Jordan Furlong Christopher Allen Zachary Campbell Movement in the City - Wasson Way Andrew Davis Interdisciplinary Senior Capstone Spring Semester 2014 Aaron Rippstein Niehoff Urban Studio College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning College of Engineering and Applied Science Lindner College of Business McMicken College of Arts and Sciences Corridor Urban Framework Plan Mariemont Context Vision To develop underutilized scenic riverfront property for sustainable community recreation.
71 Wasson Way has the potential to link Cincinnati’s planned Ohio River Trail from the eastern half of the city to major institutions near the city’s 75 core. Here we will explore new and innovative ideas to make the Mariemont Mariemont section of Wasson Way attractive and functional. With so 275 much potential here along the scenic Little Miami River, we will be proposing additional stops and access to nearby greenspace and neighborhoods. Also, the focus of this project will be aimed at the renovation of an old industrial plant, located in the heart of the site, to Cincinnati serve as a destination for bikers, runners, and walkers.
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Opportunities & Constraints A
Legend Roads Mariemont Elementary School Rail Wasson Way Dale Park Mariemont Little Miami Trail B Industrial Dogwood Park Isabella Hopkins Park Mariemont High School Greenspace Retail Dogwood Park Residential Indian Hill Greenspace Steep Slope Scenic Views G B C D E F Landmarks C A Trail Nodes Miami Blu Park H
Little Miami River Opportunities
Constraints Mariemont Gardens Park
Project Focus D
1” = 400’ E Framework
Legend Roads Mariemont Elementary School Rail Wasson Way Dale Park F Mariemont Little Miami Trail Industrial Dogwood Park Isabella Hopkins Park Mariemont High School Greenspace Steep Slope Dogwood Park Scenic Views Indian Hill Greenspace Landmarks Trail Nodes G G B C D E F A Miami Blu Park H Project Focus
Little Miami River
Mariemont Gardens Park
H
1” = 400’ Elliot Moorehouse Joshua Miller Katie Poppel Kevin Celian Interdisciplinary Senior Capstone Movement in the City - Wasson Way Spring Semester 2014 Niehoff Urban Studio College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning College of Engineering and Applied Science Lindner College of Business McMicken College of Arts and Sciences Study Area 6: Mariemont Landing Site Analysis & Framework Plan Vision To establish a safe, accessible continuation of the Wasson Way Bike Trail through the western edge of Cincinnati as a recreational and commuter usage transit corridor and to create a sense of place within the Mariemont & Plainville trail corridors.
Context Context: 1’ = 2000ft
Madisonville
Oakley Indian Hill
Mariemont Fairfax Columbia Hyde Park Township
Little Miami River Mt Lookout Little Miami River Little Miami River
Anderson Township Commercial Residential Parks & Recreation O ce Linwood Public Service/Utilities Primary Street Vacant Secondary Street Newtown Industrial Local Street Wasson Way Trail Wasson Way Trail Wasson Way Trail East End Circulation Hierarchy Area 6 includes a complete circulation hierarchy. The main automobile thoroughfare is Route 50 (also Neighborhood Context The eastern-most section of the Wasson Way Bike Trail passes through multiple towns and/or Land Usage The Wasson Way Bike Trail, Area 6, encompasses a range of land uses: commercial, single-family residential, known as Columbia Parkway, Wooster Pike,) which runs through Cincinnati west to east. The Little Miami River is accessible neighborhoods: Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout, Fairfax, Mariemont, and Columbia Township. Surrounding towns and neighborhoods institutional, agricultural, mixed use, parks and recreation, public services and utilities, and vacant. Other areas of Wasson from over 50% of the Area 6 Wasson Way Bike Trail. The Loveland Bike Trail and Little Miami Scenic Trail intersect with include Oakley, Linwood, Madisonville, East End, Anderson Township, Newtown, and Indian Hill. Way do not include a mix of single-family housing clusters, neighborhood and central business districts, and open space Wasson Way along the far eastern edge of Area 6 - at the Route 50 & Newtown Road intersection. corridors. Opportunities & Constraints Opportunities Constraints a. b. c. i.
1/2 Mile Bu er from Trail
Mariemont Center
Mixed Dwelling Housing Neighborhood Mariemont Historic District Dale Park Isabella Hopkins Park Mariemont High j. School Single Family » Housing d. e. f. Co lum » Neighborhood bia Dogwood Pa rkw Park ay Indian Hill Single Family Greenspace Housing Neighborhood Mariemont Concourse Columbia Township a. Business Cluster e. d. Little Miami R g. iver Miami Blu s Park b. k. Industrial Railroad Cluster c. » j. i. Fifty West Brewing Company Bass Island Park Old Fort Partial Single (Anderson Township) » Family Mariemont Gardens Park g. h. k. Neighborhood
h. f.
Little Miami Golf Course 10 miles Legend
to Downtown LAND USE TRANSPORTATION d Commercial Railroad a o Cincinnati R Indian Valley Residential Primary Road n w o Industrial Vital Connecting Path t Golf Course il w Tra e Parks & Open Space Wasson Way Trail om er fr N ile Bu Ó Recreational Little Miami Scenic Trail 1/2 M
GENERAL » Landmark Node
Opportunity Site
Engineering Constraint Viewpoint Ballona Creek Trail, Culver City, California Distinct Change in Elevation NOT TO SCALE
l Trai Xenia Station, Xenia, Ohio from Minneapolis Bike Trail, Minnesota u er 1’ = 400 ft ile B Framework Plan 1/2 M Example Concrete Bike Path, Columbia, Missouri Little Miami Scenic Trail, Ohio
¹ Co lum bia Pa rkw ay
Minneapolis Trail Rendering, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Z [ ¹ Little Miam i River Oak Forest Train Station Rendering, Oak Forest, Illinois ¹ X \ Monon Trail, Indianapolis, Indiana Y St. Mary’s River Trail Bridge ¹ ¹ ¹
Minneapolis Transit Hub, Minneapolis, Minnesota ^ ]
Little Miami Scenic Trail, Ohio
Kenilworth + Cedar Lake Trails, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Legend
LAND USE TRANSPORTATION d a o Commercial Railroad R n w to Residential Primary Road w e N Parks & Open Space Vital Connecting Path
Wasson Way Trail GENERAL Little Miami Scenic Trail ¹ Landmark Node ail 0 200 400 800 om Tr er fr ile Bu 1/2 M
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