THE
ARENA DISTRICT: CONNECTIVITY IS KEY TO COLUMBUS’ DOWNTOWN
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
The
Arena District master plan followed the ideas of New Urbanism.
New
Urbanism is a two decade-long movement by planners and architects to develop
lasting, livable, traditional communities.
These
walkable, mixed use communities contrast the sprawl that has been developed in
the past 50 years.
“The
initial sketch I did linked the Arena District to the waterfront with a park.
The basic grid pattern I drew, with the park and mixed use on it, basically is
the master plan for how the Arena District has been developed,’’ Myers said.
“The
grid pattern connects the development to other parts of downtown,” he added.
“You can drive through the Arena District. It is geared toward the pedestrian,
but it isn’t a closed-to-traffic pedestrian mallway. It’s a functioning city
neighborhood.”
Case Study continues tomorrow -- June 19
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