NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS IN CINCINNATI

PORTFOLIO PLAN 7006 METHODS OF PHYSICAL ANALYSIS

LIN HAN & CLINTON MCINTOSH

PORTFOLIO PLAN 7006 METHODS OF PHYSICAL ANALYSIS

LIN HAN & CLINTON MCINTOSH

Table of Content Introduction—Carthage

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Population, Housig and Density

Historical Evolution Analysis Building Condition Comparison, Chronology of Historical Evolution, Historical Growth Diagram

Population Density, Housing Density and Residential Density

Land Cover, Land Use and Zoning

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Urban Image Analysis Urban Image Analysis Map, Urban Character Analysis, Poster Card

Land Cover, Land Use, Zoning, Neighborhood Buiness District

Introduction—Hamilton County & Miami Township

Current State of Neighborhood Neighborhood Planning, Proposed and Recently Completed Development

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Transportation Analysis

Natural Feature and Urban Form Topographic Configuration, Surface Water Network with Topography, Commercial and Industrial Uses

Walkability Shed, Connectivity, Road Network Hierarchy

9.0 Property, Parcel and Building Analysis

Environment Resource Analysis Soil Type Analysis, Slope Analysis, Hydrology and Topography

Property Condition, Ownership by Parcel

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Development Suitability Analysis Sports and Recreation Park

Introduction Thanks in large part to its location in the Mill Creek Valley transit corridor, Carthage was a lively neighborhood home to several manufacturers, a bustling neighborhood business district with new car dealerships, and a growing residential population. However, since its peak in the 1970s, Carthage has suffered a decline. Most of the manufactures have closed and the once successful business district has become overrun with used car lots that severely take away from the neighborhood’s character.

Carthage today is home to about 2733 people. Despite the loss of population and businesses, the neighborhood is not without its assets. The neighborhood is home to the Hamilton County Fairgrounds as well as the Seymour Nature Preserve and Caldwell Nature Center, which are two of Cincinnati’s largest urban forests. The neighborhood’s housing stock also remains in good condition.

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Welcome to C

Carthage!

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1.0 Population, Housig and Density Program: ArcMAP, Adobe Illustrator This partshows the creation of a graphical representation of Carthage’s population and housing density trends since the 1970s. This information is useful for predicting future trends and helps paint a picture of the current state of the neighborhood. It also shows where Carthage’s population and housing density stands relative to the rest of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. This analysis shows a neighborhood in decline.

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POPULATION DENSITY <5

Carthage and its surrounding areas have experienced a decline in population from 1970 until the present. The decline started to the northwest of the neighborhood, eventually extending through the entire neighborhood and into surrounding n e i g h b o r h o o d s a s we l l . M o s t o f t h e population loss occurred from 1970 to 1990, with density levels within the neighborhood staying relatively stable from 1990 to present.

The 1990 map is notable because it best illustrates the division of the Carthage neighborhood into the lower residential industrialized western area and the more retail and residential areas closer to Interstate 75. And while population density in Carthage has remained stable, population density in surrounding neighborhoods such as Bond Hill and Roselawn to the east have fluctuated a bit more. From 1980 through the 2000 census these areas had a lower population density than Carthage, but since then theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown in population while Carthage has remained the same.

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HOUSING DENSITY Housing and population densities in Carthage are significantly lower than Cincinnati as a whole. Carthage has a population density of 2.8 people per acre and a housing density of 1.6 homes per acre, while Cincinnati checks in at 6 and 3.4, respectively.

A large portion of Carthage has no housing at all. Much of the neighborhood is still dominated by industrial development, with Mill Creek, significant forested areas, and the two railroads running through the neighborhood also contributing to the lack of residential development in parts of Carthage.

Like many suburbs and residential neighborhoods in Hamilton County/Cincinnati, Carthage has a main retail district along Vine Street, with neighborhoods consisting of mostly single-family housing mostly off the main road. The significant portions of undeveloped and industrial areas in the neighborhood are more like the less densely developed Hamilton County.

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The density of the selected residential area in Analysis 3 is 9.5 units per acre, versus 1.6 units per acre for the entire neighborhood. This can be explained by the fact that the residential part of Carthage, while quite dense, is a smaller portion of the neighborhood than the industrial and undeveloped wooded and Mill Creek areas of the neighborhood.

Because there is so little housing in large parts of the neighborhood the overall housing units per acre measurement for the area is driven down. This selected residential area is typical of the residential areas for the neighborhood, but atypical for the neighborhood as a whole.

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RESIDENTIAL DENSITY

LAND COVER The different land cover types are distributed fairly evenly across Carthage. On the western side of Mill Creek, which splits the neighborhood, is mostly forested area and some open space. Unlike the rest of the neighborhood, the western side of Mill Creek has next to no development, other than a little bit on towards the southern boundary. After crossing Mill Creek heading east there is mostly high density Clearedland

2.0 Land Cover, Land Use and Zoning Program: ArcMAP, InDesign This part shows the existing land use and land cover types in Carthage. It also shows the existing businesses in the Carthage Neighborhood Business District. These graphics provide the reader with a better understanding of the current state of the neighborhood, how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organized, and along with the other analyses is part of a large picture that tells the story of Carthage.

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LAND USE & ZONING

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The zoning map in Carthage appears to do a good job of structuring land use in the neighborhood. However, the Comparative Analysis of Land Use and Zoning shows that there are some discontinuities between the land use and zoning in Carthage. Most notably only 14% of Carthageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land use is dedicated to single family units, even though 34% of its zoning is dedicated to single family units. Similarly, 20% of Carthageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land use is dedicated to industrial development, even though zoning dedicates 40% of Carthage to industrial development. As noted in Assignment 02, Carthage saw considerable population loss as industry in the Midwest declined. Perhaps as families moved out and industrial businesses closed the zoning code was never changed to reflect this reality.

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NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT Many of the businesses in the area are car related, as there are junk yards, repair shops and other car maintenance stores all along Vine Street. There are also local restaurants and smaller specialty stores.

However, it does not appear that there is enough demand within Carthage to support a truly thriving business district. Unless the neighborhood begins to grow in population or stores that more aptly fit the needs of the neighborhood begin to move in the future does not appear very bright.

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3.0 The most up to date plan for Carthage has been in the drafting stage since September 2016, but it doesn’t appear to be moving forward any time soon.

It was obtained in PDF form via email from James Weaver of the Cincinnati Department of City Planning. The Carthage Neighborhood Business District Strategy Plan’s goal is to address issues in the neighborhood’s business district such as walkability, land use patterns, lack of diversity in business to meet the daily needs of community members, to enhance neighborhood design and to identify partners to help create and maintain a successful business district

Current State of Neighborhood Program: ArcMAP, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign This part takes a look at the current state of Carthage. The maps and graphics created for this assignment used information from the “The Carthage Neighborhood Business District Strategy Plan”. This plan was never formally adopted by the City of Cincinnati, but it contains many in depth strategies and ideas that, if seriously considered, would help attract development and other much needed neighborhood improvements.

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NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING In addition to pointing to several development sites, this plan also lays out 4 major goals and strategies for other neighborhood improvements. Goal #1 is “A Strong and Welcoming Community” achieved in part by strengthening the neighborhood council, known as the Carthage Civic League, so it can respond to resident and property owner needs, as well as guide new growth and redevelopment. Goal #2 is “Good Community Character and Quality of Life”, which includes making sure all new development has a pleasing, “human-scaled” design consistent with the existing neighborhood structures, and new buildings in the NBD should be no higher than 3 stories. This goal also focuses on reducing crime in the neighborhood. Goal #3 is “High-quality Housing and Neighborhood Amenities”, a goal mostly achieved by renovating the neighborhood’s aging housing stock and making sure landlords properly maintain their rental properties. This section also calls for more community amenities, particularly for children due to the neighborhood elementary school closing. Goal #4 is “A Successful Businesses and a Vibrant Business District”. In addition to proposed new developments, this goal is mostly achieved by renovating and better utilizing existing buildings. This plan also calls for a true “town center” for neighborhood gatherings and events and better parking.

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Transitional Land Use Commercial Industrial

Zoning Changes Parks and Recreational Industial Mixed

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Proposed Gateway Development

PROPOSED AND RECENTLY COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT The plan identifies several development sites, including 2 lots in the business district where the plan calls for new buildings to be built with the storefronts up to the street to enhance walkability through the district. Currently many businesses are built right along the sidewalk, but there are several inconsistencies and this plan seeks to address them. This plan also calls for a new brewery or manufacturer to open in the former Jim Beam bottling plant that has been vacant since 2011. The site is built right along Interstate 75 and railroad lines, which should be appealing to potential investors. The plan plays up the potential for the site as a gateway to Cincinnati because it can be clearly seen from the highway. A third potential site for development is the Hamilton County Fairgrounds area north of the business district. As they currently exist, the fairgrounds get little use and are quite outdated, so this plan proposes that they be redeveloped, with the potential for mixed use, commercial and residential development all possible on the 37.5-acre site.

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4.0 Transportation Analysis Program: ArcMAP, Adobe Illustrator This part details Carthageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Transportation Networks. The neighborhood unique layout of the neighborhood give it some qualities that are both consistent with other urban neighborhoods, while simultaneously having features that are more similar to much more rural areas. The Pedestrian Shed created for this analysis helps to show that walkability is an asset to this neighborhood and its business district.

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Carthage generally has a gridded street network, although the i n d u s t r i a l we s t e r n h a l f o f t h e neighborhood has curvilinear roads running in and out of the neighborhood. The majority of the streets in Carthage are local. They run through the neighborhoods where most of the single-family housing stock in the neighborhood exists. The rest of the street types in the neighborhood are Vine Street, Paddock Road and West North Bend Road, which are Principal Arterial streets, and West Seymour Ave and Anthony Wayne Ave, which are Minor Arterial streets. Most of the streets in Carthage are concentrated more in the eastern half of the neighborhood, on one side of Mill Creek, closer to Interstate 75 and Vine Street.

1,200 FT WALKING BUFFER

This pedestrian shed is walkable. The streets that form this intersection are not too wide and the sidewalks are already built to make it easy for pedestrians to cross the street. Most of the storefronts in the area support walkability as well. With some general improvements, such as painting crosswalks and possibly a stoplight, walkability could be further improved. The thing that most holds it back is the lack of appealing businesses or other attractions in the NBD, as well as the lack of major job centers that would bring people to Carthage. Without these things it would be difficult to create a truly walkable neighborhood within this shed because there simply isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough there presently to sustain much activity.

1,200 FT RADIAL BUFFER

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6,096 162 9,683 23,322 7,782 9,410 69,929 9,550 974 3,887 1,065 8,159

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Carthage’s street network runs continuously through the parts of the neighborhood where roads and development are more heavily concentrated. They are also very well interconnected. This positively affects walkability and general connectivity within the neighborhood. It would be easy for a pedestrian (or a driver) to cross the neighborhood in a very direct path. Of course, Mill Creek makes navigating the entire neighborhood more difficult, but the industrial western half of Carthage simply isn’t meant for pedestrian traffic.

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Technically, Carthage has 17 access points, but several of them are Interstate 75, which is separate from the core of the neighborhood and has only one real connection with the rest of Carthage’s transportation network via Paddock Road.

Of the 12 intersection that are not the interstate, they are concentrated closely together on the southern boundary, but farther spread out along the rest of the neighborhood boundary. This negatively affects Carthage’s connectivity and helps to describe some of the difficulties Carthage face’s in attracting people from outside of the neighborhood as well as new businesses.

5.0 Building Condition Analysis A neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building stock can tell somebody a lot about the quality of that neighborhood. The condition of the buildings, their ownership, value age, size and several other factors all help paint a picture.

The character of Carthageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Neighborhood Business District in Cincinnati, OH is defined by the many unique and interesting buildings that make it up. This analysis will dive in to some of the characteristics of these buildings.

Program: ArcMAP, Adobe Illustrator This part looks at both neighborhood building conditions as well as building parcel and ownership information. The ownership information helps to tell a more behind the scenes story about Carthage. In a small neighborhood like Carthage knowing who owns which property can tell one lot about neighborhood character and why not all properties are created equal.

Having a wide variety of businesses and owners alone does not make a healthy neighborhood.

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UNITED DAIRY FARMERS INC RUMPKE PROPERTIES LLC KC & J LLC WILLIAMS THOM R&C LLC BAKER CARL WAYNE & CAROL ROYCE CARMELLA & CLARENCE GAMBREL PHYLLIS A TR DOWERS JOE & CATHERINE MCKINNEY ROBERT WAYNE WOERNER CARL BINKLEY NICHOLAS & KATHERINE SHARP LINDA F JUDE JOE N & PATRICIA 7315 LEBANON STREET LLC NEWCOME STEVEN L TR HUTZEL PROPERTIES LLC VINE PETROLEUN CORP WORM BE FIT LLC WORM BE FIT LLC WORM BE FIT LLC ANDERSON ROGER & NEWPORT JESSE H WILSON DONALD STOCK GAYLE TR GMNMEM LLC BUECKMAN LYNN ALLEN CONSUMER CONNECT LLC TR CONSUMER CONNECT LLC TR CLARK LINDA SUSAN PARSLEY JASON D PARSLEY JASON D FELDMAN PROPERTIES LLC

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6.0 Historical Evolution Analysis Program: ArcMAP, Adobe Illustrator This section takes a look at the Historical Evolution of Carthage.

Using Sandborn Maps from 1922 and overhead images to create a timeline, this analysis shows how the neighborhood has changed over time. Unlike other neighborhoods in Cincinnati, development has occurred at a very slow rate and does not look to pick up anytime soon. This is yet another challenge facing Carthage as they try to restart the growing process.

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Lot sizes in Carthage have changed i n s o m e a r e a s , w h i l e t h e y h a ve remained the same in others. Many of the lots unaffected by Interstate 75 have remained the same. However, in areas where the interstate has altered the neighborhood’s form, the lot sizes have grown. For the most part, though, Carthage’s lot sizes have not changed significantly, outside of the neighborhood’s expanded industrial base. Because much of Carthage is older, it has changed less significantly than areas that have seen more recent development. This overall lack of change is reflected by the overall stagnation and decline of the neighborhood over the past several decades. While many of the features of Carthage’s streetscape are desirable, the lack of modern development is detrimental to the neighborhood.

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7.0 Urban Image Analysis Program: ArcMAP, Adobe Illustrator This analysis looks at several details and characteristics that help to define the neighborhood. The character of Carthage is very conflicted because while the neighborhood is most noted for its post-industrial decline, it also has many historic buildings and natural features that any neighborhood would envy. These assets could be used to help improve Carthage’s reputation to outsiders.

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Carthage is physically organized in a way that makes sense when taking into account its physical boundaries, railroad presence, and the natural landscape. The residential and business section of Carthage are contained almost entirely in between two railroads that run through the neighborhood. The majority of the neighborhood’s landmarks are near the business district where they will receive the most attention and traffic. Similarly, the location of the neighborhood’s green space across Mill Creek and beyond the industrial area makes sense because it is separated from the heavy industrial traffic that runs through the rest of the neighborhood. Additionally, the neighborhood’s edges and borders, along with its roadways, help organize the neighborhood in a way that makes sense both when observing a map and when considering its character.

DiscoverCarthage

Welcome to

Carthage

Grow

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Commercial Residential Public Recreation

NODES LANDMARK

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Introduction Natural land features go a very long way in determining why cities build and organize the way they do. In this analysis of the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County we will observe how the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural landscape, which consists of of hills, valleys, and waterways helped shape Cincinnati, as well as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transportation networks, and land use patterns.

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Hamilton Cou

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8.0 Natural Feature and Urban Form Program: ArcMAP, Adobe Illustrator This part shows a topographical analysis of Hamilton County, with our focus neighborhood, Carthage, represented to show where it fits in with the rest of the county’s topography as well as its transportation networks. This analysis helps to show the influence that surface water networks and topography have in shaping our cities. This analysis also shows where commercial and industrial land uses have concentrated within the county and how that relates to these natural features.

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When observing the topographical map, map 1, it is evident that most of the highways and railroads in the city limits were built in natural valleys. Perhaps most notably, Interstate 75 and many of Cincinnati’s railways were built in the Mill Creek Valley that runs through the city until Mill Creek flows into the Ohio River. Carthage is located along the same corridor. Most of the city’s railways run through this valley, and the city’s largest railyard and Union Station are in the Queensgate neighborhood, where the Mill Creek Valley is at its lowest point before emptying into the Ohio River. This low, wide valley made it much easier to build a railyard than it would have been anywhere else in the city and its location just west of the Central Business District makes the location even more practical. These same observations can be made elsewhere in Cincinnati; there is a railway that runs along the Little Miami Valley, until it’s confluence with the Ohio River, that then follows the Ohio River until it reaches its end just east of the CBD. There is also a railway that runs from the Queensgate Railyard along the Ohio River west and beyond the Indiana border. And although it is not shown on this map, there is a railway that follows the Ohio River Valley along the northern border of Kentucky eastbound towards West Virginia.

The city’s railway network shows just how influential these natural features are in shaping Cincinnati’s urban form.

Retail is mostly concentrated along highways, but unlike industrial development, there is more retail in urban neighborhoods where there is limited industrial development. Rather than concentrating in areas with more convenient access to major transportation networks, retail is more likely to develop where people live. Much of the industrial development in Cincinnati occurs where fewer people live. While there are some areas where there is mixed industrial and retail development, for the most part these areas are dominated by one land use type or the other.

TOPOGRAPHIC CONFIGURATION

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9.0 Environmental Resources Analysis Program: ArcMAP, Adobe Illustrator Section 9 and 10 see us move from Carthage to a section of land in Miami Township in Western Hamilton County. Assignment 9 shows us conducting several Environmental Resource Analyses to determine what type of development would be suitable for this land. The terrain along the Great Miami River raised several important questions about what kind of development is even possible at waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge.

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This assignment shows several of the different types of Environmental Resource analyses that can be done when considering whether to develop land. In the case of this selected area in Miami Township, there are still many questions to be asked. In the following assignment we hope to come to a better conclusion on how to best develop this land. Perhaps it is best utilized as it currently exists, or maybe there is another form of industrial, commercial or even recreational development that would be appropriate for this site.

When observing the Topography and Surficial Hydrology of this map a few things become very clear. First, it must be noted that the Great Miami River bends right through much of the square mile site. Because of this, naturally, most of the site sits below 530 ft elevation. In the center of this square mile area also sits a manmade lake that filled in as part of Watson Gravel Incâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gravel pit that currently sits on much of the site. The area of this site that will be considered for development is the area where the elevation is lowest in between East Miami River Road and the Great Miami River

Hamilton County

Miami Township

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SLOPE ANALYSIS

The Slope Analysis of this area shows that it could absolutely function as a site for residential development. The land is reasonably flat and there are not a lot of slopes or other steep inclines that would make it difficult to build several homes in this valley. It is also easily accessible from a main roadway and much of the surrounding area already has residential development. The low slopes in this selected area would not prohibit a developer from coming in and continuing the trend of residential homes along East Miami River Road. If the demand for housing in Western Hamilton County continues to grow, it would make sense to consider reutilizing this space for residential development.

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Soil Type Analysis shows that there are many types of soil in this selected area of Miami Township, however the two that are most notable are not typically associated with residential development. 24% of the soil is gravel, which obviously is why Watson Gravel Inc. is located in the selected area. Gravel is typically used for wildlife habitat and recreation, not residential development. This may pose a challenge for building many homes on this site. Another 18% of this land is Genesee loam, which occasionally floods. Genesee loam is, like gravel, not suitable for building. 9% of the area is lanier sandy loam, which, like genesee loam, is also occasionally flooded.

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Edgewater Sports Park is home to one of Cincinnatiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier drag racing strips. Rather than replace a unique, popular, and successful regional attraction, we thought it would be appropriate to reclaim the neighboring Watson Gravel Inc. and use that space for more recreational activities to really make Edgewater Sports Park a destination for recreation in Western Hamilton County. An expanded Edgewater Sports Park would include fields for soccer and other team sports as well as a skate park for more extreme sports and activities. An expanded Edgewater Sports Park could also include a playground and other family-oriented features to increase the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appeal and attract a wider range of visitors. The existing lake from the Gravel Pit also holds potential, as it could be preserved as a water feature for the park.

By building soccer fields, a skate park and a playground, this site becomes more attractive to more than just the area drag racing enthusiast. This site also reclaims a significant space along the Great Miami River. Currently, the existing Watson Gravel Inc. damages the existing ecology and cuts off the public from the river. By reclaiming this space for recreational activity, perhaps we can undo some of the damage done to the natural environment while also building something people can enjoy.

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Conclusion The purpose of this portfolio is to showcase the maps, charts, and analyses done for PLAN 7006: Methods of Physical Analysis. These projects provide detailed information on the physical characteristics of Carthage, which is a neighborhood located in Cincinnati, OH. They tell a story about the neighborhood, and detail many of Carthageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique and positive assets.

They also help to explain why this neighborhood as struggled, even as other neighborhoods in the city have begun to grow again.

In conclusion, this portfolio shows why Carthage is such a unique neighborhood. Boasting great internal connectivity, good building stock and a walkable business district that is well integrated into the residential neighborhood, Carthage possess many of the features that are desirable in an urban neighborhood. With a commitment to planning from the city of Cincinnati, as well as outside investors, Carthage could be poised for a rebound.

However, without the necessary commitments, this neighborhood could continue to decline, as it has since the 1970s.

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