With a growing population of cyclists on the Ohio State Main Campus, it is becoming increasingly important for both the bicyclists and the pedestrians that share the campus with them to have safe and defined spaces for each of them to travel. This project outlines a plan to add four bike lanes to the North Campus Area to increase the safety and efficiency of this mode of transportation.
Though no particularly clear information can be found on when the bridge was erected, since the settling of the area now known as Sycamore park in 1811, the bridge has existed and undergone numerous reconstructions, updates, and upgrades for various reasons until its current state.
The covered bridge at Sycamore Park is the very identity of Pickerington Ohio, not just in the fact that is the mascot of all government and cultural programs associated with Pickerington but also for the fact that it is the center piece of the most beautiful park in Pickerington. The Covered bridge, despite all its beauty and importance falls victim to vandalism and is all too often used as a space for underage drinking and smoking after dark as evident from the amount of broken glass and cigarette butts littering the stream it crosses. In addition to the abuse of its interior and its surroundings, the covered bridge has also not had any amount of upkeep done on it for a rather long period and thus has several rotted portions of the floor and sidings. Though this damage is not enough to make it unsafe, it does make it somewhat of an eyesore when look at it from the banks of the creek.
I do not believe that the Covered Bridge at Sycamore needs a full reconstruction, however I do believe that it needs some of the flooring replaced, a good clean up, and a repainting to return it to its vibrant white that it had when it was constructed. Though I am not entire confident of Pickerington’s economic standpoint, I do believe that it is their responsibility to maintain the structure that they call their “pride and joy”.
Though the Covered Bridge at Sycamore is still used by some, I do firmly believe that after its restoration, the Pickerington community will be happy to increase use of it.
Logan Benson
Team Name: Pineapple Planners
We decided to name our team Pineapple Planners because one of our members had a shirt with a pineapple on it. This sparked the idea to go with a nice alliterative Team name that is both fun and easy to remember.
Team Logo:
Team Bio’s:
The first member of the group is Alec Yeager, he is a freshman from Powell, Ohio. Some of his favorite cities include Chicago, New York, Detroit,Columbus and Hampton Virginia. Alec is taking this class because i was very fascinated upon reading the email sent out prior to this class being created and also is intrigued by the description of the course material in that email. He is also a bit interested in planning in terms of how cities come together and way things are built and added in cities the way they are. Finally, Alec is also interested in the process that goes behind creating and efficient city. The next member is Justin Nguyen. He is a freshman at the Ohio State University. His hometown is Westerville, Ohio, a suburb just north of His favorite city, Columbus. His interest in CRP2110 is to learn about the aspects that make a great city and apply it later on in architecture. He thinks that there is more than just the aesthetic appeal that goes into a Ideal city, and wants to learn more. Justin Switzer is another member of the Pineapple Planners. He’s a freshman, and is a Health & Rehabilitation/ Pre-Med major. He took CRPlan 2110 this semester because he has always been interested in how a city functions and works. He’s from Greenville, SC but moved to Columbus last February. His favorite cities are Cleveland, Greenville, and Atlanta. The final member of the group is Logan Benson. He is a sophomore from the Columbus suburb of Pickerington, Ohio. Over the course of the week, Logan experiences the three different and diverse communities of Pickerington, Downtown Columbus, and Newark thanks to his dual campus enrollment. A few of Logan’s favorite cities include New York, Chicago, and San Diego. The reason he chose City and Regional Planning as his minor is because he has always been interested in not only the design of buildings but also how their locations in cities are chosen.
Recap of Act 1:
During Activity One, the Pineapple Planners, including Justin Switzer, Justin Nguyen, Alec Yeager, and Logan Benson, exchanged quite a bit of information with each other and learned how many similarities and differences that they had with each other. The Pineapple Planners were tasked with drawing a picture of their childhood homes and I the process of explaining our drawings to each other, we learned that Logan and both Justins came from typical suburban houses in typical suburban cities, however with some interesting variations. Justin Switzer’s childhood home was not originally built with all the rooms that he had in his drawing. He informed us while explaining his house, that his room was actually an addition to the original house and as such, actually poked out of the side of the structure. Another thing that became noticeable after activity one was the fact that Justin Nguyen and Alec Yeager both showed a greater talent in sketching and drawing. After completing the assigned tasks of activity one, the Pineapple Planners continued to talk to each other about their goals in college. This conversation led to Justin Nguyen and Logan Benson learning that they actually had the exact same Major and Minor of majoring in Architecture and minoring in City and Regional Planning.
Recap of Act 5:
Ecstasy “Walking down this hallway in LeFevre simply screams joy and creativity even without looking for such emotions in the world around oneself, however when you are looking for it, the dancer skipping back and forth through the corridor is clear as day in these artistic platforms of LeFevre Hall.”
Curiosity “The simple site of any of the worlds most valuable scientists, whether they are depicted at work, rest or play, always seem to spawn the idea of curiosity in ourselves. In this depiction of Albert Einstein, the great scientist is doing nothing more than laying back and starring off into the distance, however, just from that look on his face, you can tell that he is thinking about what great invention comes next.”
Pride “Throughout his career as a poet and play write, William Shakespeare sought after immortality. He knew that his body would eventually perish however he also knew that if he put enough effort into his work, at least a part of him would live on even after his death.”
Sorrow “As we were walking back to the classroom at the end of the activity, I happened to see these rust marks streaking down the concrete. Seeing them reminded me of tears coming from the steel beam above creating an impression of sorrow.”
Awe “They sometimes say that painters and sculptors do not create their work and instead discover it hidden within the canvas or stone. As we passed this artist and saw the look of awe on his face, all I could hear were those words in my head.”