LIZZY GERAGHTY
URBAN PLANNING UNDERGRADUATE & MASTERS PORTFOLIO
ABOUT THE DESIGNER:
HELLO! My name is Elizabeth Geraghty. As a fifth year in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, I am graduating in May of 2023 with my bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning. I am also pursuing a Masters Degree in Community Planning at the University of Cincinnati.
You can find me on campus rocking a pair of overalls with Chacos and a Bearcat sweatshirt. Off campus, I am usually spending time outside with friends and family or running my photography business.
WHAT GETS ME OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING? Planning more equitable and climate resilient cities.
WHAT COULD I TALK ABOUT FOR HOURS? The value of leadership development for womens and collegiate-level students.
WHEN DO I WORK BEST? When I am around people that want to make a positive difference in their communities.
WHAT DO I LOVE? (1) Being outdoors (2) Getting involved in the community (3) my orange cat Gilbert (4) Tacos (5) Travel and photography
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION 2
ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 About the Designer pg 2 1.2 Professional Timeline pg 3 SECTION TWO: ACADEMIC WORK 2.1 University of Cincinnati pg 4-5 2.2 East End Ecology Mapping pg 6-7 2.3 Mill Creek Master Plan pg 8-9 2.4 Over The Rhine & Central Parkway Redesign pg 10-11 2.5 Cincinnati Based Climate Resilience pg 12-17 SECTION THREE: PROFESSIONAL WORK 3.1 Co-op – MKSK Studios pg 18 3.2 Co-op – Hamilton County Commissioner, Administration, & Budget Office pg 19 3.4 Co-op – Hamilton County Planning and Development Office pg 19 3.5 Internship – Women of Cincy pg 20 3.6 Co-op – College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation pg 21 3.7 DAAP Camp Lead pg 22 3.8 Warren Bennis Institute Fellow pg 23 3.9 Photography pg 24
SECTION
PROFESSIONAL TIMELINE
CO-OPS & INTERNSHIPS
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER
2017-2018
Internship - Women of Cincy
2018-2019 DAAP Camp Lead
2019-2020
2020-2021 Co-op – Hamilton County Commissioner, Administration, & Budget Office
Kappa Delta - Vice President Membership
2021-2022
Kappa Delta - President
2022-2023
Co-op – College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation
Kappa Delta - Vice President Membership
Internship - Student Media & Design Assistant with University Honors Program
Kappa Delta - President
Co-op – Hamilton County Commissioner, Administration, & Budget Office
Kappa Delta - Vice President Membership
2023-2024
Co-op – MKSK
Graduate & Undregrad School Graduate School
Warren Bennis Leadership Experience (WBLE) Student Team
Warren Bennis Student Fellow & WBLE Student Team
Co-op – Hamilton County Planning and Development Office
Kappa Delta - President
Co-op – MKSK
Ruhr Fellowship - Zentrum für Logistik und Verkehr (ZLV), Universität Duisburg-Essen
Graduate School Graduate School & Capstone Open to Full Time Work & Relocation
Warren Bennis Student Fellow & WBLE Student Team
SECTION TWO: ACADEMIC WORK
TAKING IT ALL IN
First semester we started off looking at the University of Cincinnati with analytical perspective. How do people move about the space? Where is there high traffic areas? Are there areas on campus that are shielded from rain or will one get wet walking drenched walking to and from class if they forget an umbrella? Is one part on campus for relaxing while another is an atheletic or academic center? The goal was to understand what the space meant to students faculty and staff so that we knew what to improve for the future; we joke that UC stands for Under Construction. It was amazing to learn through GIS, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator the possibilities are truly endless.
MAIN STREET AND SCHNEIDER QUADRANGLE IMPRESSION DRAWING
TOPOGRAPHY STUDY
Nippert Stadium and Tangeman University Center are major nodes on campus where students faculty and staff interact. Much of this landscape is built with a mixture of brick and concert with McMicken lawn buffering the edge of the TUC building. Given the ideal location and diversity of uses, Main Street and the surrounding areas are a great example of useful space on a dense collegiate campus.
2.1 UNIVERSITY
CINCINNATI
STUDY
OF
IMPRESSION
CONCEPT MAPPING
3D RENDERING IN SKETCHUP
SPATIAL USAGE COLOR BLOCKING SPATIAL USAGE DOT MAP BASIC COLOR STUDY LINKAGES BUILDING FOOTPRINT BUILDING FOOTPRINT
2.2 EAST END ECOLOGY MAPPING
LAND, WATER, & AIR
The East End is a juxtaposition between land, air and water. Columbia Parkway and Hills at the top of the site roll downward to a river town. The river is an important economic and geological feature. Group Project with Cam Williams and Olivia Hedges during 2020 summer semester. In the group, my focus was initial research plus visual graphics and storytelling (ie diagrams, project narrative & presentations).
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AIR LAND WATER
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LOWER MILL CREEK MASTER PLAN
ADVANCED TOPICAL PLANNING DESIGN STUDIO
The studio site design focused on six locations surrounding the lower Mill Creek around Salway Park and up towards Spring Grove Cemetery focusing on the Ohio scenic trailway and surrounding areas.
My group focused on a creating a series of bike-pedestrian pathways that used the built environment as well as the natural areas to create a neighborhood community park focused on community education, resilience, and water management.
My role in the group included land use research, and designing of master plan and site strategies. I focused on adaptive reuse of industrial facilities, using natural green infrastructure solutions to mitigate flooding on the property, and activating edges of the park while maintaining an ecological corridor.
POTENTIAL PARK BRANDING
SITE ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY MASTER PLAN
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HEAT MAP EXISTING PROTECTED TOPOGRAPHY BIKE LANES
CENTRAL PARKWAY REDESIGN IN OVER-THE-RHINE
PHASING IS KEY
Central Parkway is seen as a huge barrier for pedestrians who want to travel in and out of the neighborhood. The multitude of high speed vehicle lanes make it feel unsafe to cross and at night, poor lighting can make the avenue a even less desirable place to be.
Improvements to Central Parkway would be made in a three phase system.: The first phase would consist of upgrades to crosswalks with signal timing changes that prioritize pedestrians, and better painted crosswalks. Phase two consists of upgrades to lighting on the street to make pedestrians feel safer and make them more visible in crosswalks while also making the planted medians brighter and safer. Phase three would add a bike lane and renovate and expanding green space on the road to increase the “parkway” feel.
PHASE 2
PHASE 1 - IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS
PHASE 2 - IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS AND LIGHTING
PHASE 3 - IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS, LIGHTING, GREENWAY TO PROMOTE FOOT AND BIKE TRANSPORTATION
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ILLUSTRATIVE MAPPING
IMAGEABILITY MAP
ADDITIONAL STORYTELLING GRAPHICS OVER THERHIN
SIMPLIFIED IMAGEABILITY MAP
MAP COMPARING HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT
In the group, my focus was on the land use research, imageability mapping, creating a timeline for development, and redesign of the parkway itself. My other team members, Brian & Blake, were focused on redesign of two other different sites in the Over the Rhine area not pictured here.
SAMPLE OVER-THE-RHINE POSTCARD
CENTRAL PARKWAY AT STREET LEVEL
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CAN CINCINNATI BE A MIDWEST CLIMATE HAVEN?
To become a successful climate haven, Cincinnati will strengthen its resilience to climate change and in-migration through the design and implementation of an integrated network of green infrastructure and green space.
The approach for this plan will be to establish a green network of strategies that are specific to the needs of place typologies, as well as current and projected growth trends. These place typologies are high social and natural disaster risks, high environmental wellness and social risks, and high natural disaster and medium environmental wellness and social risks.
Indicators that have been established include 1) social needs; 2) disaster management; 3) land availability; and 4) environmental wellness. Metrics identified are as follows 1) population; 2) age; 3) land vacancy; 4) impervious surfaces; 5) landslides; 6) flooding;7) tree canopy; 8) greenspace and 9) temperature.
In this group with Scarlet and Anna, my focus was on graphic communication of our project (ie maps, icons, presentations) and mapping out site availability within Cincinnati (ie three graphics on the far right explaining our potential implementation sites).
Includes: Population and Age.
Includes: Landslides and Flooding.
THE 4 INDICATORS OF WHERE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEEDED SOCIAL NEEDS NATURAL DISASTERS LAND AVAILABILITY ENVIRONMENTAL WELLNESS
Includes: Vacancy and Impervious Surfaces.
Includes: Tree Canopy, Average Temperature, and Greenspace.
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CLIMATE RESILIENCE STUDIO
BASED
NEIGHBORHOOD DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS & GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION
CINCINNATI BASED CLIMATE RESILIENCE STUDIO
FOCUS NEIGHBORHOOD: COLUMBIA TUSCULUM & THE EAST END
LAND USAGE
CONTOURS AND WATER LEVEL
ECOLOGY
CONTOURS AND MAJOR FLOOD EVENTS
NATURAL DISASTER
AVERAGE ANNUAL
LAND USE CODE
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
SOIL TYPES
APPRAISAL VALUE BY PRICE RANGE
REGULAR VACANCIES ELEVATION
CURRENT ZONING
TREE CANOPY AND GREEN SPACES
LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTABILITY
Contours
Streets Tree Canopy Greenspace C ED HI IN MF NU NA $ $$ $$$ $$$$ Ohio River Contours O PR RS PU SF TF VA other CC-A CC-M CC-P CG-A CN-M CN-P DD IR MA ME MG
100 Year Flood 500 Year Flood
Impervious Surfaces Vacancies
81.03-81.37 81.37-82.24 82.24-83.48 83.48-85.27 EcD EcE EeD RtC SxC UgB UgC Uh W 25-30 ft 20-25 ft 15-20 ft 10-15 ft 10 < ft Low Susceptability Mild Susceptabiilty
Susceptability
Susceptability 100 Year Flood 500 Year Flood Contours ANNUAL TEMPERATURE DISASTER AND GEOLOGY TYPES ELEVATION RANGE SUSCEPTABILITY AND FLOOD EVENTS
Moderate
High
GREEN NETWORK PROPOSAL IN THE EAST END
LYNCH ANALYSIS OF EAST END NEIGHBORHOOD
MKSK
MKSK is a collective of planners, urban designers, and landscape architects. I designed projects with Cincinnati, Columbus, Indiana, & Louisville Office. I designed graphic Bases for CAD, Illustrator, InDesign, and for site plan specs. Built out graphics for opportunity maps, priority sites, connectivity diagrams, corridor diagrams,
and engagement analysis. Expanded and analyzed. online engagement portal with mapping social pinpoints and survey comments. Synthesized results into internal client meeting and public presentations. Designed placemaking graphics for TDD Indiana Statewide project and updated client facing project website graphics.
CITY OF RIVERSIDE
Existing plan inventory, preliminary mapping in GIS and Adobe Illustrator, community engagement, site visits, plan development, client calls, plan design and implementation
CLARK COUNTY
Mapping existing and proposed transportation network for Active Transportation Plan. Includes trailheads, pedestrian crossing improvements, pedestrian improvement cooridors, bike facilites, and multiuse trail
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SCHOOLS EXISTING TRAILS LAND USE OPPORTUNITY ZONES
HAMILTON COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
Worked within the Hamilton County Commissioner, Administration, & Budget Offices August 2020 to January 2021. Complete grant audits for the CARES Act Small Business Relief Program. Wrote Proclamations and Resolutions; Participated in site tours and weekly press briefings. Design graphics for county wide COVID-19 announcements on social media and email chains. Gather daily news articles for staff education. Supported initiatives on the Commission on Women and Girls
HAMILTON COUNTY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Worked within the Hamilton County Planning and Development Office May 2021 to August 2021. Completed Map-Requests on ArcGIS Online and ArcMap. Reviewed Home Improvement Program Applications. Attended and Presented at Regional Planning Commission Meetings. Wrote Staff Reports to Present for the Public. Created Staff Agendas and Presentations. Supported the First Suburbs Consortium of Southwest Ohio through graphics and editorial writing. Supported staff to develop a Community Plan and Economic Opportunities Plan for Lincoln Heights. Brainstormed Hamilton County particpation in World Town Planning Day.
THE COMMUNITY PLANNING DIVISION OF THE PLANNING + DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ASSISTS HAMILTON COUNTY AND ITS COMMUNITIES, AGENCIES AND CITIZENS IN PLANNING AND ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL GOALS.
PLANNING CONSULTING AND PUBLIC SECTOR WORK
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WOMEN OF CINCY
Women of Cincy is a group focused on respect, diversity and empowerment. They use story telling and community activism to spread stories and create emphathy between people from different walks of life. From June - August 2018, I was the graphic design resident on the team alongside Chelsie and Kierstin, the two co-directors at the time, and a wonderful group of collegiate women from the tristate area. While I focused mainly on designing graphics, photography, branding, and promotion of our social media and website, I was able to participate in the writing process and learned so much about how a small business runs. One of my favorite
SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN DESIGN
EDITORIAL AND PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY
TRACK USER ENGAGEMENT & RETENTION PLUS UPDATE SPONSORSHIP KITS
WEEKLY
what does women of cincy do?
why should you get involved?
This organization unfolded – quite by accident – with mission to celebrate and create opportunities for every local woman. We’ve grown exponentially in just over one year, reaching tens of thousands of Cincinnati women –and men – who give a damn about the amazing individuals that make up their community. If you want to reach an audience that cares deeply about their city and show them that you do, too, then this is the place for you.
Do It: A Celebration of Black Women”
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CALENDAR SOURCING FOR PUBLIC EVENTS THAT ALIGN WITH COMMUNITY GOALS
what is women of cincy? Women of Cincy is social enterprise built to celebrate Cincinnati’s incredible women, creating empathy and opportunities through storytelling, collaboration, community, and mentorship. We work within the community to employ, empower, and elevate local women of all backgrounds, colors, shapes, and abilities. what are people saying? • In the news: CityBeat’s 2018 staff pick for Best Inclusive and Supportive Community Group by Women, for Women WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition Cincinnati Refined Cincy Chic • “Thank you so much for taking the time to share my truth. It was and is the most honest article published about me.” –Grace Cunningham, co-founder of Students for Survivors • “Thank you so much for hosting such an awe-inspiring event. Personally, hearing all these beautiful women’s stories inspired me to keep on doing it! was truly moved.” –Jeni Jenkins-Moore, attendee at “F*** It, I’ll
WOMEN OF CINCY IS A NONPROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING MORE EMPATHETIC COMMUNITIES.
storytelling
Written interviews with incredible local women that launch every Monday • Daily content celebrating local events, womanowned venues, hidden gems, women in STEM, community perspectives, and more • “What Is A Woman?”, a podcast exploring the unique, diverse, and beautiful experience of womanhood community + collaboration • Monthly Boozy Hours held at woman-affiliated venue • Monthly events uplifting individuals and organizations within the Women of Cincy family • An ever-growing list of partners throughout the city • A staff of 55+ volunteer contributors mentorship • Editorial + social media residencies each semester
sponsor media kit 2,073 facebook followers 2,600 instagram followers 11,810 monthly page views women 74% men 26% 65 8% 18-24 9% 55-64 15% 45-54 18% 35-44 25% 25-34 26% who follows women of cincy? gender age womenofcincy.org hello@womenofcincy.org *Numbers as of June 11, 2018 what is women of cincy? Women of Cincy is a social enterprise built to celebrate Cincinnati’s incredible women, creating empathy and opportunities through storytelling, collaboration, community, and mentorship. We work within the community to employ, empower, and elevate local women of all backgrounds, colors, shapes, and abilities. what are people saying? • In the news: CityBeat’s 2018 staff pick for Best Inclusive and Supportive Community Group by Women, for Women WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition Cincinnati Refined Cincy Chic • “Thank you so much for taking the time to share my truth. It was and is the most honest article published about me.” –Grace Cunningham, co-founder of Students for Survivors • “Thank you so much for hosting such an awe-inspiring event. Personally, hearing all these beautiful women’s stories inspired me to keep on doing it! was truly moved.” –Jeni Jenkins-Moore, attendee at “F*** It, I’ll Do It: A Celebration of Black Women” why should you get involved? This organization unfolded – quite by accident – with a mission to celebrate and create opportunities for every local woman. We’ve grown exponentially in just over one year, reaching tens of thousands of Cincinnati women –and men – who give a damn about the amazing individuals that make up their community. If you want to reach an audience that cares deeply about their city and show them that you do, too, then this is the place for you. what does women of cincy do? storytelling • Written interviews with incredible local women that launch every Monday • Daily content celebrating local events, womanowned venues, hidden gems, women in STEM, community perspectives, and more • “What Is A Woman?”, podcast exploring the unique, diverse, and beautiful experience of womanhood community + collaboration • Monthly Boozy Hours held at a woman-affiliated venue • Monthly events uplifting individuals and organizations within the Women of Cincy family • An ever-growing list of partners throughout the city • A staff of 55+ volunteer contributors mentorship • Editorial + social media residencies each semester celebrate the story with us sponsor media kit 2,073 facebook followers 2,600 instagram followers 11,810 monthly page views women 74% men 26% 65 8% 18-24 9% 55-64 15% 45-54 18% 35-44 25% 25-34 26% who follows women of cincy? gender age womenofcincy.org hello@womenofcincy.org *Numbers as of June 11, 2018 COMMUNITY
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celebrate the story with us
ENGAGEMENT WITH FOCUS ON GRAPHIC DESIGN & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COLLEGE HILL COMMUNITY URBAN REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
My co-op at College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation was focused on re-vamping the organizations existing user interface to make it more interactive and so eventually, renters and business owners could use the page for information on their unit and what is coming to College Hill. The co-op was great because it combined my passions for planning and business. Advocating for small businesses to have retail space along Hamilton Avenue
and housing afforability with multiple mixed use housing developments being created when I was at the office. Website using Wordpress and coding. Social Media evaluating and planning for Instagram, Facebook.Event Planning using Mailchimp, Eventbrite, and in person registration.Geofilter Design for Facebook and snapchat using, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Indesign.
WEBSITE REDESIGN VIA WORDPRESS INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOOK & SNAPCHAT REBRANDING
SNAPCHAT FILTERS FOR PUBLIC SPACES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
College Hill Station Dixon Mergard Hollywood Development Marquet terman
Spotlight Annual Meeting 1 1 College
Dixon Mergard
Dixon Mergard
Hill Station Dixon Mergard Hollywood
Marquet Dow
Business
College Hill Station Dixon Mergard Hollywood Development Marquet Dow Patrick
Business
Spotlight Patrick Wolterman Memorial Park Business Spotlight Sponsor Spotlight Hollywoood Development Marquet Dow
Memorial Business Spotlight Sponsor
Hill Station
College Hill Station
College
Development
Patrick Waterman Memorial Park
Spotlight Sponsor Spotlight
Waterman Memorial Park
Spotlight Sponsor
INSTAGRAM
COMMUNITY
FACEBOOK
DAAP Camp and the DAAP Program have been an integral part of my life since freshman year of high time on UC’s campus, did a site visit on Ludlow Avenue and took public transportation to Over the Rhine to visit Model Group and 3CDC. Along with teaching the students the basics of GIS, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, the week was
never realized the immense positive impact teachers can have on a their student. The week ended with a showcase of our final project! We were so impressed with the students willingness to learn the material and are so proud of their accomplishments!
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My role within this organization as a Warren Bennis Student Fellow is in rebranding the organization to reach a wider audience, develop evidence based women’s leadership development programming, and promote the Leadership Institute campus wide so that all University of Cincinnati students can see themselves as a leader. Warren Bennis, UC’s
22nd president and also known as the “Father of Leadership,” believed leaders were made, not born. The Warren Bennis Leadership Institute (WBLI) will harness Bennis’ legacy to transform leaders for a better tomorrow, providing all students with leadership development opportunities such that they graduate as problem solvers, believing in their
potential to lead. The Warren Bennis Leadership Institute will (1) Serve as a hub for student leadership scholarship, programming, opportunities and events. (2) Provide leadership education for community leaders through executive education programs. (3) Function as a research lab dedicated to the study of evidence-based leadership development.
STANDING BANNERS
MONITOR SCREENS
SOCIAL MEDIA & POSTERS
PAMPHLETS
EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY
DONOR AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
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WARREN BENNIS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
INDIA
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EUROPE
EUROPE UNITED STATES PHOTOGRAPHY THANKS FOR VIEWING! CONTACT: GERAGHEM@MAIL.UC.EDU FOR A COPY OF MY PORTFOLIO
