Master of Urban Design University of Michigan Professor Philip Enquist, Rahul Mehrotra Detroit Urban Design Studio III Jae Seung Lee
DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD RECLAIMINGASPHALT URBANISM + REKNITTINGTHE CITY MOTORIZEDSPACE DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD
Motorized Space 15,038,961 sq. ft. ((499 acres)
60%of Land
Non-Motorized Space 20,738,166 sq. ft. (298 acres)
36%of Land
Open Green Space 1,650,994 sq. ft. (37 acres)
4% of Land DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD
Surface Parking Structure Parking
18 % of Land 5 % of Land
Freeway Roadway
10 % of Land 26 % of Land
St. Clair Shores Interstate Freeway Farmington Hills Royal Oak Major Road Southfield Warren Suggested Detroit - Ann Arbor Connection
Detroit City Airport
Redford New Center Livonia Midtown Lafayette Park
Dearborn Heights Westland Corktown Downtown Detroit Dearborn Canton Windsor
Ann Arbor
Taylor Detroit Willow Run Airport Detroit Metropolitan Airport COMPARATIVEPROJECTS DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Big Dig, Boston Woodall Rodgers Park, Dallas 1.4 MILES 1.4 MILES
Ringstrasse, Vienna Detroit 1.4 MILES 1.4 MILES RECLAIMINGASPHALT URBANISM + REKNITTINGTHE CITY DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Current Activity Pattern Entertainment Shopping Dining & Bar Church School Hospital Park Activity Pattern
Green Infrastructure & Development Pattern Green Infrastructure New Development Pattern
Midtown
Corktown Downtown Lafayette Park DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Land Use Current Land Use Proposed Land Use
Cultural Mixed-Use Zone Residential-Retail Zone Residential-Retail
Hotel-Entertainment Office-Retail Zone Office-Retail
Residential Institutional Structure Parking Residential Institutional Structure Parking Entertainment Industrial Transportation Entertainment Industrial Transportation Commercial Office Vacant Commercial Office Vacant Accessibility Current Freeway Access Enhanced Accessibility
Freeway Freeway Access Freeway Boulevard Green Infrastructure Access Public Transit Current Transit System Proposed Transit System
Freeway People Mover Major Bus Routes Taxi Stops Node Streetcar People Mover Enhanced Bus System Bus & Streetcar Stop Extension (Long-term: BRT) Retail / Recreation Parking Entertainment Shopping Dining&Bar
Activity Pattern
DESIGNPRINCIPLES DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Reconnecting Urban Fabric within Focal Points
1949 1952 1956 1961
Midtown
Lafayette Park
Downtown
Corktown
1976 1981 2005 2026 Synergizing Mobility Freeway Boulevard Major Road Green Infrastructure Access
Node Bus & Streetcar Station Retail / Recreation Parking Intersection
Greening the Infrastructure Open Green Space Recreation Walk/Bike Trail Boulevard Four Lanes Street Parking Streetcar Eco-Corridor Bio Swells / Swales Vegetation Corridor Wetland Aquatic System Underground Parking GUIDELINE&TYPOLOGY DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Green Infrastructure Node Current Uses Design Guidelines Big Box, Greektown, Institutions, Commercial
Residential Institutional Structure Parking Entertainment Industrial Transportation Commercial Office Vacant Typical Section 3 Lanes Ramp 3 Lanes
Residential Station Structure Parking Vehicular Circulation Entertainment Office Extended Infrastructure Streetcar Retail Green Roof
Characteristics
Green Roof Green Roof
Extended Eco-Corridor Boulevard Green Roof Bio Swells / Swales Street Car Infrastructure Vegetation Corridor Wetland Aquatic System
Park Surface Wetland Flow Green Space, Biking, Jogging
Wetland Cell Infiltration Parking Facilities Water Reused and Returned DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Freeway / Park / Cultural Mixed-Use Zone Current Uses Design Guidelines Entertainment (Sports, Theater), Residential, Retail, Office Block Plan Parcel Plan Land Use
20'
189' 149'
20' 46' 46'
108' 108'
60' 60' 48' 48' 20'
250' 210'
20'
Mixed-Use (Entertainment+Residential) Mixed-Use (Retail+Residential)
Vehicular Circulation Landscape Elements Bulk Controls
Residential Institutional Structure Parking Entertainment Industrial Transportation Commercial Office Vacant Typical Section One-way Ramp 4 Lanes 4 Lanes Ramp On-way Road Road
Vehicular Circulation Open Green Space Residential Streetcar Eco-Corridor Retail Green Roof
Characteristics
Green Roof Green Roof
Green Roof Eco-Corridor Park Green Roof Bio Swells / Swales Cultural (Music, Performance) Vegetation Corridor Green Space Wetland Biking Aquatic System Jogging Surface Wetland Flow
Wetland Cell Infiltration Facilities Freeway
Water Reused and Returned DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Gateway / Transition / Hotel-Entertainment Zone Current Uses Design Guidelines Marginal Condition, Megastructure, Commercial Block Plan Parcel Plan Land Use
200'
135' 135' 60' 60' 20' 20' 77' 57' 10' 30' 30' 10'
Ground Floor Piloti Entertainment Hotel
Vehicular Circulation Landscape Elements Bulk Controls
Residential Institutional Structure Parking Entertainment Industrial Transportation Commercial Office Vacant Typical Section Big Box Road Interchange Interchange Interchange Ramp Ramp
Vehicular Circulation Open Green Space Entertainment Streetcar Eco-Corridor Hotel Green Roof
Characteristics
Eco-Corridor Park Bio Swells / Swales Green Space Vegetation Corridor Biking Wetland Jogging Green Roof Aquatic System
Surface Wetland Flow
Wetland Cell Freeway Interchange Infiltration Facilities Water Reused and Returned DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Boulevard / Park / Neighborhood Zone Current Uses Design Guidelines Residential, Greektown, Institutions, Commercial Block Plan Parcel Plan Land Use
38' 60' 136' 38' 60' 80' 80' 320' 56' 80' 20' 280'
Mixed-Use (Retail+Residential)
Vehicular Circulation Landscape Elements Bulk Controls
Residential Institutional Structure Parking Entertainment Industrial Transportation Commercial Office Vacant Typical Section One-way Ramp 3 Lanes 3 Lanes Ramp On-way Road Road
Vehicular Circulation Open Green Space Residential Streetcar Eco-Corridor Retail Green Roof
Characteristics
Green Roof Green Roof
Green Roof Eco-Corridor Park Boulevard Green Roof Bio Swells / Swales Cultural (Music, Performance) Street Car Vegetation Corridor Green Space Wetland Biking Aquatic System Jogging
Surface Wetland Flow CO2
Wetland Cell Infiltration Parking Parking Facilities Water Reused and Returned DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Boulevard / Park / Business Zone Current Uses Design Guidelines Residential, Office, Institutions, Commercial Block Plan Parcel Plan Land Use
60' 30' 60' 30' 76' 76' 80' 20' 80' 218' 178' 38' 38'20'
Mixed-Use (Retail+Residential)
Vehicular Circulation Landscape Elements Bulk Controls
Residential Institutional Structure Parking Entertainment Industrial Transportation Commercial Office Vacant Typical Section One-way Ramp 3 Lanes 3 Lanes Ramp On-way Road Road
Vehicular Circulation Open Green Space Office Streetcar Eco-Corridor Retail Green Roof
Characteristics
Green Roof Green Roof
Green Roof Boulevard Park Eco-Corridor Green Roof Street Car Cultural (Music, Performance) Bio Swells / Swales Green Space Vegetation Corridor Biking Wetland Jogging Aquatic System Surface Wetland Flow CO2
Wetland Cell Parking Parking Infiltration Water Reused and Returned Facilities DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD Figure-Ground Before After
Eco-Corridor & Open Green Space
Existing Green Space Stormwater Potential Eco-Connection Open Green Space Eco-Corridor IMPLEMENTATIONSTRATEGY DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD
Underground Parking City of Detroit Eco-Corridor Bio Swells / Swales Vegetation Corridor Wetland Aquatic System City of Detroit
Boulevard Four Lanes Street Parking City of Detroit Open Green Space Recreation Walk/Bike Trail City of Detroit
Retail / Recreational Facilities Shop Restaurant Sports Facilities Joint Venture (City of Detroit / Private Developers) DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD
Extended Infrastructure Open Green Space Joint Venture (City of Detroit / Private Developers) Cultural Mixed-Use Zone
Hotel-Entertainment Zone
Business Zone Green Infrastructure Node
Neighborhood Zone
Public Transit Improvement Embedded Development Streetcar System Private Developers People Mover Extension (Incentive Zone, TIF) Regional BRT Transportation Authority PHASINGSTRATEGY DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD
PHASE I. 2011 Green Infrastructure (John C Lodge Freeway / Chrysler Freeway) -Boulevard -Parking -Eco-Corridor -Retail / Recreational Facilities
Public Transit Enhanced Bus System
PHASE III. 2016 Green Infrastructure (Fisher Freeway) -Eco-Corridor -Retail / Recreational Facilities
Embedded Development -Rental Housing (East) -Office (West)
Public Transit Streetcar System
PHASE III. 2026 Embedded Development -Housing -Local Retail
Public Transit People Mover Extension Regional BRT URBAN DESIGNPLAN DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD
Node Hotel-Entertainment Zone
Node Grand River Ave Cultural Mixed-Use Zone
Node Node
Michigan Ave
Gratiot Ave Business Zone
Node Ave Woodward Neighborhood Zone Lafayette Blvd
Jefferson Ave Node Narratives DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD
Hotel-Entertainment / Neighborhood Zone Aerial View DETROIT: DRIVEFORWARD
Aerial View from Midtown