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been possessed by the German Municipalities for
over thirty years.
The extension plans made by the municipalities
have to receive the approval of the Government, but
before such official extension plans which apply only
to small areas are proceeded with, a general draft
plan of the whole area within the town boundary is
prepared, on which are shown the most suitable sites
for open spaces, public buildings, lines of approach,
and intercommunication between areas, etc. The
familiar boulevards and tree-shaded avenues radiating
from or encircling the Continental towns are alone
possible where the Central Authority is possessed of
planning powers such as are here indicated. Towns
extension under these circumstances proceeds with a
due regard to the hygienic and other civic amenities.
The hap-hazard growth around chance lines of
communication is replaced by intentional provision
of streets, whose width, direction, and construction is
adapted to a development which is foreseen, planned,
and ordered with an eye directed solely to the needs
of the community. Parks and open spaces, provided