Future park at station boulevard
Suburbs consume the majority of Davidson County land. A priority for the Suburban Transect is to connect housing to schools, goods, services, and transportation. This can be done by increasing the availability of community connector transit route services, connecting schools to their surrounding communities using sidewalks, greenways, and multiuse paths. These connections will enable access to existing food resources. The character of existing neighborhoods can be maintained by focusing on in filling housing along commercial routes, thereby increasing ridership pool for mass transit. These new networks will also provide access to park and community centers within the tangential to the transect.
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HEALTH-DEFEATING Suburban sprawl separates housing from other land uses. Because of this, residents are forced to rely on cars for transportation. Those without a car or unable to drive are left with few, if any, transportation options.
The addition of transit options like Bus Rapid Transit and Music City Star offer positive alternatives for commuters unable or reluctant to drive. Note the proximity of the Lebanon Music City Star stop to neighborhoods.
While sidewalks do exist in some locations, they are often discontinuous. Pedestrian crossings are often inadequate or absent, even at major intersections.
Suburban communities are generally well serves by large-scale grocery stores accessible on large commercial roads. Metro land-use policy also allows community gardens and chicken on private lots.
Old neighborhoods like Donelson often do not have sidewalks. Overhead utility lines are no longer used; lines are required to be buried to protext against storms and provide curb appeal.
Belmar in Denver, CO is a prime example of mixed redevelopment. The new community consists of new streets, shops, restaurants, offices, diverse housing, and 9 acres of public space, all connected to public transportation.
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HEALTH- PROMOTING
WEE BELOW: A student interviews a family that frequently visits the Madison Library
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In Week 3 of the Desig Summer Internship, w to Historic Amqui Stat the students participa day design charrette > mixed housing
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BELOW: A visitor to Play Day in the Park adds to the site wishlist
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Madison Population: 76,000 Madison Population: 1907- Tennessean 43,000 begins publication
1910 Amqui Station built
November 17, 1934 President and Mrs. FDR visit Madison
and established as switching depot 1918- The Dupont Powder Plant opens. 32 daily trains brought workers to Madison to work.
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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: A mother and son design their version of the park on a provided map. Students meet with members of the 50 Forward community to gain insight from older users. Opportunity Now students present their plan for the park, one of four options created by the students.
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: A mother and son design their version
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1963 1952 First Hillbilly Daya fundraiser for local schools 1950- Colonial Drive-In opens with a capacity of 600 cars
1979- L&N no longer services Amqui Station. Johnny Cash moves building to Hendersonville
Madison annexed into Nashville 1973- Colonial Drive-In adds second screen; holds 935 cars
2003 Station moved back to Madison
1983- Colonial Drive-In closes
2017 - Planning phase for new park begins
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WEEK 3 In Week 3 of the Design Your Neighborhood Summer Internship, we relocated our studio to Historic Amqui Station in Madison where the students participated in an intense, four day design charrette for the Future Park along the proposed Station Boulevard.
CONTEXT
Being familiar and immersed in the context where you are designing for is key to creating a design that responds to the place and the people that will use it. Students began the week learning about the history of Madison and assets like historic Amqui Station that make it unique. They learned about the Opry stars that called Madison home and the world class songwriters who wrote hit tunes along the river on Neely’s Bend. In order to design a successful place, we must first understand who we are designing for. The students hosted a Play Day in the Park event where they invited Madison and Nashville neighbors to come out to the Future Park for a day of games, activities and popsicles. This allowed them to reach a variety of potential potential users, including families with small children and teenagers and practice several techniques of community engagement to better understand what people wished for in a Park. Realizing that there was an important voice missing from the conversation, the students visited Fifty Forward Madison Station, a direct neighbor for the future park, to hear what seniors would like to have in a park amenity space to make them more likely to use the space as well as what might prevent them from using the park.
Observe | Engage | Interact COMMUNITY DRIVEN DESIGN Working in teams of four, the student’s combined the research and community conversations from the first two days of the week with the design tactics and strategies they learned about in the first two weeks of their internship. Each team worked through several iterations beginning with schematic diagrams for overall programming needs and identifying big ideas to a final design that considered connections to the greater context of the site and the identity of the Park as it relates to Madison. The week culminated in a presentation where each team presented to a panel of reviewers including: District 9 Council Member Nancy VanReece, NCDC Executive Director, Gary Gaston, Historic Amqui Station Board Member, Rose Robertson-Smith, Madison Rivergate Chamber of Commerce, David McMurry, and Abby Whisenant of Oasis Center. This four week internship teaches more than just design, it teaches teamwork, the importance of active listening, empathy, and the value of public participation as part of the design process. A huge thank you to the many community partners that made this experience possible, after all, there is nothing like working on the site that you are actually designing for. Specific thanks to Councilmember Nancy VanReece; Cate Hamilton for sharing the history of Amqui Station with our students; David McMurry, Rose Robertson-Smith, Foster and Rick and the entire Historic Amqui Station Board of Directorsfor your hospitatlity and generosity in hosting us; Jill Speering, Metro School Board and the District 3 Metro School Principals for sharing the event with local families; Julie Reeves at Fifty Forward Madison Station; Jessica Piper and other Librarians with the Madison Branch Library; and Kidsville for providing games and activities for the Play Day in the Park event.
Location: _______________________
OBSERVE
Hour: __________________________ Name: _________________________
1. PEDESTRIAN COUNT Set your timer for 10 minutes. Tally all pedestrians 2. AGE & GENDER COUNTS Set your timer for 10 minutes. Count and note age and gender of pedestrians
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3. ACTIVITY MAPPING Capture a snapshot of the activities present in the public space by drawing icons on the map
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OBSERVATIONS
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Did you overhear any conversations that might be helpful insight into how people enjoyed/didn’t enjoy the park? (note on the back) Did you observe any challenges people were having? (note on the back)
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STATION 1 PEDESTRIAN & CYCLIST HOURLY COUNTS
NAME:
DATE:
QUESTIONS? CALL:
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CYCLISTS
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Set your timer for 10 minutes. Tally all pedestrians in your assigned area for your timeslot.
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STATION 2 AGE & GENDER COUNT
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DATE:
QUESTIONS? CALL:
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STATION 3 STATIONARY ACTIVITY MAPPING ACTIVITY X
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Seating
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OTHER OBSERVATIONS: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
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APRIL 20TH 6PM-8PM
ALL TOGETHER MADISON COMMUNITY VISIONING MEETING
Make your voice heard! Join the All Together Madison Steering Committee, Randall Gross, economic and strategic planning consultant & The Nashville Civic Design Center for a community wide visioning session focusing on future growth, development and quality of life in our dear Madison. Bring your neighbors, friends and family along with an image of what you want the future of Madison to look like.
FiftyForward Meeting Room
301 Madison Street, Madison, TN (Behind the Library, next to Amqui Station) All Residents, Businesses, Organizations, Employees in Madison Welcome and Encouraged to Attend!
For More Information Visit
www.madisontn.org
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20 de Abril de las 6 PM a 8 PM
Reunión comunitaria para visualizar el futuro de la comunidad de Madison
¡Haga que su voz sea escuchada! Uniese al Comité “Todos Unidos Madison”, y vengan para una amplia sesión comunitaria de visualización que se enfoca al futuro crecimiento y desarrollo de Madison con Randall Gross (consultor de planificación estratégico y económico) y el Centro de Diseño Cívico de Nashville.
Cuarto de Reunión “FiftyForward”
301 Madison Street, Madison, TN (Detrás de la biblioteca y a lo lado de la estación “Amqui”)
Todos los residentes, negocios, organizaciones, y trabajadores de Madison están bienvenidos a asistir la reunión. Para más información vista
www.madisontn.org