NICOLE ROGGE
URBAN PLANNING PORTFOLIO
NICOLE ROGGE URBAN PLANNER CONTACT 523 Missouri Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45226 (513) 824-1106 nicolecrogge13@gmail.com
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI BACHELORS OF URBAN PLANNING 2022 DAAPWORKS URBAN FUTURES AWARD RECIPIENT
CUM LAUDE
AUG 2017 - APRIL 2022
SOFT SKILLS CREATIVE ADAPTIVE TEAMWORK PROBLEM-SOLVING
WORK EXPERIENCE CINCINNATI RECREATION COMMISSION
CUYAHOGA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
RECREATION SPECIALIST - Cincinnati, OH
PLANNING CO-OP - Cleveland, OH
08/2021 - PRESENT
01/2019 - 05/2019
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Designed a Nature Playscape for Bramble Park Recreation Area. Designed a Planting Plan for the Bramble Park Nature Playscape. Created a design layout for a Mini Pitch Soccer field for FC Cincinnati. Assisted in surveying several recreation sites. Created Presentation Boards of Completed projects for Commission Meetings.
NATIVE ROOTS SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES
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Assisted on the Center Ridge Road Corridor Study & City of Brooklyn Master Plan. Designed graphics for the Center Ridge Road Corridor Study. Analyzed data from the City of Brooklyn Community Survey and created graphs for document.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER CO-OP - Cincinnati, OH
01/2021 - 05/2021 • • • • •
Designed a website for the Plant Market. Attended meetings with Clients about landscape designs. Assisted in landscape design projects using AutoCAD. Scheduled client consultations. Gain knowledge about native plant species and cultivars used in landscaping.
LEAF LADY DESIGNS JEWELRY BUSINESS OWNER
02/2021 - PRESENT • • •
Creates earrings & necklaces out of polymer clay. Sells earrings Online via Etsy.com. Markets products on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. Packages and ships orders.
MEISNER + ASSOCIATES
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PLANNING & ARCHITECTURE CO-OP - Cincinnati, OH
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOOTBALL
TECHNICAL SKILLS
08/2019 - 12/2019
SKETCH-UP ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE MICROSOFT OFFICE WIX & WORDPRESS GIS AUTOCAD GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SKETCHING
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Assisted on AM Kinney Estate Landscape Design and Home Additions. Drew site plans and construction drawings in AutoCAD. Produced 3D Sketch-Up renders and videos for landscaping plans for the AM Kinney Estate and the Moeller Parking Lot. Assisted in the creation of an entry feature for shopping plaza. Designed presentation boards for meetings. Created graphics for the holiday card & holiday social media posts.
STUDENT WORKER - Cincinnati, OH
10/2017 - 03/2020 • •
Assisted in event planning for official visits. Lead check-in table on game days and football camps.
CONTENTS
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BRAMBLE PARK NATURE PLAYSCAPE DESIGN & PLANTING PLAN
QUALITY PARKS FOR EVERYONE
HAMILTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS SITE PLAN & DESIGN
CINCINNATI CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 9TH STREET DESIGN
VILLAGE OF LINCOLN HEIGHTS SITE PLAN
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PAGES: 8-13
PAGES: 14-17
PAGES: 18-20
PAGES: 21-23
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BRAMBLE PARK NATURE PLAYSCAPE AND MASTER PLAN CINCINNATI, OHIO
CINCINNATI RECREATION COMMISSION CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
FOR THIS PROJECT, I CREATED AN OVERALL MASTER PLAN FOR BRAMBLE PARK, LOCATED ON BRAMBLE AVENUE IN THE MADISIONVILLE NEIGHBOORHOOD. I DIVIDED UP THE MASTER PLAN INTO THREE FOCUS AREAS LISTED BELOW.
BRAMBLE PARK MASTER PLAN
I THEN DESIGNED A NATURE PLAYSCAPE LOCATED AT C. THIS AREA IS BASED AROUND A NEW PROPOSED BIKE TRAIL COMPLETED BY CINCINNATI PARKS.
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THE NATURE PLAYSCAPE WILL INCLUDE MANY NATURAL ELEMENTS LIKE TREE STUMPS.
B A. PLAYGROUND AREA IMPROVEMENTS: • • •
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NEW SHOOTING COURT PAVED PATH TO BASKETBALL COURTS SWING EXPANSION
B. ATHLETIC FIELDS AREA IMPROVEMENTS: • • • • •
ADA PARKING TOILET ENCLOSURE NEW SOCCER FIELD PROPOSED STAGE IMPROVED DRINKING FOUNTAIN
C. OVERALL NATURE PLAYSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS: • • • • • •
NATURE PLAYSCAPE AREA PROPSED BIKE PATH - PARK BOARD PROJECT WORKOUT STATIONS NEW ADA GRILL NEW SOLAR LIGHTING PRIVACY PLANTINGS
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NATURE PLAYSCAPE MOOD BOARD
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NATURE PLAYSCAPE PLAN LEGEND
1 PROPOSED MOUND
2 EMBANKMENT SLIDE
3 NET CLIMBER
4 STUMP CLIMBERS
5 SEE SAW
6 MEDITATIVE GARDEN
7 FAIRY GARDEN
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SNAIL & BUG SPRINGERS
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SANDPIT WITH ADA EXCAVATOR
STUMP TABLE AND CHAIRS
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4 NORTH FAIRY GARDEN
PLANTING PLAN
Dryopteris marginalis WOOD FERN Asarum canadense WILD GINGER Osmunda cinnamonea CINNAMON FERN Dicentra eximia WILD BLEEDING HEART Mertensia virginica VIRGINA BLUEBELLS Galium odoratum SWEET WOODRUFF Rubus odoratus PURPLE FLOWERING RASPBERRY
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Brunnera macrophylla SIBERIAN BUGLOSS Hosta x ‘Patriot’ PATRIOT HOSTA Viburnum acerifolium MAPLELEAF VIBURNUM Polygonatum humile DWARF SOLOMON’S SEAL
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TRAIL BORDER GARDEN Chionanthus virginicus FRINGETREE Hamamelis virginiana WITCHHAZEL Occidentalis var. pubescens BUTTONBUSH Allium ‘Millenium’ MILLENIUM ORNAMENTAL ONION Illex verticillata WINTERBERRY Monarda didyma CRIMSON BEEBALM Rubus odoratus PURPLE FLOWERING RASPBERRY Viburnum dentatum ‘BLUE MUFFIN’ ARROWWOOD VIBURNUM
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THIS IS THE PLANTING PLANT I CREATED FOR THE NATURE PLAYSCAPE AREA. I RESEARCHED NATIVE PLANT SPECIES AS WELL AS OTHER CULTIVARS THAT WOULD BE SUITABLE IN THIS LANDSCAPE. I CREATED SYMBOLS FOR EACH PLANT LISTED IN THE LEGEND. THERE ARE FIVE GARDENS IN THE NATURE PLAYSCAPE. I TRIED TO
INCLUDE PLANTS WITH INTERESTING CHARACTERISTICS LIKE EDIBLE BERRIES, WINTER FLOWERS, FUNKY SMELLING PLANTS. I ALSO MADE SURE TO STAY AWAY FROM ANY PLANTS WITH THORNS OR POISONOUS COMPONENTS SINCE THIS IS AN AREA FOR CHILDREN.
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QUALITY PARKS FOR EVERYONE CINCINNATI, OHIO
2022 DAAPWORKS CAPSTONE APRIL 2022
View full website: https://roggenc. wixsite.com/ parks
Establishing The Problem, Vision, & Inventory Trust for Public Land identifies that 87% of Cincinnati residents live within a 10-minute walking distance of a quality park. That percentage jumped 15% in the last 3 years. Fastest Risers - Percentage of residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
The vision of Quality Parks for Everyone is for every resident to have safe, easy, and walkable access to a good-quality park. Quality Parks for Everyone evaluates access to good quality parks in the Uptown 2030 District Neighborhoods.
2030 District Neighborhood Parks Versus Non-Parks Many of the the parks and green spaces Trust for Public Land identifies as a park or greenspace are just grassy areas around schools, churches, universities, and even the Cincinnati Zoo & it's parking lot. Areas like this I categorized as "Institutional Greenspace & Nonparks" because they do not include any amenities that benefit the general community in any way.
Overall, there is a large inventory of parks and greenspace, but Trust for Public Land does not have any measurable data that assess their quality.
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Park Quality Measures
Amenities
Shade
Seating
plantlife
Pathways
Park quality in the Uptown Neighborhoods Only 5 of the 36 Parks in Uptown are Quality Parks
Security
I designed six quality measures to evaluate park quality, those measures are amenities, seating, walking paths, shade, plant life, and security. I determined that for a park to be considered a quality park, it must have all 6 measures present 10
Who do the Parks in Uptown Serve? Park & Green Space Service Area
Park & Green Space Service Area & Population Density
For Parks Scored: 6 out of 6
For Parks Scored: 6 out of 6
This map combines the park service area of parks scored 6 out of 6 or higher to show what areas have walkable access to quality parks currently.
When you overlay park serviceability, it tells us that most of the dense areas in Uptown are within a 10-minute walk to a park. But, not within a 10-minute walk to a “good quality” park.
Key Neighborhood Statistics Clifton
Population: 8,458 Children: 18.5% Poverty: 18.8% Renters: 66.9% Tree Canopy: 38%
Corryville
Avondale
Population: 12,386 Children: 27.3% Life Expectancy: 68.9 Diabetes: 24% Obestity: 48.8% Poverty: 47.6 Renters: 77.2% Tree Canopy: 18%
Population: 3,859 Children: 7.7% Life Expectancy: 69.6 Poverty: 56.9% CUF Renters: 91.9% Population: 16,412 Tree Canopy: 2% Children: 3.4% Life Expectancy: 62.7 Poverty: 30.6% Renters: 83.5% Tree Canopy: 17% Mt Auburn Population: 4,797 Children: 21.2% Diabetes: 15% Obesity 42% Poverty: 29.7% Renters: 65.1% Tree Canopy: 15%
These Maps prove that quality parks cover only a small portion of the Uptown Neighborhoods. Existing Parks need to increase their quality scores in order to become quality parks that will contribute to a higher quality of life for residents. A lot of neighborhoods have characteristics that can contribute to a lower quality of life. like, low life expectancy.
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11 Priority Parks 11 Priority Parks to Make Improvements first
RAWSON WOODS DUNORE PARK FAIRVIEW PARK COY PARK JACKSON HILL PARK CARMALT PLAYGROUND
CORRYVILLE REC AREA HAUCK BOTANICAL GARDENS AVONDALE REC AREA WOODWARD PARK FOREST & IRVING REC AREA
Combined Service Area
After Recommendations
These maps show that a majority of the area in Uptown could have a quality park within walking distance of the population if improvements were made to increase park quality.
Before Recommendations
Service area Potential
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Tactical Design Solutions To address the lack of good-quality parks in the neighborhoods, I explored several tactical design solutions that can be implemented at a community level in order to meet all six of the quality park measures.
Corryville Rec Area Corryville Rec Area currently scores a 3 out of 6. It has a small playground, basketball court, swings and a large grassy area. I added a shelter made from a container, picnic benches, small wooden theatre stage, a pollinator garden, and a pathway.
MLK & Eden Greenspace Currently, there is no existing park here. But i turned it into a useable space with a hillside slide, rock climbers, box climbers a picnic area, flower garden, all surrounded by a fence. Parks do not have to be elaborate and fancy. They just need to contain essential amenities like the six measures in order to provide the residents with a high quality of life.
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HAMILTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS SITE PLAN & DESIGN CINCINNATI, OHIO
PLANNING DESIGN STUDIO: TOPICAL JUNE 2021
HAMILTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO “EDIT” THE CURRENT HAMILTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. IT WAS A GROUP PROJECT, BUT THE GRAPHICS SHOWN ARE WHAT I CONTRIBUTED. THE VISION IS TO ENHANCE THE CURRENT FAIRGROUNDS BUT ENGAGE THE SPACE 365 DAYS A YEAR. IT WILL INTEGRATE THE MILL CREEK WHICH IS CURRENTLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE SITE WITH TRAILS, LOOKOUTS, AND MAN-MADE WETLANDS.
1: FAIRGROUNDS AS A NEIGHBORHOOD LANDMARK.
2: MILL CREEK AS AN ECOLOGICAL NODE.
3: 4: COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIALLY PEDESTRIAN SELF-SUFFICIENT. CIRCULATION.
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THE VISION
OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A SPACE FOR RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY TO USE 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR. THIS WILL BE DONE BY IMPLEMENTING TRAILS, EVENT SPACE, AND MULTIPLE EDUCATION SPACES.
THIS GRAPHIC WAS CREATED USING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. I TOOK AN EXISTING PHOTO OF THE SITE AND OVERLAPPED IT WITH GRAPHICS FROM ELEMENTS OF OUR SITE PLAN AS WELL AS SOME OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS DATA POINTS. 16
MILL CREEK TRAILWAY
ECOLOGY ISOMETRIC: OPEN ACTIVITY FIELD
FRUIT TREE ORCHARD
BUTTERFLY TRAIL
THIS ISOMETRIC SHOWS THE ECOLOGY AREA OF THE FAIRGROUNDS. EACH ELEMENT WAS CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO MITIGATE FLOODING IN THE AREA BY USING NATIVE PLANTS AND TREES TO ABSORB SOME OF THE RUNOFF. IT WAS CREATED USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP.
PEDESTRIAN SPINE
COMMUNITY GARDEN
OVERLOOK WITH GLASS BOTTOM
MILL CREEK CROSS SECTION: THIS CROSS SECTION IS OF AN AREA ALONG THE MILL CREEK TRAILWAY WHICH FEATURES A TWOTIERED TRAIL, A OVERLOOK, THE LARGE POLLINATOR GARDEN, AND ACCESS TO THE MILL CREEK FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. IT WAS CREATED USING SKETCH-UP, ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, AND PHOTOSHOP.
EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE
INSECTS POLLINATE ORCHARDS & GARDEN BEDS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
ABSORBS 212,000 GALLONS OF STORMWATER RUNOFF ANNUALLY
0.25 MI OF PAVED TRAIL ON SITE
0.44 OF 1.77 TOTAL ACRES OF WETLANDS ON SITE
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9TH STREET STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS CINCINNATI, OHIO
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI PLANNING DESIGN STUDIO: NEIGHBORHOOD/DISTRICT JUNE 2019
PROPOSED STREETSCAPE DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
THIS PROJECT WAS DONE IN PLANNING DESIGN STUDIO: NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT, DURING THE SUMMER SEMESTER OF MY 2ND YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, TAUGHT BY SHILPA MEHTA AND DANILO PALAZZO. IT WAS A PROJECT DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH 3CDC. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING ELEMENTS OF THE STREETSCAPE OF 9TH STREET BASED OFF CONCERNS 3CDC HAD, AS WELL AS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF CINCINNATI.
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TRAFFIC NARROW SIDEWALKS UNPLANTED SOIL
UNATTRACTIVE FRONTAGE AD BOXES FOUR LANES & NO TRAFFIC
LOW TRANSPARENCY TRAFFIC NARROW SIDEWALKS
IMPROVEMENTS CROSS SECTIONS:
SOME OF THE MAIN CONCERNS OF THE CLIENT WERE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, LIGHTING, AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. I CREATED A PLAN THAT WOULD ADDRESS THESE ISSUES SUCH AS ADDING PEDESTRIAN BUMP-OUTS, BIOSWALES, AND TREES. THE OVERALL PLAN WAS CREATED USING GIS AND ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR. THE CROSS SECTIONS WERE CREATED USING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. 19
FOCUS AREA
CONCEPT RENDER OF STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS:
THE FOCUS AREA I CHOOSE ALONG 9TH STREET IS LOCATED BETWEEN WALNUT STREET AND MAIN STREET. CURRENTLY THERE ARE THREE SURFACE PARKING LOTS, A FEW LARGE OFFICE BUILDINGS, AND A SMALL ABANDONED ONE STORY BUILDING. I WANTED TO CUT BACK SOME OF THE PARKING SPACE ON THOSE LOTS AND CREATE ROOM FOR BIOSWALES. I ALSO ADDED SIDEWALK BUMP-OUTS TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR PEDESTRIANS.
CONCEPT SKETCH: 9TH STREET, BETWEEN WALNUT ST AND MAIN ST
I WOULD LIKE TO REPURPOSE THAT ABANDONED BUILDING AND CREATE AND INDOOR-OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACE WITH TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR PEOPLE TO UTILIZE. THERE WILL BE A DECK THAT GOES OVER THE BIOSWALES.
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LINCOLN HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD SITE PLAN VILLAGE OF LINCOLN HEIGHTS, OHIO UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI SITE PLANNING & DESIGN STUDIO DECEMBER 2018
COMMUNITY OVERVIEW VILLAGE BOUNDARIES & SITE:
3,826 POPULATION
$23,494 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME MAIN STREET WALKABLE AREA WITH KEY BUSINESSES
85.8% AFRICAN AMERICAN
20 SMALL BUSINESSES
LINCOLN HEIGHTS IS A VILLAGE OUTSIDE CINCINNATI, OHIO WITH A POPULATION OF 3,334 (2017). IT WAS THE FIRST SELFGOVERNING AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY NORTH OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE. IT WAS A THRIVING SUBURB IN THE 1920’S. THE RESIDENTS HAVE A DEEP PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY. LINCOLN HEIGHTS CURRENTLY IS ZONED PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH LEAVES LITTLE ROOM FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. THIS HAS CAUSED THE COMMUNITY TO LACK AN ECONOMIC TAX BASE. THIS WAS A GROUP PROJECT DONE IN SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN STUDIO, TAUGHT BY VIKAS MEHTA. OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A TAX BASE, BEGIN JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS, PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES, AND ENHANCE EXISTING FEATURES IN THE VILLAGE TO DRAW PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE.
CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM:
HOUSING VARIETY OF HOUSING OPTIONS. “CENTRAL PARK” PARK ACTS AS AN GREENSPACE FOR THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE ADJACENT HOUSING. GREEN CORRIDOR GREEN CORRIDOR ACTS AS A CONNECTOR THROUGH THE SITE.
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PROPOSED SITE PLAN SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES NATURE TRAIL
MILL CREEK
ROW HOMES
GREEN CORRIDOR
MIXED-USE BUILDINGS ON MAIN
TRIPLEX APARTMENTS
TRIPLEX APARTMENTS
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
MAIN STREET
JOB TRAINING CENTER
OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER
GREEN CORRIDOR CROSS SECTION
EXISTING MULTIFAMILY
WATER ARTIST LIVERESERVOIR WORK STUDIOS
WE CREATED THE SITE PLAN IN AUTOCAD. THEN, I EXPORTED IT INTO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TO ADD DETAILS AND COLOR. I ALSO CREATED SKETCH-UP RENDERINGS OF SPECIFIC AREAS IN THE SITE, AS WELL AS A HAND DRAWN CROSS SECTION OF THE GREEN CORRIDOR.
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THANK YOU CONTACT ME EMAIL: nicolecrogge13@gmail.com PHONE: (513) 824-1106