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Blog 6 – MCM Planning

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Terrance Ave – 81 E 9th Ave Columbus, OH 43201

The apartment building is a large 4 story brick apartment building. It is located in the University district. The surrounding buildings include other apartment buildings of the same style. The building is a very attractive modern design accompanied by brown, black and nude brick coloring. The parking spaces for the building are very neat, and so are the sidewalks and other means of circulation. Everything about the building looks brand new and renovated. East of the building across the street are run-down apartment buildings and homes on the other side of section alley and Indianola Ave. The area is pretty quiet for the most part, the city is still working on the homeless problem in the surrounding areas. Terrace Ave is very close to High Street, High street is both a retail and residential hub as it is located in the middle of the city. The closest grocery store to this location is Kroger which is less than a mile away also located on High Street.

As you look at properties further away from Terrance place you can see that the values tend to decrease because Terrace place is a prime location near the short north and the OSU campus. Therefore the property value is higher than places further away from these prime locations. The schools in this area tend to have mixed ratings. For example, Linden McKinley Stem Schools received a 2/10 from Great Schools and Columbus Alternative High School received a 7/10. So the area offers a range of quality of education.

When analyzing the crime map of this property we are able to see that the immediate neighborhood surrounding the apartments is relatively safe. While there are 17 crimes within 500ft in the past 6 months we can see that almost half the crimes happened in the same multi family dwelling down the street and not a single crime has been reported in this building in over 6 months. At 1000ft there were 21 crimes reported, at 0.25 miles there are 80 reported crimes, and at 0.5 miles there were 165. As the radius goes up the number of crimes is about 10 times higher but again we see that the crime is centralized elsewhere by the color of the density being blue near the address and local red hot spots around the area. The most common crime committed is motor vehicle break ins, and this is the most evident by several happening on the next street over. So as the radius is enlarged it is evident that the neighborhood becomes less safe but at a small radius these apartments are in a good location.

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1531 Perry Street

The creative living center is located on the OSU medical center. It is very close to the heart of the campus. The building is a 1 story brick building that houses elderly people. The surrounding areas include the OSU campus, medical center and a shopping center which includes a Target grocery and a movie theater. The building is not brand new or modern but it still looks like it holds value. The exterior of the property is very clean and well kept. Being located on the OSU campus I wouldn’t expect this building to run-down at all to keep up with the etiquette and prestige of the university.

As you look at properties further away from Creative Living Center, the values tend to increase. Creative Living Center is located near some upper end and up and coming communities, so as you get closer to those communities the value of the houses increase because they are in prime locations and valued neighborhoods such as Victorian Village and Grandview heights. The schools in this area have high ratings. A couple of examples are Grandview Heights middle school which received a 9/10 from Great Schools and Metro High School which received a 7/10.

This address is substantially safer than the last location. At 500 ft there were 1 crime committed in the last 6 months and at 1000ft 7 crimes and 0.25 miles there are only 15 reported crimes. And at 0.5 miles there are 115 reported crimes. When looking at the density map it is evident that this address is nowhere near a “red” location and is even almost out of the blue area. Given that this is around a hospital with little retail or casual public usage, these crime patterns are to be expected. Similarly to before, the most common type of crime committed in this area is a motor vehicle break in.

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MCM PLANNING – Sewage Waste Systems in Senegal and Columbus

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  1. Sewage system problems in Senegal

Dakar Senegal has a population of roughly 1 million people. The city is very crowded, and it is impossible to build a proper sewage system because so many houses and buildings have already been placed. One of the ways Senegal is tackling this sewage issue is through hiring trucks that pick up poop from houses and take them to be properly disposed of. Due to the capital City of Senegal lacking proper sewage system infrastructure many residents are forced to dump sewage into the streets or doing other non sanitary acts. Most of the people that dump onto the streets can not afford to hire the trucks to pick up the sewage. Wealthy residents are the main ones that use the truck business but are also straying away from the business because drivers will increase the price knowing the homeowner is wealthy.

In 2011 Bill and Melinda Gates started a 200 million dollar initiative called “Reinvent the toilet challenge” which grants universities around the world with funds to research ways in which a toilet can turn waste into a reusable item or water, a waste processing system which works on its own. Millions of kids each year are killed by pneumonia and diarrhea each year because they are exposed to pathogens from human feces. With the 200 million dollar grants, Universities have come up with a lot of great ideas. One of the most innovative toilet stations invented is a solar powered eco-San system that extracts clean water from human waste and uses that water to re-flush. A small plant was recently placed in Senegal. This plant is self powered and uses human waste to produce clean water, fertilizer and electricity. The plant already has over 100k customers.

One of ways the Senegal government can go about tackling this issue is by building big underground tanks in residential areas that collect human waste. People can dump their waste at these tanks and then the waste be transported to the Omni processor that Bill Gates has provided for the country. Many people of the country can not afford to have the truck drivers transport their waste. Having these big tanks will make it easier on the residents as it is the governments job to keep its citizens safe and the city clean. The cons that might be seen with this approach might be that the city is overcrowded and their isn’t much space to create these big sanitation tanks within neighborhoods. These tanks might also create a bad stench in the neighborhood.

https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-wants-world-to-move-past-flush-toilets-2018-11

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/sanitation-senegal-competition-poop-pickup-2018-12

 

Columbus Sewage problem

Columbus currently faces the problem of sewer overflows and basement backups commonly caused by heavy rains. This problem causes the affected areas to be engulfed in the smell of sewage as well as affect the water quality of the city. Since 2004, the city of Columbus has been under scrutiny from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the amount of sewage that washes into waterways during heavy rainstorms. This has caused Columbus to set a record portion of their budget to go towards water and sewer protections. As the population of central Ohio grows, so does the urgency of this problem because a larger population means a larger production of waste that has the potential to overflow into the water that feeds the city.

Advocate Style:
The pros of this style is that an advocate planner would listen to the people who are directly affected by this problem and have to deal with basement backups and unsanitary water. Advocate planners often represent less fortunate groups who, more often than not, have to deal with problems such as sewer issues because they can’t afford to live anywhere else. Therefore, advocate planners would be most likely to fight for the change that would assist those who are affected by the sewage overflows in Columbus. Possible cons of this style is that advocate planners might have a hard time creating a plan that benefits and is supported by every person they are avocations for because it is hard to please everyone. Another possible con is that advocacy planners might have difficulty getting large public support for a plan that benefits the lower class population because those who fund projects are often of the upper class.
Radical Style:
The pros of this style is that radical planners use rationality and facts to create the most efficient plan that maximizes achievement. These planners are often experts in the field that they are working in and minimizes the consequences of their plans by using specialized knowledge to make decisions. Possible cons of this style is that radical planners acknowledge that it is impossible to please the entire public so they don’t allow public interests to influence their plans. Marginalizes voices are often ignored in order to create one plan that is efficient but not necessarily beneficial to the entire population.

MCM Planners – BLOG 2

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Districts –

the intersection between King and High is seen as the southern start of the University district. When you enter the district you’re welcomed by a public library, tall apartment buildings and book stores.

Edges –

The lines marked into the Turf fields at the rpac are great examples of edges. These lines are used as regulation lines for any sports played on these fields.

Nodes –

Midway on high is seen as a node on campus, it is a popular nightlife spot. To freshmen, midway is the center of nightlife. It is placed right in the center of the university district.

Paths –

Two sidewalks align high street as far as the eye can see. These sidewalks are great paths for off-campus and campus students to walk to and from class without having to get on any bus.

Landmarks –

Mcdonalds is seen as a landmark on campus because it is the location of a recent shooting and because it is the place to go after midway or bulls, at least if you live on north campus. This particular McDonald’s is very modern and is the only McDonald’s located in the university district. It is a popular place for both students and the homeless.

EMOTIONS

FEAR

“EXPELIARMUS” … This is usually what you hear when you walk past Mack Hall. This old building located on south campus gives off Harry Potter vibes. It’s is very old and scary looking, I feel for the students that live there.

PRIDE

who doesn’t love game day? The atmosphere in the show during game day is one of the best experiences a buckeye can get. The pride and joy of being a buckeye is always at an all time high when you step into the show for game day.

BOREDOM

The Thompson library is one of the best places to study on campus. It is also one of the most boring places in the world.

CONTEMPT

JO South is one of the best gyms to workout on campus. It is usually not too packed, and the wait for equipment isn’t that long. You feel contempt and joy walking out of JO South looking thicker than a bowl of oatmeal after a good workout.

HAPPINESS

The new Mirror is lake is breathtaking, it is one of the most beautiful sites on campus. It might be the only place on campus where there isn’t construction. It is a great spot to hangout and do some reading.