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PORTFOLIO | URBAN PLANNING + DESIGN

Contents

Profile

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Mt. Airy Community Development

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Hyde Park Neighborhood Analysis

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Site Redevelopment

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Hand Renderings

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Creative Work

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Toni Strauch

Phone|(937) 537 - 1242 Email|strauctn@mail.uc.edu

4 Profile

Education

Bachelor of Urban Planning University of Cincinnati Merits: Ladislas and Vilma Segoe Scholarship Recipient Cincinnatus Century Scholarship Recipient Dean’s List; Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012 North Union High School Graduation: June 2011 Merits: Honors Diploma Ranked Top 10 % of Graduating Class National Honor Society Vice President

Skills

Esri Arc GIS Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture Autodesk AutoCAD Inventor Google SketchUp Hand Rendering Stimulating Written Narrative Aptitude Event Planning and Coordinating Adept Idea & Project Presentation Goal Oriented Active Listener Anticipates Needs

Professional Work Experience

2014

2013

2012

Transportation Research Center Summer Internship|East Liberty, OH Prepared vehicles and test instrumentation for data collection for safety tests in the impact lab. Helped operate and perform collision tests for real life situations at speeds up to 120 mph.

Raytheon Company Summer Internship |Indianapolis, IN Worked at an international defense and weapons manufacturing corporation and helped manage complicated work-request logistics for a futuristic satellite program. Gained data collection and information interpretation skills.

Transportation Research Center Summer Internship|East Liberty, OH *see details above

Achievements

Grand Hope Elect for the State of Ohio International Order of Rainbow for Girls Masonic Excellence in Youth Award Union County Art Show 1st Place Painting North Union Art Show; Best of Show (2010 & 2011), Principals Choice Award (2011) TIME Magazine 2006 Person of the Year

Uptown Consortium Spring Semester Co-Op|Cincinnati, OH Part of a small team dedicated to the human, social, economic and physical improvement of Uptown Cincinnati. Assisted the Director of Real Estate Development with GIS mapping and illustrative editing for promotional and presentational uses, as well as research for upcoming projects and program initiatives.

2011

The Mt. Airy Forrest is a large undeveloped area in the northwestern part of the City of Cincinnati, this land is a protected forest area.

Through analysis, we found that the area is dense in vegetation, and very hilly, with I-74 running through the center.

Mt. Airy Site Analysis Hand-Rendered Mechanical Pencil, Pen, Marker, and Colored Pencil

6 Community Development

The new Airy Park community will feature 25 retail spaces for boutique stores and small restaurants, as well as basic service such as child care and beauty salons. A boulevard will run through the center, with mixed use buildings running along each side. Single-family and multi-family homes are arranged throughout the neighborhood, focused specifically in the eastern-most section in a terrace formation, overlooking Mt Airy Forrest.

Additional support to the retail center will come from the north, where there are single-family and multi-family dwellings in high density.

Airy Park Site Plans and Section Drawings Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Arc GIS

8 Community Development

The boulevard running the length of the retail center will create a small community feel, with walkable streets and a safe path running down the center for leisurely walks. The street will end in a large roundabout, in the center of which will be a wide, grassy and open park for children to play in, which will be surrounded by single family homes.

Airy Park 3D Model Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture, Google SketchUp

10 Community Development

Hyde Park is one of the 52 neighborhoods in Cincinnati. It features historic architecture, a friendly and walkable community, and is a sort commute from the downtown area.

Because of its accessibility, it is home to a majority of young professionals and young families. The Average age is 27, the average household income is $96,428, and the average household size lies around 1.8 persons.

Household Demographic Charts Adobe Illustrator

12 Neighborhood Analysis

Household Type

Race White

Living Alone

Black or African American

Family Households

Asian

Nonfamily Households

Other Two or More Races

Age Under 10 10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 60 to 69 70 to 79 80 and Up

Household Income Less than $25,000 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $74,999 $75,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $124,999 $125,000 to $149,999 $150,000 or More

In addition, the business district is thriving, with various restaurants and upscale boutiques. The area is very pedestrian friendly, with light traffic on most of the roads. It is a short distance to the interstate and has public transportation availability.

Almost all of the employees and patrons alike reach the area by reliance on the automobile.

Figure Ground and Street Classification Maps Adobe Illustrator, Esri GIS

14 Neighborhood Analysis

FIGURE-GROUND : HYDE PARK

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STREET CLASSIFICATION : HYDE PARK

Collector Roads Local Roads Dead-End Streets

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A major close by project underway is the effort to turn an old railway into a pedestrian and bike path.

The Wasson Way path would connect Xavier University to the Little Miami Bike Trails, and give 120,000 people, living within one mile of the trail, access to a network of over 100 miles of bike and pedestrian trails. By upgrading the main roads with a specialized and separate bike lane, the business district would be easily and safely accessible to a wider variety of people who may be passing by via the Wasson Way bike path. In addition, residents of Hyde Park would be able to easily access the new bike path for recreation use.

Bike Lane Implementation Map Adobe Illustrator, Esri GIS

16 Neighborhood Analysis

Commercial Center Roads Hyde Park Bike Paths Wasson Way Project

The newly renovated streets will feature metered parking on both sides, with one traffic lane each direction and a turning lane in the center. On one side of the street, there will be a bike lane with room for bikers going each way. The bike lane will be separated from traffic by the parking lane for safety. On the outside of the traffic and bike lanes, there will be a landscaped median and then a pedestrian sidewalk on the outer most layer.

Street Section View with Bike Lane Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture

18 Neighborhood Analysis

Redevelopment site is located Downtown at Sycamore and 12th streets. Blight and crime make the area unwelcoming and under used.

Located near the new Casino that opened in March 2013, and Downtown businesses and employers, the area has a huge amount of development potential.

This redevelopment will improve the overall impression of the area and the neighborhood.

Aerial Photo Google Earth, Adobe Illustrator

20 Site Redevelopment

Utilizing the nearby Casino as business potential, the implementation of mixed-use development with ground floor high-end retail will bring economic benefit.

In addition, there will be upper floor apartments/ condos, and office space, with an underground parking structure for residents and employees.

Site Plan and Section View Esri GIS, Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

22 Site Redevelopment

12th Street

Residential

Sycamore Street

Broadway Ave.

Residential

Office/Retail

Office/Retail

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Site Plan Sycamore/Broadway Development Computer Graphics - Assignment 2b Toni Strauch - 10/29/2012

Color Site Plan Mechanical Pencil, Pen, Marker, Chalk Pastel

24 Hand Renderings

Site Section View Mechanical Pencil, Pen

26 Hand Renderings

Assorted Rendering Activities Mechanical Pencil, Pen

28 Hand Renderings

Movie Poster Assignment Based on the documentary film by Gary Hustwit Adobe Illustrator

30 Creative Work

LARGEST CITIES: 2010

Urbanized.

A documentary Film by Gary Hustwit

Painting - Copy of and Original Work Watercolor

32 Creative Work

Portrait Painting Assignment Oil Paint on Canvas

34 Creative Work

Animal Painting Assignment Oil Paint on Canvas

36 Creative Work

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