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Urban Design Master Plan urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan 33 Urban Design Master Plan urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan i Urban Design the cincinnati central riverfront Urban Design Master 34 Plan is the result of a public participation planning process Master Plan begun in October 1996. Hamilton County and the City of Cincinnati engaged Urban Design Associates to prepare a plan to give direction in two public policy areas: • to site the two new stadiums for the Reds and the Bengals • to develop an overall urban design framework for the development of the central riverfront which would capitalize on the major public investment in the stadiums and parking A Riverfront Steering Committee made up of City and County elected officials and staff was formed as a joint policy board for the Central Riverfront Plan. Focus groups, inter- views, and public meetings were held throughout the planning process. A Concept Plan was published in April 1997 which identi- fied three possible scenarios for the siting of the stadiums and the development of the riverfront. The preparation of a final Master Plan was delayed due to a 1998 public referendum on the siting of the Reds Ballpark. Once the decision on the Reds Ballpark was made by the voters in favor of a riverfront site, Hamilton County and the City of Cincinnati in February 1999 appointed sixteen promi- nent citizens to the Riverfront Advisors Commission who were charged to “recommend mixed usage for the Riverfront that guarantees public investment will create sustainable develop- ment on the site most valued by our community.” The result of that effort was The Banks, a September 1999 report from the Advisors which contained recommendations on land use, park- ing, finance, phasing, and developer selection for the Central Riverfront. urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan The final plan for the Central River- between Downtown and the river- 35 front has the following major elements: front. 1 Four anchor attractions (three new: 6 An intermodal transportation center Paul Brown Stadium, Reds Ballpark, below grade on the south side of Fort and the National Underground Rail- Washington Way for buses, service, road Freedom Center; and one exist- future on-grade light rail, and future ing: Firstar Center). commuter rail. 2 Parking for approximately 6000 cars 7 A redeveloped Third Street with new to serve commuters, sports fans, and commercial office buildings and sup- festival attendees. porting retail and parking. 3 The Banks, a vibrant mixed use dis- 8 A potential mixed-use development trict with: 900 to 1300 housing units; and marina south of Mehring Way 400,000 to 500,000 sq. ft. of retail and west of Paul Brown Stadium. and entertainment; and a hotel of In the pages which follow, the urban 200 to 400 rooms. design aspects of several of these major 4 A new, 70-acre riverfront park as a elements will be described in more detail. signature front door for the City and In addition, separate documents are as a location for major festivals. available which go into even more detail 5 A narrowed, redesigned, and partially for each of the projects. These docu- decked Fort Washington Way, the ments are listed in the Appendix chapter sunken interstate highway which at the end of this report. Below runs east-west through the City Overall Master Plan urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan 36 Aerial view of the Master Plan New Fort Washington Way Development Proposed Park Ohio River North/South Third Street Second Street Freedom Way Mehring Way EL. 515' EL. 515' EL. 515' EL. 488' Flood Plane site section Theodore M Berry Way EL. 507' urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan iiUrban Design Initiatives the elements of the Urban Design Master Plan were devel- 37 oped in an integrated interactive design process in which over- lapping and often competing ideas were accommodated in the final plan. However, in the following pages, each of these now complementary major elements will be described separately to illustrate its unique aspects. The initiatives will be presented in the following order: Infrastructure • Street grid • Fort Washington Way • Intermodal Transit Center • Light rail transit • Parking Development • Paul Brown Stadium • Reds Ballpark • National Underground Freedom Center • Firstar Center • Riverfront Park • The Banks • Third Street Development urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan Street Grid The street grid provides the basic frame- underground parking on the riverfront) work for development of the new central the new streets are on structure between riverfront. In the urban design guidelines Second Street and Freedom Way at the 38 section later in this report, the street grid elevation of Second Street. Between is described in greater detail. However, Freedom Way and Theodore M. Berry the essence of the new street grid is a Way the streets slope down to meet continuation of the downtown Cincin- grade, which is on fill at that point. nati street grid to the riverfront. The Roebling Bridge entrance to Elm Street, Race Street, and Main Cincinnati from Kentucky is a newly Street are extended south from Third configured T-intersection which will per- Street across Fort Washington Way to mit free flow right turns off the bridge to Mehring Way. Vine Street and Walnut prevent back-ups on the bridge central Street are extended south as far as suspension span. Theodore M. Berry Way. A new South of Second Street all streets will east/west street, to be known as Freedom be two way, four lanes wide, with on- Plan showing direction Way, is located between Second Street street parking permitted during non- of travel, transit routes and Theodore M. Berry Way. In order to peak and non-event hours. and intermodal transit achieve this grid (and also provide the center access locations. Third Street Second Street Freedom Way Theodore M. Berry Way LEGEND Street Network Intermodal Transit Center Access Locations Direction of Travel LRT Route urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan Fort Washington Way 39 Fort Washington Way is a major high- to feed traffic to the city street grid. way reconstruction project that will Attractive bridges, generous sidewalks improve access to downtown Cincinnati and conventional street crossings will from the interstate system and reconnect accommodate pedestrians as they move the north/south city street network to between the CBD and the riverfront. the riverfront. The reconstruction will Additional structural piles were create safer traveling conditions for both driven to support the future decking of motorists and pedestrians. Access to the up to three blocks of Fort Washington city from the interstate network will be Way between Elm Street and Main simplified with the use of Second Street Street to create park areas. and Third Street as collector distributors Plan of proposed Fort Washington Way showing future landscaped decks Future Landscape Decks urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan 40 Above Aerial view of Vine Street bridge Below Aerial view of Elm Street bridge Fort Washington Way illustrations this page courtesy Chan Kreiger & Associates and Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan Intermodal Transit Center 41 Fort Washington Way is designed with the facility will be provided from Central an intermodal transit center below newly Avenue and Broadway. Pedestrian access constructed Second Street to accommo- to the facility will be accommodated date increased bus service, special event from numerous street level entry points buses, and potential commuter rail along Second Street. Future on-grade service. This intermodal facility is strate- light rail transit on Second and Third gically located close to major public Streets will also interface with this venues, public parking facilities and new facility. riverfront development. Transit access to Eye-level view of Transit Center portal urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan 42 Above Cross-section of Second Street and the Intermodal Transit Center Below Eye-level view inside the Transit Center Intermodal Transit Center illustrations courtesy Wallace, Floyd, Associates, Inc. and Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan Light Rail Transit 43 A light rail transit (LRT) system in the in the Fort Washington Way corridor is I-71 corridor is being planned between eastbound along Second Street and west- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Interna- bound along Third Street. This align- tional Airport in the south and Blue Ash ment is less intrusive than pairing the to the north. The alignment will pass track on the southern curb of Second through the Fort Washington Way corri- Street and will allow the light rail vehi- dor to provide light rail access to the sta- cles to operate in the streets with the diums and river front attractions. The flow of traffic. LRT in the preferred alignment will run north on Main Street alignment will add value to new develop- and south along Walnut Street to serve ment sites in the central riverfront and the downtown. The preferred alignment north of Third Street. Plan of the preferred LRT alignment urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan 44 Above Second Street looking east illustrating both LRT tracks south of Second Street Below Second street looking east illustrating the preferred alternative: eastbound LRT tracks on Second Street urban design associates Central Riverfront Urban Design Master Plan Parking 45 New parking for the central riverfront Other locations will total approximately 13,000 spaces • 1200 net new spaces in an above- shown on the diagram below. ground garage east of Firstar Center • 3500 spaces in above-ground Central Riverfront garages along Third Street (Between Elm and Main, • 1400 surface lots north and west south of Second and north of of Paul Brown Stadium Theodore M.
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