Abby Noll Urban Planning Portfolio

ABBY NOLL

URBAN PLANNING PORTFOLIO

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati

COLLEGE HILL CURC I Cincinnati, OH

Community Development Coordinator I August 2022 - August 2023

Project lead on the federally funded Facade and Outdoor Improvement Programs totaling over $5oo,00o in development to support small, female and minority owned businesses. Project lead on a Request for Operator for the Historic Hollywood Theatre that reached over 150 potential operators and partners nationwide. Performed other tasks such as commercial leasing, partnership proposals, and site acquisition assistance.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY TRI-ED I Fort Mitchell, KY

Economic Development Intern I January 2022 - August 2022

Assisted project managers with project support needs such as the development of proposals, site searches and data analysis. Assisted in maintaining Tri-ED’s industrial and offices sites and buildings resource database. Perform other tasks as needed to assist Tri-ED in working with existing firms and partners to locate businesses in Northern Kentucky.

THE BOONE CONSERVANCY I Burlington, KY

Summer Intern I May 2021 - August 2021

Managed the organization’s participation in the National Parks Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program. Coordinated with 17 partner agencies, project timeline, site evaluation, and selection. Looked at current Ohio River access to begin a master plan for river access for the Boone County region. Toured currently conserved properties and potential lands for conservation to create a list of conservation goals for the county.

Design, Art, Architecture, & Planning (DAAP)

Cincinnati, Ohio

Bachelor’s in Urban Planning, Expected graduation May 2025

3.865 GPA

Participating in the Professional Practice Program, alternating semesters of classroom study with work in the field of design.

Dean’s List Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Summer 2022, Spring 2023

Eastern Kentucky University I Richmond, Kentucky

2019-2020 I Transferred

Undergraduate student in Graphic Design

Women’s Volleyball Team

4.0 GPA

Dean’s list Fall 2019, Spring 2020

Notre Dame Academy I Parks Hills, Kentucky

Class of 2019

4.078 GPA

WORK EXPERIENCE SKILLS

First and Second honors all quarters

Software: Adobe Illustrator & InDesign , ArcGIS, Sketch Up, Microsoft Office, Zoom Prospector, Salesforce

Fine Arts: Painting and sketching

ACTIVITIES AND INVOLVEMENT

UC DAAP College Transfer Ambassador Program

Active Member of Kappa Alpha Theta 2020-2023

Rose Garden Mission - Volunteer

Notre Dame Academy Volleyball Coach

Blessed Sacrament School Volleyball Coach

PROJECT VISION AND OBJECTIVES

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES

PLANS OF ACTION

FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

OUTDOOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

REQUEST FOR OPERATOR & FUNDING PROPOSALS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

VISION & GOALS

SITE SELECTION CRITERIA

CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

EXCHANGE PROGRAM: MILAN, ITALY

GENTRIFICATION IN BERLIN HOUSING ACROSS THE GLOBE

CREEK CONNECTIONS

OHIO RIVER INITIATIVE

REVITALIZING THE MILL CREEK

STUDY AREA ABSTRACT MAP OF DEMOGRAPHICS IN STUDY AREA

EQUITY SERVING AS THE BACKBONE FOR PROJECT PRIORITIES

Cincinnati’s westside neighborhoods have the potential to be thriving community hubs again. However, the city must commit time, energy, and funding into the Mill Creek area in order to see this vision through and improve the quality of life for many residents. This initiative can begin with the smallest of actions as they represent the path through which we achieve our targeted performance.

PROJECT VISION: Create a distinctive asset by bridging communities together through creek connections that strengthen the environmental and economic sustainability of Cincinnati’s westside.

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INCREASING ACCESS POINTS

INCREASING ACTIVITY THROUGH TRAILS AND PATHWAYS

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REVITALIZATION THROUGH ECOLOGICAL FOCUS

ACTIVATION THROUGH INCREASE OF AMENITIES

PLANS OF ACTION

01 LINEAR PARK PROJECT INSPIRATION

- New urban park to attract more visitors and lead to economic impacts of urban open spaces using the sales data of local small businesses

- Help to promote awareness to the asset that is the Mill Creek of Cincinnati, in providing greater access to spaces like these, and recognize the potential and value to theses surrounding neighborhoods

- Multi-use urban path, custom furnishings and paving treatments and pedestrian level lighting all set in a generous green space with a new urban forest

-Links major new high-density, mixed-use developments with a commercial district, park and a regional trail network while offering multi-modal (pedestrian, bike, bus) transportation facilities

02 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT INSPIRATION

QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN

- Storm water management system will improve the natural environment and encourage native species to return and flourish in the area

- Park will provide a publicly accessible activity for families in the surrounding neighborhoods

03 INDUSTRIAL PARK

- The Master Plan proposes a rainwater recycling concept that collects and reuses rain runoff as an integrated element of the overall storm water management strategy

-Collects or recycles runoff water/rainwater to be used in the fountains and ponds mitigating flooding and achieving net zero for the various water features

WILLINGDON LINEAR PARK

INDUSTRIAL PARK

PROJECT INSPIRATION

CAMP NORTH END - CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

- Multi-use facility that centers around happiness, health, and creativity

- The site pushes the region’s economic and community limits by featuring shopping, food and drink, local artists, and many other types of amenities as well as hosting more than 250+ community events each year

PARK LOCATION

- Enhance the economic and community aspects of the region in this area of the Mill Creek Watershed

- Repurpose vacant shipping containers to allow local artisists and businesses to use them as a temporary storefront

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK

College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment - Cincinnati, Ohio

Facade Improvement Program (FIP)

Architectural Drawings

FIP Projects:

1) The Dow Cedar Building

2) Total Indulgence Salon

3) College Hill Yoga

4) OurShop

5) Marquet Building

6) Historic Hollywood Theatre

7) Rasheedah’s

8) Unforgettable Cuts

9) Kiki College Hill

10) Yep! Fitness

11) Moon Beauty Supplies

FIP OVERVIEW:

- $233,400 for facade improvement of buildings funded by Neighborhood Business District Improvement Grant in the City of Cincinnati

- 11 projects supporting 13 small businesses (female and minority owned)

- New signage, awning installation, fresh paint, roof repairs & other exterior improvements

DOW CEDAR

Drawing credit: Team B Architecture

Outdoor Improvement Program (OIP)

Architectural Drawings

Drawing credit: Team B Architecture

OIP OVERVIEW:

OIP Projects:

1) West Lot Patio

2) Kiki College Hill Patio

3) Marty’s Hops & Vines Patio

4) Bacalls Cafe Outdoor Dining

5) Kindness Alleyway

6) Demolition of 1539 Cedar Avenue

- $217,500 for outdoor improvement funded by Neighborhood Business District Improvement Grant in the City of Cincinnati

- 6 projects supporting 8 small businesses

- Outdoor patios featuring bier gardens, new landscaping, outdoor lighting, activity areas, & outdoor dining

- Outdoor spaces will attract more clients to the businesses and enhance the College Hill Community

- Completed work: demolition of 1539 Cedar Avenue, outdoor furnishings for Bacalls Cafe & the Kindness Alleyway, full scope of work has been hired for and approved by the City of Cincinnati, permits submitted

- Next steps: appear before the Historic Conservation Board and Board of Zoning Appeals - anticipated construction start date is October 1st, 2023

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - Site Development

Co-lead the first round of community engagement to gather the opinions of community members for the development of a large site, College Hill Station III. Our organization is working with Pennrose Development to create a mixed-use development with over 90 units of mixed-income housing and around 5,000sqft of commercial space.

Event Breakdown:

- Ground Floor:

- staff members to explain the site history and affordable housing

- interactive boards to hear community feedback on Use, Corner Relief, Commercial Use, Quality of Materials, & Amenities

- Second Floor:

- interactive boards to hear community feedback on site strategies, story height, parking, & layouts.

- Form Based Code explanation

EVENT GOALS:

- To be transparent with the community on our intentions for one of the largest sites in the Business District

- Listen & understand to what the community wants for the development in terms of use, materials, style, & overall outcomes

- Show community members our organization is active and wanting to strengthen the College Hill community by hearing & utilizing their feedback

- Use answers from the community to impact development decisions & structure the second round of engagement for the site

Board Examples:

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - Light Up College Hill

Light Up College Hill is an annual holiday event for the community members of College Hill as well as people all over the City of Cincinnati. All members of our organization played a large role in making the event a success. I lead business participation and assisted in community and donation outreach, event silent auction, set up & clean up of the event, and completing tasks during the event to make sure everything ran smoothly.

Light Up College Hill expands over the 6 blocks within the Business District and 12 businesses hosted holiday activities for attendees.

EVENT GOALS:

- To give community members a fun, memorable, festive night with their friends & family

- Show community members our organization is active and wanting to strengthen the College Hill community

- Fundraise for our organization; all funds raised at the event went directly back into revitalizing the Business District

Graphic credit to Ismael Hassan, Community Development Manager

OUTREACH & FUNDING PROPOSALS

Hollywood Theatre Request for Operator (RFO)

The above images show pieces of the RFO sent out in Fall 2022 that reached over 150 companies, partners, and potential operators nationwide for the Historic Hollywood Theatre. I was the project lead and created the RFO with our Community Development Manager, Ismael Hassan. The goal of this RFO was to find the best fit for the College Hill Community to locate in the most historic & iconic building in our Business District. Plans for the Hollywood Theatre have not yet been finalized, but our organization is in conversation with multiple potential operators to decipher its end use.

GAINING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Fall 2023 Exchange Program at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy

Enrolled in courses in the school of Architecture, Urban Planning, Construction, & Engineering -- Masters of Urban Planning and Policy Design

This fall semester, I am studying in Milan, Italy. I am looking forward to meeting students from around the world and gaining new outlooks & perspectives in the many different aspects of planning. As the semester continues, I am hoping to be able to compare & contrast the techniques and opinions that I learn here to the projects, urban issues, & solutions that I have been exposed to in the United States.

Gentrification in Berlin, Germany: Friedrichshain

Friedrichshain is a neighborhood in Berlin, Germany. It was a trendy neighborhood with an alternative characteristic, the neighborhood held local shops, bars, restaurants, and a variety of mixed-use spaces. The neighborhood has now had most of the charm demolished to favor offices and condiminiums. This semester I will be diving into the characteristics of the neighborhood and the changes it has undergone.

Affordable Housing across the Globe

Housing & Neighborhood Studio:

Many growing & vibrant cities across Europe have experienced intense increases in the cost of housing; I will be studying housing issues, policies, & practices in Milan as well as other parts of the world. We have been researching and discussing various case studies across the globe before diving into group work. The group work this semester will consist of research on issues of housing policies & socio-economic changes, investigation of a target location, & development of concepts and projects refelcting low-cost, innovative housing. Our findings will be presented to our colleagues as well as a public presentation.

Friedrichshain Berlin

Ciudadela Nuevo Occidente Affordable Housing in Colombia

Number One Ballsbridge Apartments Unaffordable Housing in Dublin, Ireland

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS

Changing the Unsustainable Development Patterns in the Ohio, Kentucky, & Indiana Region

WHAT?

This project investigates underutilized sites, once valuable and now in need of repair. Current development patters favor blank slates over reclamation, which is not sustainable. The findings point to opportunity areas where alternative thinking can be implemented. Our goals are to implement innovative, resilient solutions.

WHERE?

The city of Cincinnati is the central actor of the Southwest Ohio region. The greater Cincinnati area encompasses its own county, Hamilton, as well as many parts of Butler. The two jurisdiction are often in relation with one another to accomplish shared goals as they face similar development issues.

The need to revitalize existing vacant land rather than continuing the pattern of consuming natural area to accommodate population growth and sprawl is felt between the two.

Both counties are unique, predominantly rural, exurban communities and have a denser urban environment.

HOW & WHY?

Sustainability in development of greenspace to preserve the existing natural environment and local ecology. Suitability of sites to take advantage of the capacity existing within the current infrastructure.

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SITE SELECTION PROCESS & CRITERIA

These two graphics show how we decided on what type of end uses our selected sites should be and what those types of uses should include

CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

SITE RENDERINGS

The proposed site plan is to incorporate three of our proposed end use goals; preservation, commercial, and recreation. This site changes a vacant, industrial site into a sustainable mixed use that is structured around outdoor recreation, but has commercial pockets all around it. The pathways in the center of the plan are designed to be a public, community area. The goal of this site it to start changing the toxic, unsustainable development patterns that are currently in place.

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NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE GRANT

The Boone Conservancy - Boone County, Kentucky

This map shows a small piece of the master plan The Boone Conservancy is working on with the National Parks Service. The land shown is a park in Boone County and the marked spot is where a small bridge will be developed to connect two parks over a local creek.

National Parks Service Project Goals:

- connectivity for hiking and biking trails

- water trails with kayak and boat ramps

- more public access to the Ohio River throughout Northern Kentucky

- land conservation

- complete individual goals of all 17 agencies working on the project

This general sketch gives an idea of what the bridge connecting two different parks will look like. The goal of this bridge is to bring more people and activity to these two Boone County parks. This will increase activity by creating an easier way to access both parks by foot, rather than driving from one to the other.

VISUAL ART

“WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS”

This piece shows my passion for Urban Planning and how I have always wanted to be able to change a city for the better “with my own two hands”. As Urban Planners, we have the opportunity & great responsibility to change a place in order to benefit the people who live and travel there. There is so much room for creativity and ability to make a place the very best it can be.

IMAGINARY CITY

VISUAL ART

SCREEN PRINTING

ADOPTION AWARENESS PIECE

This piece is very important to me in spreading awareness for adoption. My younger brother is adopted from South Korea, so adoption is a topic I feel very passionate about. I chose to create this to show the importance of adopting kids, no matter their age or background and that all families look different.

-Robert Louis Stevenson