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BUCKEYE BANDS

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Buckeye Bands 21st century cities are driven more by private development than by public infrastructure. This results in an anemic provisional infrastructure that falls prey to the trends and idiosyncrasies of the private sector; which in turn creates a series of disconnected and isolated private developments that have their own robust infrastructural systems while making no contribution to the public realm.

Our proposal provides a more symbiotic relationship between the desire for amenities typically found within the private realm and the necessity for community connectivity that nurtures a more sustainable public realm.

We propose the design and development of new “Amenity Infrastructures� that provide private development opportunities within and along clearly identified connective public infrastructural networks that are latent within the existing city limits.

These new public/private landscapes provide serenity, beauty, accessibility and identity that facilitate the dynamic urban development of a 21st Century city. We have identified 6 complementary infrastructural Bands that together establish a framework of amenity infrastructures, we call them The Buckeye Bands. They include: White Tanks Mountain - Edge Ascent Desert Wash - Wildlife Corridor I-10 freeway - Right-of-Way Linear Park Sun Valley Parkway - Scenic Park-ing Way Agriculture Land Use - Urban Agri-grid Gila Flood Plain- Reclaimed Recreation

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WHITE TANKS MOUNTAIN

DESERT WASH

I-10 FREEWAY

- EDGE ASCENT

- WILD-LIFE CORRIDOR

- RIGHT-OF-WAY LINEAR PARK

AGRICULTURE LAND USE - URBAN AGRA-GRID

GILA FLOOD PLAIN - RECLAIMED RECREATION

SUN VALLEY PARKWAY - SCENIC PARK-ING WAY

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WHITE TANKS MOUNTAIN EDGE ASCENT

I-10 FREEWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINEAR PARK

AGRICULTURE LAND USE URBAN AGRA GRID

GILA FLOOD PLAIN RECLAIMED RECREATION

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WHITE TANKS MOUNTAIN EDGE ASCENT Edge Ascent offers multiple forms of connectivity to the White Tank Mountains developable area using an extended edge condition that becomes a new public amenity for the urban environment while accommodating existing natural conditions.

The development contains a broad mix of uses including: Trail Heads, Trails, Parks, Low Density Housing, Medium Density Housing, High Density High Open Space Housing, Mix Use Housing, Senior Living, Resorts Housing, Schools, and Commercial Development.

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I-10 FREEWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINEAR PARK Our proposal is to create different spaces or “rooms” along the I-10 corridor, such as the riparian, ironwood bosque, open space, etc. The ecological condition of the land will be improved by the addition of native plant material. Multimodal trail connections, scenic routes, trailheads adding visual connectivity to the programmed areas and activities enhanced by the different types of access to the park.

To better understand the type of programs that would fill in the void we looked at case studies. These programs vary from bike paths and riparian areas to BMX courses and Rodeo grounds. Some of these are also heterotopic as despite being needed programs for the city’s function, you would not have them on your back yard.

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ARGICULTURE LAND USE URBAN AGRA GRID As a substitute for the large agriculture lands that will be consequently removed from the band, residential and warehouse areas are proposed. There are three conditions that result from the master plan of this particular transect. First, between residential areas, there is an alleè of trees designed on both sides. This offers a shading area for pedestrians. Secondly, between the residential and warehouse locations, there will be an alleè of trees and a terrace designed on the residential side, utilizing the height of the trees and plants as a buffer from warehouse.

Third, between warehouses, strips of local food plots are designed. The Buckeye Farmer’s Market, which will sell the local food, is designed near the Buckeye Canal that occupies 32,341.6 sq. ft.

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CANAL

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AGRICULTURE

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EDUCATION

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BUCKEYE CANAL

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RAIL LINE

PARKING LOT

WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER

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ROAD

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MEDICAL BACKGROUND: THERE ARE 101 SQUARE MILES OF AGRICULTURE LAND ON THE BAND BETWEEN THE ROOSEVELT CANAL AND THE BUCKEYE CANAL, WHICH HAVE MAINLY PRODUCED COTTON, HAY, AND ALFALFA. IN 2010, AGCULTURE OCCUPIED 3.64% OF THE ECONOMY WHICH WAS FIVE TIMES LESS THAN CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. IN THE AGRICULTURAL TRANSECT, WAREHOUSE, RESIDENTIAL AND AGRICULTURE LANDS HAVE FILLED UP A LARGE SCALE OF LAND THAT CAUSES SEVERAL ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE DISCONNECTION, AIR POLLUTION, URBAN NOISE, MONOTONOUS LANDSCAPE AND SHORTAGE OF PUBLIC SPACE. FIRST OF ALL, THE CANAL DIVIDES AND EXTENDS THE BANDS HORIZONTALLY. IN THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS, THE ROADS ARE CUT OFF BY CANALS AND UNDERDEVELOPED LAND. MOREOVER, BUSTLING TRAFFIC ZONES PRODUCE NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION THAT WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE EXTREME SUMMER TEMPERATURES, LOW PLANT NUTRIENTS IN THE SOIL AND LOW PRECIPITATION LEVELS. FINALLY, THERE IS A NEED FOR OPEN SPACE AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL GREEN AREAS FOR COMMUNAL USE.

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1.ISSUE: STREET SCALE. DELIMITATION SCALE FROM REGIONAL COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSES. 2.POSITION: ROOMS. ROOMS WILL BE SET AROUND THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSES AND RESIDENTIAL. 3.MANIFESTATION: PUSH. PUSH THE AGRICULTURE FEILD TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

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ACCORDING TO THE MARICOPA COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE, DEVELOPMENT OF THE URBAN ECONOMY AND THE LAND VALUE OF AGRICULTURE IS $1,220 PER ACRE, WAREHOUSE IS $3,833,280 PER ACRE AND RESIDENTIAL IS $245,242 PER ACRE, ULTIMATELY THE EXISTENCE OF LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURE WILL CONSISTENTLY DISSIPATE. THE GREEN SURFACE WILL BE MOVED TO THE EDGE OF THE LAND, HENCE IT WILL BECOME A STREETSCAPE OF TREES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND THAT PROVIDE SHADING AS WELL AS LOCAL FOOD.

CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY

CANAL

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AGRICULTURE

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HIGH-LINE: THE HIGH LINE AREAS ALONG THE JEFFERSON ST. GRID ARE 1 MILE X 1 MILE, BUT THEY HAVE DIFFERENT WIDTHS DEPENDING ON RIGHT OF WAY AND THE LAND USE. THE MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY OF THE MAJOR LOCAL 2 LANE ROADS IS 50 FEET (W. BROADWAY RD). THE MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY OF THE COLLECTOR 2 LANES ROADS IS 80 FEET (S. APACHE RD).

THE MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY OF THE ARTERIAL 4 LANE ROADS IS 120 FEET (S. WATSON RD). THE MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY OF THE ARTERIAL 6 LANE ROADS IS 160 FEET (W. SOUTHERN AVE). THEREFORE, THE EXISTING WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER REGION AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS WILL BE COMPRESSED SO THAT THE HIGH-LINE MAY BE WIDENED BY BETWEEN 50 AND 120 FEET FOR AGRICULTURAL AND DEVELOPING LAND. CONSTRAINT - ECOLOGICAL BUSTLING TRAFFIC ZONE PRODUCED NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION THAT HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT TO RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. HIGH TEMPERATURE IN SUMMER LOW PLANT NUTRIENTS IN SOIL LOW LEVEL PRECIPITATION OPPORTUNITY - ECOLOGICAL PROVIDE OPEN SPACE THAT HAS A CERTAIN CONTINUITY AND ALLOW THE FLOW OF AIR, WATER AND MATTER CREATED THE GREEN BOUNDARY TO EVERY GRID

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CONSTRAINT - LAND VALUE

1500’

AGRICULTURE EDUCATION MEDICAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

OCCUPIED BY LARGE DEVELOPER AND HAVE HIGHER LAND PRICE THAN OTHER AREAS IN BUCKEYE OPPORTUNITY - LAND VALUE CREATE STREETSCAPE AND WATERSCAPE ALONG THE ABANDONED PLOTS AND CANAL WITH EXTRA SALARY FROM LOCAL FOOD A GREEN BAND LANDSCAPE VIEW FOR CENTRAL BUCKEYE THAT WILL INCREASE THE VALUE OF LAND, ESPECIALLY THE ESTATES ALONG THE STREET

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CARROTS

ORANGE TREE

BLACKBERRY TREE

LONG DAY PLANTS (DAY LENGTH>12 HRS ( HOURS )

CILANTRO LETTUCE

APPLE TREE LEMON TREE

CONCLUSION: FOR A MILE: 1,323 LBS. X 2 = 2,646 LBS. (BARLEY) (1400+2520+5040+1176+4200)LBS. X2= 28,672 LBS. (BEET, CARROT, CILANTRO, LETTUCE, ARTICHOKE) THERE ARE 35 GRIDS IN THE BAND BETWEEN THE ROOSEVELT CANAL AND THE BUCKEYE CANAL, AND THERE IS AVERAGE ONE FOOD STREETSCAPE SIDE PER GRID (FOUR SIDES).

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRODUCED FOOD: 2,646 LBS. X 35= 9,2610 LBS. (BARLEY) 28672 LBS. X 35 = 1,003,520 LBS. (BEET, CARROT, CILANTRO, LETTUCE, ARTICHOKE) 792 ORANGE TREES X 101.9 LBS. = 80,704.8 LBS. 528 LEMON TREES X 100 LBS. = 52,800 LBS. 528 APPLE TREES X 45.7 LBS. =24,129.6 LBS

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IN THE AGRICULTURAL PROPOSAL, ALL THREE OF THE CONDITIONS ARE INCLUDED. THE DETAIL OF THE LOCAL FOOD PLOTS IS DESIGNED SO THAT THEY MAY FUNCTION AS A PLACE FOR GROWTH OF DIVERSE VEGETATION. IN THE GREEN AREA, LOCAL FOOD, TREE NURSERIES, BIRD PROTECTION FIELDS AND ALLEÈS OF FRUIT TREES ARE SET UP.

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1.THE FIRST PERSPECTIVE SHOWS THE DESIGN BETWEEN REGIONAL COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSES. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH LOCAL FOOD. THIS WAY THE CITIZENS CAN ACCESS THE CROP AREAS AND GET WHAT THEY NEED. 2.THE SECOND PERSPECTIVE SHOWS THE DESIGN BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND REGIONAL COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSES. THE GOAL IS TO HIDE THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSES WITH DIFFERENT PLANT MATERIAL OF VARYING HEIGHTS. 3.THE THIRD PERSPECTIVE SHOWS THE DESIGN BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL BUFFERS. THE ALLEÈ OF TREES PROVIDE SHADING TO PEDESTRIANS.

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GILA FLOOD PLAIN RECLAIMED RECREATION XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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1. ISSUE: FLOOD PLAIN SR 30: MAKES THE CITY APART FROM NATURE. SAND AND GRAVEL: CHALLENGING TO DEVELOP. GILA RIVER: LOW ECO-VALUE.

2. POSITION: FLOW ESTABLISH GREATER CONTINUITY THROUGH FLOOD PLAIN AND CONNECTIVITY ACROSS BANDS.

3. MANIFESTATION: RECLAIMED RECREATION ARTICULATION OF SECTION THAT PROMOTES IDENTIFICATION OF PROGRAMMING AND BRIDGING.

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FREEWAY CASE STUDY

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LEGEND RESORT

PIMA FREEWAY WAREHOUSE RETAIL NORTH PIMA ROAD

RETAIL WAREHOUSE HIGH DENSITY MIXED USE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

SR 30 FREEWAY WAREHOUSE RETAIL FRONTAGE ROAD

OPEN SPACE WATERFRONT RIPARIAN BIKE/PEDESTRIAN TRAILS

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DEMONSTRATION AREA

Phase 1: Sand and gravel company link gravel pits based upon city speciications creating a new connected waterway lake system.

$$$ Phase 2: Increased land value created by the lake amenity promotes private residential and mixed use development on the north side of the lake.

Increased tax revenue from this private development on the north edge combined with new private recreational landscapes (i.e.golf courses) south edge, support the creation of a new linear public park system along the south side of the lake.

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Phase 3: Increase land value of the new public recreational park supports the development of new public/cultural facilities in the park (i.e. theaters museums).

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“The identifiable urban form of the Buckeye Bands promotes private development and establishes a connective public realm for future generations.�

Darren Petrucci Professor The Design School Herberger Institute Arizona State University

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