundings composed of streets.
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- noun The visual elements of a
street , including the road, adjoining buildings,street furniture , trees and open spaces, etc, that combine to form the street's character.
Etymologies
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Examples
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You use the term streetscape in your book The Value of Design.
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You use the term streetscape in your book The Value of Design.
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But for what it lacks in streetscape credibility it more than makes up for in sheer maritime exuberance.
Flying Down to Rio Peter Ashley 2007
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But for what it lacks in streetscape credibility it more than makes up for in sheer maritime exuberance.
Archive 2007-08-01 Peter Ashley 2007
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The streetscape is used as sort of an illustration to accompany each piece of text.
Boing Boing 2007
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Grants have been approved for intersection improvements near Interstate 75 under the long-term streetscape plan.
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In some ways, the research and the physical changes to the streetscape are the easy part.
Joel Epstein: Obama's Infrastructure Bank, the Party of No and Bike Lanes in Brooklyn 2010
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In some ways, the research and the physical changes to the streetscape are the easy part.
Joel Epstein: Obama's Infrastructure Bank, the Party of No and Bike Lanes in Brooklyn 2010
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Cole called the streetscape the main foundation of the district's revitalization.
Latest News 2009
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Cole called the streetscape the main foundation of the district's revitalization.
Latest News 2009
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