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One way to mitigate at least the visual oppressiveness of a block-long building is to create a mid-block break, which this project does have, as shown in the photo above.
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Sightlines are improved and the visibility of the venue, always a problem for this mid-block facility, has been enhanced.
Michael Kaiser: City Center: A Remarkable History Michael Kaiser 2011
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Pedestrians in allot of cities, Eastern US and European cities especially where the roads are narrower, tend to abuse this relationship by crossing mid-block or against the light.
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I saw a motorcycle cop pull a Uey on 5th Avenue and ride wrong way down the sidewalk in front of Pioneer Place to catch a fellow crossing mid-block.
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Sightlines are improved and the visibility of the venue, always a problem for this mid-block facility, has been enhanced.
Michael Kaiser: City Center: A Remarkable History Michael Kaiser 2011
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The International Gem Tower, a $750 million, 34-story building is being constructed mid-block on the south side of 47th Street.
Changing Facets of the Diamond District Alexandra Cheney 2011
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Being used to zipping halfway across a street, mid-block, and gracefully balancing on the dividing line between passing buses before dashing the rest of the way across a busy New York street, I thought I could handle anything.
F. Kaid Benfield: Village Green: A Pedestrian Braves the Challenges of Sprawl F. Kaid Benfield 2011
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To the west, on Route 7, the service roads will close, the lanes shift and the mid-block turns will close.
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The other part is those mid-block crosswalks like the one in front of
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The front door of the building is mid-block, so the service entrance is technically on the same street as the front entrance.
As Husbands Go Susan Isaacs 2010
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