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CULTIVATING CARROLTON
Located halfway between Louisville and Cincinnati, Carrollton is a small Kentucky river town of 3,895 people. Like many small towns in America, Carrollton is faced with environmental, social, and economical challenges. What was once a recreational hot-spot, is now a declining city defined by neglected green space, lack of community, and vacant storefronts.
Unlike other struggling small towns, Carrollton has a prime location adjacent to many unique features such as General Butler State Resort Park and the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. This studio project explored various data collection techniques to ultimately discover that the lack of connection to these unique features plays a vital role in Carrollton’s decline. Instead of viewing the city’s lack of connection as a restraint, improvement upon this was seen as an opportunity for the future growth of Carrollton. The proposed design improves upon these connections while also creating new nodes of activity, education, and income.
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Learning Outcomes:
» Understanding design process for urban design scale
» Collaborating and dividing work
» Utilizing community input for the proposed design
» Improving skills in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and GIS
Flood Map
Formal Education Map
This map locates formal educational opportunities, such as schools, to identify unequal education gaps and determine where learning opportunities might be needed.
Informal Education Map
Implementing more informal educational opportunities such as interpretive signage, recreation, and trails can mend the divide between downtown Carrolton and General Butler State Park.
Education Connection Map
Analyzing the informal and formal educational opportunities together highlights future opportunities and locations for combining the two.
Pedestrian And Bike Trail
Wildlife Observation Deck
