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Physical Planning & Design Analysis
Project Summary: A neighborhood analysis of Camp Washington was completed as part of a graduate planning course: Methods of Physical Planning & Design Analysis. Physical planning focuses on the spatial arrangement of human activities on the land along with the consequences of development patterns on the social and natural environment. Through this course, several physical planning methods were applied, including urban form, demographics, housing, density, land use, zoning, etc.
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C A M P
WASHINGTON
a neighborhood shaped by CHANGE
Historically established as one of Cincinnati’s prized industrial communities, Camp Washington was recognized by its cluster of meat packing and tool manufacturing facilities. In its prime, the neighborhood was a vibrant and compact mixed-use community with solid workforce housing and a bustling neighborhood business district. After years of deindustrialization, out-migration and urban decline, Camp Washington today is only a shell of its historic past. This poster highlights the major events that shaped the evolu tion of Camp Washington over time.
Artist/Maker Hub
has recently emerged. Quirky art is sprinkled about, includ ing this mural highlighting local industry and history.
Cleared Land
Demolition of the Powell Valves industrial plant leaves massive plot of cleared land
Powell Valves Plant
Compact street grid
Broken up by surface parking and empty lots
Diverted Stream
Mill Creek is channelized and diverted by railyard
26%
of total Land Cover
Railyard Expansion
The CSX Queensgate Railyard expands to cover open land adjacent to the Mill Creek
Loft Apartments
Surface Parking
Once open land, this plot of land is now 12 acres of impervious surface
Vacant Land Urban Farm TO
Urban Farm
the neighborhood’s first large scale (3 acre) urban farm
Street Widening
Hopple St expansion increases traffic flow, but less pedestrian friendly
CHANGES to Urban Fabric 2001 2015
Timeline
Years in which major changes were observed
Highway Construction
The construction of Interstate 75 cleared several urban blocks and disconnected many roads (dead ends)
