riverfront

the riverfront design is somewhat a design response to the cultural park riverfront design. the cultural park implements a "esplanade." the intent is the same as the cultural park - create a more pedestrian friendly atmosphere, but unlike the formal design of the cultural park, the design here is more free flowing. the design on the downtown portion looks at creating an artificial terrain, not attempting to re-create what was there or creating a contrived "mini-canal" as seen in the current design for the scioto mile, but creating a unique landscape design. the design was derived in part by the town street bridge, where the landscape undulates creating differing slopes - the difference here, the slopes/undulations less steep, to allow ease of access.