Urban Design Analysis

Walnut Hills is full of small buildings, which are mostly single-family homes and small multi-family housing units. This map exposes the density and size of residential areas. It’s easy to tell the larger buildings are industrial, as they’re all located near the West side and the southern part of Gilbert Ave. The green areas show Eden Park and the Cemetery, and the lack of buildings within those areas.

Walnut Hills is mainly made up of residential and mixed-use areas with pockets of older industrial predominately in the south and west of the area. Multi-family housing is dispersed throughout the area, resulting in single-family unit housing concentrations taking over.

Walnut Hills Linkages Map

Walnut Hills mainly follows a grid pattern. The major arterial roads cut through the centers of the neighborhood. These roads house the business district and some industrial areas. Interstate 71 borders the west side, with highway ramps and collector roads directly connecting it to the arterials. Local roads and alleyways mainly follow a grid. Low to medium density residential buildings line these streets, which tend to have light traffic flow

Walnut Hills is walkable, but it has major pedestrian roadblocks. The three walk sheds on this map are at a playground in the northern area, Peebles Corner, and a viewing area of Eden park. Each shed represents what is reachable in a ten minute walk. From these three places, almost the entire neighborhood is covered.