Street Car Line Precedent Studies

Reasoning behind why this area needs revitalized and addressed immediately:

The two precedent studies on the Nice and Portland Street Car Lines help clarify the reasoning and potential for my thesis area to be revitilized. As noted above the real estate for the sites along a street car line become high value and are an immediate "place of destination" and a regeneration of the public realm. This is the main thing lacking from my site: the public. With the initiation of the street car line and the other greenspace/revitilzation projects in the area the site now has a reason to be re-utilized to complete the transition from campus to short north to downtown Columbus.

Aspects to be incorporated into site:

• Pedestrian Spaces (parks, benches, landscapes)
• Mixed use retail/office spaces along street car line
• Housing/Condos to revive life in area and entice people to live there once again
• Street Car Stop (since line is not constructed yet adding a stop or moving an already proposed stop could probably easily be accomplished.)
• Hidden parking (keep street edges free of parking, remove parallel parking from High street in this area to not prohibit views of area from street car line. Parking can be hidden in alleys and behind buildings to maximize views from buildings out and from street car line "into" site.)
• Provide links from site to surrounding areas (Campus, Short North, Weinland Park) 
• Links can be as simple as views down streets to other areas or parks connecting site to surrounds.