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Personal car traffic on Bulevardi was forbidden from 1973 to 1989, when the street was part of a [[transit mall]] experiment. Personal car traffic was allowed again when it turned out that the police did not have enough resources to enforce the ban. Increased car traffic and noise on [[Uudenmaankatu]] was also a problem. Since 1989 it has not been possible to drive from Bulevardi straight to Eteläesplanadi street.<ref>Kivinen, Lasse: [https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/helsinki/art-2000009256402.html Poliisilta loppuivat äkkiä paukut, kun Bulevardilla kokeiltiin liikenteen rajoittamista], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 12 December 2022. Accessed on 13 December 2022.</ref> |
Personal car traffic on Bulevardi was forbidden from 1973 to 1989, when the street was part of a [[transit mall]] experiment. Personal car traffic was allowed again when it turned out that the police did not have enough resources to enforce the ban. Increased car traffic and noise on [[Uudenmaankatu]] was also a problem. Since 1989 it has not been possible to drive from Bulevardi straight to Eteläesplanadi street.<ref>Kivinen, Lasse: [https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/helsinki/art-2000009256402.html Poliisilta loppuivat äkkiä paukut, kun Bulevardilla kokeiltiin liikenteen rajoittamista], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 12 December 2022. Accessed on 13 December 2022.</ref> |
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==Intersecting streets from east to west== |
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*[[Yrjönkatu]] |
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*[[Annankatu]] |
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*[[Fredrikinkatu]] (one-way traffic, excluding bicycle and tram traffic to the south) |
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*[[Albertinkatu]] (one-way traffic from the north) |
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*[[Sinebrychoffinkatu]] (to the south, a dead-end street) |
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*[[Abrahaminkatu]] |
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60°09′53″N 24°56′18″E / 60.1647°N 24.9382°E Bulevardi (Swedish: Bulevarden, Boulevard) is a boulevard in Helsinki, Finland. It starts at Erottaja and ends at Hietalahdentori. The majority of the boulevard is located in the western part of the Kamppi neighborhood and a small part of Punavuori. Restaurants, cafes, and art galleries line the street. The Alexander Theatre and Sinebrychoff Museum of Art are located on Bulevardi.
Bulevardi is part of a culturally and historically significant avenue axis continuing via Erottaja and the Esplanadi park to the Market Square. The trees on the street mostly consist of old linden and younger maple trees.[1]: 79 The street has been designated as a nationally significant urban environment,[2] surrounded by architecturally valuable buildings.[1]: 97
History
Bulevardi was founded in the 19th century to ease the traffic between Hietalahti and the South Harbour.[1]: 23 It was named after existing boulevards in other countries. The street was first named Boulevarden in 1820, and its first Finnish names were Lehtokatu and Pulewardinkatu in 1866. The Swedish name was Boulevardsgatan since the 1870s and the Finnish name Boulevardinkatu was taken into use during the following decade. The names of the street were established as Boulevardsgatan and Bulevardinkatu in 1909, with the latter coming into use in the 1890s. The current names were established in 1928.[3]
The first houses on Bulevardi were built in the early 1820s. The street soon gained a reputation of a residence area for "the better people".[1]: 29 The architect Carl Ludvig Engel bought two lots on the street, erected his house of residence there and founded a garden.[1]: 29 In the 1870s old wooden houses were dismantled and replaced with apartment buildings.[1]: 49 In the 20th century many apartments were converted into offices.[1]: 53
Traffic
The motor traffic part of the street is paved with a nearly perfectly preserved Belgian block pavement from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]: 75 The sidewalks and cycling routes are mostly paved with asphalt. The Helsinki tram lines 1 and 3 travel on Bulevardi from Fredrikinkatu to Erottaja, as well as the line 6 from Eiranranta to Erottaja. The bus line 22 travels on Bulevardi from Fredrikinkatu to Katajaharju in Lauttasaari.
Personal car traffic on Bulevardi was forbidden from 1973 to 1989, when the street was part of a transit mall experiment. Personal car traffic was allowed again when it turned out that the police did not have enough resources to enforce the ban. Increased car traffic and noise on Uudenmaankatu was also a problem. Since 1989 it has not been possible to drive from Bulevardi straight to Eteläesplanadi street.[4]
Intersecting streets from east to west
- Yrjönkatu
- Annankatu
- Fredrikinkatu (one-way traffic, excluding bicycle and tram traffic to the south)
- Albertinkatu (one-way traffic from the north)
- Sinebrychoffinkatu (to the south, a dead-end street)
- Abrahaminkatu
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bulevardi | Ympäristöhistoriallinen selvitys ja kehittämissuositukset, Helsinki urban environment. Accessed on 20 April 2023.
- ^ Hietalahden ranta | Ympäristöhistoriallinen selvitys, pp. 89-90, City of Helsinki 2020. Accessed on 12 April 2023.
- ^ Olavi Terho et al. (ed.): Helsingin kadunnimet, p. 92. Publications of the City of Helsinki #24/1970.
- ^ Kivinen, Lasse: Poliisilta loppuivat äkkiä paukut, kun Bulevardilla kokeiltiin liikenteen rajoittamista, Helsingin Sanomat 12 December 2022. Accessed on 13 December 2022.
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