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The planning students and the engineering students worked as a group to develop the framework and urban design plan. The students were divided into 10 groups, and two groups each focused on five different themes.
Complete Streets
The first group focused on creating Complete streets to make a multi-modal network for the city of Covington. Improving gateways, residential infill and increasing green space forms a centralized triangle that connects residents and visitors alike to anchoring institutions, and increase access and mobility to work, home and play. 6th street was envisioned as a green pedestrian friendly corridor, Pike street was re-engineered to be a live-work corridor, and gateways were proposed to support the linkage within the proposed movement triangle.
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The second group implemented Great streets in regard to the main arterials of 5th and 6th street, a bonding green space at the intersection of Russell and Pike, and a network of green alleys.
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Connectivity
The first group created a livable city through connectivity by strengthening the cohesiveness of existing corridors with filling gaps and developing continuity. Ideas included designing the pedestrian environments for key complete streets, programming a shuttle to tie the diverse districts of Covington together, and to overcome the rail barrier with innovative treatments of underpass spaces.
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The idea of the second group was to improve connectivity by building the Covington Cultural Trail. This team programmed the trail to coordinate visits to different cultural assets and established key gateways or hubs along the trail for orientation and wayfinding. The trail will connect all areas of income, high and low, as well as improve connections to entertainment districts, historic districts as well as downtown.
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Housing
The vision of the first group is to promote a livable community by preserving the existing housing stock. Supporting the historic character and providing affordable and sustainable housing where it is needed. Re-thinking the east side public housing area, a live-work arts district at Pike and Washington, and a strategy for student housing were project proposals.
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The second group concept was preserving and maintaining the existing housing stock by providing necessary amenities and improvements. Proposals included new student housing for the proposed Gateway College Campus, Mixed use infill development at Main and Pike, and a strategy to reutilize vacant lots throughout the city.
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Economic development
The concept of the first group was to create centers of catalytic economic development connected by links of commercial, transportation, housing and green networks. The approach is utilizing, and improving upon the existing strengths of the city, while identifying lacking key elements. Catalytic development sites included revisioning the IRS site for a mixed use district, filling out the Madison street arts and culture district, and a medical services campus for the MLK/12th and I-75 area.
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The vision of the second group was to expand the economic competitiveness through mixed use development, educational opportunities and community development. This took the form of concentrating on the Madison corridor with catalytic mixed use development at the IRS site at the north, the Gateway campus at 6th street, and a proposed supermarket at 11th.
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Public space
The first group planned to utilize the river and rail line to create built unity, spur economic development and promote a higher quality of public life in Covington. A continuous linkage of green spaces was proposed along the rail line. A gateway park was proposed at the foot of the Clay Wade Bailey bridge to frame the rail trestle. And a riverfront park was proposed along the length of the city.
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The second group provided the residents with a comprehensive network of public space through the creation of community gathering places, connected by improved streetscapes serving as linear green space, which support multi-modal movement and ability of the public interact with each other. Project proposals included new green spaces at 4th and Madison, Pike and Main, and at 6th street in front of Mutter Gottes.
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