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Updated site plans and renderings were submitted. Some interesting concepts with the central greenway. https://dublinohiousa.gov/pzc/24-160/

https://dublinohiousa.gov/alpha/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/C1_Combined-Drawings-1.pdf Page 19 of the schematics submitted show parking reserved for Park and Ride users and and a small interior waiting room for people to wait on the bus. Not 100% sure how it works but definitely looks like they are incorporating the Park and Ride into the floor level of the garage.

Looks like the arena concept has been officially dropped for condos, parking garage, and office space https://dublinohiousa.gov/pzc/24-141/

I think they might be referring to the roofline, specifically the crown with the clock looks compressed down. The renderings show the distance between the top of the clock and the top row of windows to be more than twice the hight of what the current building is showing. The crown definitely looks like it lost half its height. Hopefully the end product will reflect the renderings more that what we are seeing now. Hopefully they aren't pulling a LC and changing the design and hoping not to get noticed.

Brightline is great but it's like flying first class, unaffordable for most people. TriRail, while not great gets the job done and has stations at both Fort Lauderdale and Miami International Airports which dives quite a chunk of ridership. Plus, when Brightline jacked its prices up and banned bicycles it lead to a jump in ridership for TriRail so hopefully this growth in will encourage more investment in the system. They are already buying new trains with the federal grants and repairing some of the stations. Excited for the Express to start. They are also moving forward with the Surfer Line that will run on the same tracks as the Brightline so stations can be located downtown in several of the cities like Lake Worth, Delray, and Boca Raton (West Palm is the only City where the TriRail Station is actually downtown). Exciting things are hopefully on the way!

Ohhhhh it's true, walking downtown and Brickell is not pleasant, even the few times nowadays it's not underwater from storms. There is little to no streetscape enhancements, traffic calming, or shade. Getting street trees down here that aren't small ornamental palms are like pulling teeth. It has the density but the problem is it still thinks it should only be accessible by car. Skyscrapers and high rises are important to reach the density needed but it's not a silver bullet.

I will say that was one of my favorite aspects of living in Pittsburgh for a few year. So much industrial history was kept and repurposed. Hell, they kept several massive smoke stakes up in Homestead and lit them up https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Stacks+(Homestead,+PA+Steel+Mill)+Historical+Landmark/@40.404786,-79.9188161,332m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8834ee283658594d:0x86cd03df36cc74e5!8m2!3d40.404786!4d-79.918039!16s%2Fg%2F11dym14612?entry=ttu They really embraced Rust Belt Chic.

They have officially come out with a full redevelopment master plan where this is the first phase. Out of photo posting memory so if anyone wants to posts the images. Master Plan: https://dublinohiousa.gov/alpha/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/C1_Master-Plan-FYI-only.pdf Massing Plan: https://dublinohiousa.gov/alpha/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/C1_Master-Plan-Massing-study-FYI-only.pdf

I like how they make it seem like a new project. The first batch are almost built. At least two clusters of townhomes are framed out and have roofs on already.

BTW, they had an informal Review on the Riverview District, the area of old homes behind CoHatch along the river. Interesting concept as a business incubator and small business arts community. Don't have any more megabytes to post images so I'll link the proposal below. https://dublinohiousa.gov/alpha/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/C3_Proposal.pdf

Its important to keep in mind that Riverside Drive is not a City road, it is regulated by the State. The City can not change the speed limit so the parking and traffic light intersections were used as traffic calming. The City has to lobby the State to lower the speed limit and I believe Dublin is trying, using the development and park as a reason. Also, moving the street even further east would not have been possible as that would have required a lot of land acquisition (most likely slowed down with lawsuits), more extreme grading to go through the hills the Wendys is on, and a possible relocation and reconstruction of the underpass with I-270. The existing relocation was possible because Crawford Hoying owned all the land needed so they only had to deal with one land owner. While having buildings fronting the park without a 4-lane road would be nice this was probably the best option they could do from a regulatory standpoint. Just remember that infrastructure is owned and regulated by multiple jurisdictions (local, regional, state, and federal) all with their own regulations and requirements. Just wanted to drop some background information as to why things are the way they are. At least these were the reasons back in the day when Bridge Park was just breaking ground.

I really hope they push back on that massive garage. If i recall correctly a parking structure must be lined on a minimum of 2 sides with either residential or commercial uses. There are already too many exposed parking garage sides in Bridge park. I appreciate that they added architectural treatments to the exposed parts but they are not that impressive. Take a floor or two from the res towers and line the garage. Also, the drop-off on the hotel looks very suburban in it's layout and I believe Moony is considered a primary street and has specific urban design and building orientation requirements this doesn't meet. Just my two cents

Streetsblog did a story on Cincy's new in-house pedestrian infrastructure team. Really interested to see if this strategy streamlines per improvements. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/01/05/cincinnati-hires-dedicated-in-house-crew-to-build-pedestrian-infrastructure/

I would also just remind people that 10-12 story buildings were never in the original vision for Bridge Street and what has been constructed in Bridge Park has been slightly more dense than envisioned back in the day. The zoning for the tallest buildings capped at 7 stories not to long ago and that required a step back after the 5th story. As far as I am aware, Dublin has no desire to have a high profile skyline or compete with downtown Cbus. They would much rather be the Bellevue or Palo Alto to Columbus' Seattle/San Jose. Not bashing anyone's desires for the area I just don't want people to get their hopes up and dashed when Dublin doesn't approve a 15 story high-rise.

lol. Apologies, revealed. ;)