Mohammad Ashique Urban Planning + Design
+ Curriculum Vitae
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Mohammad Ashique + Address:
+ Phone:
656 Riverview Drive, Apartment: A Columbus, Ohio 43202 USA +1 (614) 887 7246
+ Email:
ashique.1@osu.edu
+ Web:
MAcreative.me
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+ Educational Background + Experiences + 2010 - 2014
City and Regional Planning Bachelors of Science (International Development Concentration) Design (Minor) Knowlton School of Architecture The Ohio State University
+ 2016 - 2017
Project Coordinator Gjirokastra Foundation (Gjirokastra, Albania)
Gjirokastra Foundation is a NGO working in Gjirokastër, a UNESCO World Heritage City, for social and economic development using culture and heritage of the region as tool, as well as preservation of monuments in the city. • Design and write of various projects in heritage preservation, revitalization, and tourism development. Such as Gjirokastra Experiential Tours, RezArt Gjirokastra 2016 • Manage a small team to develop and conduct trainings on tourism and hospitality development as tool for economic development. • Implement activities in partnership with other local and international organizations. • Provide expertise on marketing, and promotional campaigns using social media tools. • Write reports for donors, stakeholders; such as Albanian Ministry of Culture, United States Agency for International Development, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
+ 2015 - 2016
Community and Organizational Development Facilitator (Urban Planning Specialist) Peace Corps (Tepelene, Albania) • Assigned as a Urban Planning Specialist with the Municipality of Tepelene, assisted the municipality in meeting requirements of new territorial reform from the national government of Albania. • Trained local planning officials to use Geographic Information System (GIS) tools to analyse, manage, and present territorial data. • Managed nationwide Model United Nations youth program of 180 staff and students. Reinvented program with new sustainability model through partnerships, fundraising, communication strategy, and effective budgeting with a 40% increase in participants from previous six years. • Assisted the Municipality write, apply, and implement European Unions’ Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance cross border grant; in cooperation with Municipality of Ioannina, Greece.
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+ Internship + Competitions + Trainings + Skills + 2013
Planning Intern Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (Erie, Pennsylvania) • Managed a team to create an existing conditions report, identify issues, survey community members. • Develop a revitalization plan to be reviewed by city council; and getting it approved. • Implement First phase activities of the plan with community involvement.
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Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition, Urban Land Institute
• 2 weeks national challenge, as part of a 5 member team, of urban planner, architects. • Created a financially feasible and realistic revitalization plan for the Sulphur Dell, Nashville, Tennessee.
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Visualizing Global Marathon 2012, General Electric and visualizing.org
• Graphic designer of a team of 3 to compete in the challenge from Ohio State; to visualize date sets provided by GE and create a narrative. • Analyzed all flight data in the world for 2010 to visualize the migration pattern to the US from G20 countries.
+ 2015 + 2016
+ General Skills
+ Software Skills
Advanced Participatory Methods (US AID) Project Design and Management (Peace Corps) SWOT Analysis (Peace Corps) Fundraising and Grant Writing (Peace Corps) Urban Design; Heritage Conservation; Spatial Analysis; Community and Economic Development; Project Design and Management; Photography; Graphic & Web Design; Social Media Management; Grant Writing; GIS; SWOT Analysis; Data Visualization; Design: Adobe Creative Suite Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite; Stata Web: CSS; HTML5; Wordpress Others: ArcGIS, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit 5
+ Table of Contents
+ Academic +1
City Planning Studio l: Plan Making University District Revitalization Plan
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City Planning Studio ll: Realizing the Plan Marble Cliff Improvement Plan
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Planning Internship West Bayfront Neighborhood Revitalization Plan
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Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition
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Visualizing Global Marathon 2012
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+ Professional +3
+ Competitions
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“A city is a reflection of multiple histories.� - Renzo Piano
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+1 Urban Design Studio l University District Revitalization Plan Team Project Spring, 2013
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Phase One
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The primary goals of this plan is to recognize
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the complex nature of the problems in the neighborhood. Restoring the health of the com-
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munity. Providing an abundance of open space,
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recreation, and parks. Providing diverse housing
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opportunities. Increase ownership in the University District.
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Phase One of this project consisted of taking a
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look at the existing condition of the neighbor-
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Phase Two The second part of this project was to community input on future developments of the neighborhood. As a group we met with community leaders and residents to gather their input. We asked the residents to point out the best and worst features of the neighborhood in a map to figure out where to concentrate our attention. We also conducted surveys asking to identify worst features of the neighborhood, and the issues facing the district today. I created a map to visually identify the locations we should focus on; and created word clouds of the most important issues mentioned in the surveys.
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Opposite page: Photo looking north at Summit Street. Left Top: word-cloud of the most important issues in the district.. Left Middle: Community members showing their most and least favorite places in the district. Left Bottom: meeting with University District neighborhood commission members for further input. Right Top: word-cloud of the least favorite feature o of the district. Right Middle: Map of the most and least favorite places around campus.
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Final Part 1 After analyzing the existing conditions and community input, we decided on two sites for a final redevelopment recommendations. First site is the intersection of Neil Ave and Lane Ave. This site was chosen because it an entrance to the university and the university district from SR 315 to the west. With the redevelopment of the North Campus dorms on the south side of Lane Ave; the north side also needed to be improved upon to create an uniform urban fabric. I created these Google SketchUp models to portray some of the general ideas that was proposed in the final document.
Top: This is looking at the intersection from the east, the front sides of these buildings would be retail businesses on the first floor. Bottom: This is looking toward the north east of the intersection. This shows how the building height gradually decreases as we get further from Lane Ave.
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Final Part 2 We found another site that could be redeveloped to strengthen this district. The intersection of 11th Ave and Summit Street is currently underdeveloped and underutilized. This is another gateway point for the University District for traffic traveling from Interstate Route 71 to the east. Summit Street would be changed to a two way street with parking on the sides, add bike lanes. There would be a node created from this redevelopment; with pedestrian friendly sidewalks, and first floor retail. It would also help to alleviate some of the crime and theft issues by making the area more vibrant. I created these Google SketchUp models to portray some of the general ideas that was proposed in the final document. W
Top: Overview of the intersection showing the major ideas that were proposed. Bottom: This looks at the intersection from Summit Street showing potential pedestrian activities.
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“A city exists for the sake of a good life; not for the sake of life only.� - Aristotle
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+2 Urban Design Studio lI Marble Cliff Improvement Plan Team Project Autumn, 2013
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Phase One The first phase of this project was environmental assessment of the village. We did Lynchian analysis of the neighborhood and created evaluative maps. We also took a desirability survey of the village and mapped that for analysis. We also looked at traffic and circulation within the neighborhood, and created circulation maps. Something that we paid particular attention to was the bike ways that are already present or
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Opposite page: A zoning map provided by the village council. Top Left: A map showing different districts of the neighborhood.
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Bottom Left: Existing and proposed bike path map.
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Bottom Right: Traffic circulation map.
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Phase Two From phase one, we identified several goal as we started to think about design concepts for phase two. First goal is to improve its identity. Second, strengthen the business environment. Third improve the aesthetics of the business district; and fourth improve circulation for & lessen conflicts between the different modes of transportation (walking, biking, mass transit, & driving).
Top: A Google SketchUp model of one of our design concepts, to bring the businesses closer to the streets and move parking to the back.
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Final The final part of this project was to find ways to implement our design concepts. I worked to creating a complete streets feeling for the major roads, Arlington Ave and Cambridge Blvd. I designed modules that could be completed over a period of 20 years. Than I researched city, state and federal grants to fund these improvement projects.
Top: Section diagram of redesigned Arlington Ave. Bottom: A complete street section diagram of Cambridge Blvd.
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“Urbanism works when it creates a journey as desirable as the destination. � - Paul Goldberger
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+3 Planning Internship West Bayfront Neighborhood Revitalization Plan Team Leader Summer, 2013 23
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Employment Analysis In labor force
Employed
Racial and Ethnic Breakdown+
Unemployment rate
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71.8
1% 0% 0%
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White alone
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Introduction
1%
Black or African American alone
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone
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Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Some other race alone Two or more races
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West Bayfront is a historic Erie, PA neighborhood that saw a population decrease as resi-
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Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races
dent left the inner cities for the suburbs. Be-
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cause of this flight, many once brilliant houses
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became vacant properties and most parts of the area saw little investment for years following. However, community leaders, both residents and the collaborative are dedicated to reversing trends and are starting to reinvest into the community. Organizing community meetings and an online survey was done by the collaborative team in order to determine the perceived current condition of the neighborhood; and to determine a vision of the neighborhood in the future.
Opposite Page: West Bayfront neighborhood boundary. Top Left: 2010 Census unemployment rate of different census tracks with West Bayfront. Top Right: 2010 Census Racial and Ethnic breakdown of West Bayfront. Middle Left: Current bus routes running through West Bayfront. Middle Right: Major streets running through West Bayfront. Bottom Left: A current zoning map of West Bayfront.
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Community Engagement Organizing community meetings and an online survey was done by the collaborative team in order to determine the perceived current condition of the neighborhood; and to determine a vision of the neighborhood in the future. About 300 people responded to the survey.
Opposite Page: Comments from all 300 responses. Current Page: compiled survey responses.
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Recommendations The planning recommendations were made according to the input from the meetings, focus groups, block captain surveys, and the community survey. During several of the steering and community meetings it was consistently brought up that over the last few decades the West Bayfront neighborhood lost a significant amount of its local businesses. It was noted during a community meeting that Cascade Street saw 22 businesses close or relocate within the last decade. It is recommended that the zoning for the Cascade Street corridor to be changed from R-2 to Residential Limited Business (RLM). Other recommendations include creating gateways to the West Bayfront neighborhood; and posting banners along major streets to give a unified identity to the neighborhood.
Opposite Page: Proposed Zoning changes in West Bayfront. Top: Major street that street banners could be posted for identity purposes. Bottom: Major intersections, possible location for landmarks and gateways.
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2013/2014 Working with GEIDC, arrive at a concept
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Continue to develop the corridor. Update the list and redistribute it to ap-
Commence redevelopment of the proposed
plan for the redevelopment project on the area
area.
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proposed in Action Based Recommendations
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propriate agencies annually.
section, and cooperate and coordinate with
ate Economic Development agencies; such
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potential developers.
as Housing and Neighborhood Development
opment Committee , work with local busi-
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Service.
nesses and EbizitPA (Penn State Behrend)
of all vacant and/or available properties in the
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regarding e-marketing, opening up other ave-
neighborhood.
niches.
nues to increase profits for local businesses.
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Compile a comprehensive and accurate list
Develop a comprehensive, electronic listing
Update the list and provide it to appropri-
Explore ways to expand existing market Continue the local Retention and Expansion
With the Planning and Economic Devel-
of all businesses, industries, organizations,
program efforts.
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property owners, and key renters.
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nesses into the neighborhood.
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Make them accessible on the website.
Retail Recruitment Specialist, to actively recruit
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In conjunction with the City-sponsored retail
new businesses into the neighborhood.
Work with ED partners, especially Gannon’s
development specialist, begin a local Retention
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and Expansion Program, visiting each business
nesses in other sections of the City regarding
in the neighborhood at least once a year to
starting a branch in the neighborhood.
determine the needs and issues. Follow-up on
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these meetings in critical. (Local ED partners
the Revolving Loan Fund Program.
may be able to assist in this effort.) »»
The Neighborhood Watch Manager should
work with Erie ED partners, especially the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, The SBDC at Gannon University and the Weed and Seed Micro Enterprise grant program, to begin recruitment of desired businesses. Prioritized, these are: Grocery Stores, Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Branch Bank, »»
Set up a small Revolving Loan Fund pro-
gram for facade renovations. 30
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Consider talking with successful local busi-
Remind business owners regularly about
Continue to recruit the desired new busi-
Development Checklist A checklist of development progress was also created based on the input from the community. The long-term goal of the community should be to implement these planning recommendations as much as possible to revitalize the area. West Bayfront Planning Commission, which was created last October will appoint appropriate committee members in these committees: Design; Planning and Economic Development; Community Relations and marketing; Housing and Code Enforcement Each Committee has a checklist for the next few years, and they should adapt more as time goes on.
Opposite Page: Development Checklist for Planning and Economic Development Committee. Top: A picture taken at Gannon University, located in West Bayfront, a major community partner.
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“When you look at a city, it’s like reading the hopes, aspirations and pride of everyone who built it. ” - Hugh Newell Jacobsen
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Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition Team Project Winter, 2014
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RiverNorth Nashville This was a 2 weeks long urban design from Urban Land Institute. This was very much like a real life scenario. I worked with a multidisciplinary team of planners, architects, landscape architects and finance students to create a feasible and realistic redevelopment plan for the Sulphur Dell neighborhood in Nashville downtown. The Pro-forma for this project is supposed to have return on the investments after 10 years. We calculated to be about 18% of the total cost. RiverNorth creates an urban district that promotes healthy, connected, and local living. The site is situated around the brand new Nashville Sounds baseball stadium just north of capitol lawn and downtown. A primary design strategy for RiverNorth is to connect Sulphur Dell’s east and west edges to create a vibrant and well-defined district with harmonizing and synergistic usage types.
Opposite Page: Site map of RiverNorth redevelopment site. Current Page: diagrams showing various concepts.
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RiverNorth Nashville To connect RiverNorth as a district, pathways must lead to destinations. A mixed-use district with a variety of mid-tier retailers and local restaurants creates a sense of place next to the riverfront. A healthy community connects and activates outdoor spaces to provide year-round recreation. By re-imagining the Music City Green way bike path system, RiverNorth boasts an inlet canal running alongside the bike path and pedestrian walkway. This canal is designed to accommodate canoes, kayaks, and paddle boats, providing residents and visitors with exciting outdoor recreation that appeals to every age group. The streetscape of Sulphur Dell is re-imagined in RiverNorth as green-scaped, connected, and pedestrian-friendly. Strategically located streets have been kept or added to allow for service access and parking for residential and office buildings, but many are removed in preference of pedestrian paths.
Opposite Page: A rendering of how the view from the river would look. Current Page: Site analysis map; green spaces, and flood management system.
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“If you love nature, stay the heck away from it. Live in a city, the denser the better. � -Jeff Speck
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G20 Flights to the US This was a weekend long data visualization challenge. I worked with three other students to compete in the global marathon. We were given three data set, one of which included all flight data for that year. We decided to see if there is any trend in travel between G20 countries and the United States. G-20 countries were selected because of those countries provided the best range to possibly show trends in direct international flights to the United States. It does excluding Indonesia and European Union, as European Union is an union of several countries; because data was not provided in the tables. These data shows a general trend that if a country has high GDP per capita, there are more international flights to the US, with the exception of China and India. Even though they both have low GDP per capita, they have extremely high population, which makes them an outliers in the trend.
Opposite Page: Travel from G20 countries to the US. Top: GDP of each G20 counties. Current Page: Top 10 countries to fly to the US.
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