Tucked away in the northeast corner of East Campus and away from all of the shenanigans within is Iuka Ravine with its own distinct character from the rest of the area which is due in large part because of the geography of the landscape.

 

The sign presents a rare oddity, that of a road shared between pedestrians and cars. It states "Pedestrians Share Roadway". This harkens back to the days when this was a common occurrence where city streets were full of pedestrians and drivers had to maintain a slow speed. This all came to an end with raised speed limits, widened roads, and additional lanes.

 

A good amount of this road was clear and it was fun just letting gravity do the biking for me.

 

 

 

No more biking, just walking.

 

 

 

 

A temporary, miniature waterfall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I climbed the stairs to Summit St. up above to get a pic of these, but the sunlight was even worse. I did, however, remove remaining slippery ice off of them clearing a safe path *pasts self on back*.

 

 

 

Great location for a scenic patio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is all in a small area of just a couple of blocks, so walking is the best way to experience it, both from within the ravine and the bridges overlooking it.

 

 

This is such a cool area.

Excellent! Who knew Columbus actually had some interesting topography!

This is one of the coolest little "secrets" about Columbus. It's phenomenal in the summer when the leaves are at full canopy. I think the toughest job in the world would be to have a paper route in this neighborhood.

It's like a mini-Toronto.  With better architecture.

And who says Columbus is all flat?!?!

That is a REALLY cool little spot.  I would love to take a hike there on a warm winter day like yesterday (in Milwaukee)

That's a 'hood I would be THRILLED to live in. Awesome shots!

There's tons of this kind of neighborhood (topography wise at least) in Cincinnati. Nice hood, but nothing incredibly unique, unless I am missing something.

I don't think anyone is calling it "unique."  Hell, there are only a handful of "unique" neighborhoods in this country.  But it IS something different for the area it is in (OSU).

^^Considering Columbus in not located on the cusp of a river valley, it is pretty unique...for Columbus. By the way, I love the verticalness of Cinci and especially Pittsburgh. We could use a lot more of it in Columbus.

My legs are sore enough trying to bike in this wind. These pockets of vertical topography are just enough for me! (Yes, there's more)

whenh we lived on northwood i used to love to drive and bike thru there.

 

definately unexpected and kind of a mini-break from osu-ville. i'm glad it got a thread!

Very cool!  Nice pics!

I'm surprised that Columbusite is a fan of such a low density area.

 

Also, wouldn't it be better if the road was completely closed to auto traffic?

 

I mean... it's kind of an outrage that it isn't already... right?

 

 

Well, I was berating everyone against the Edwards project Downtown who said it wasn't dense enough. Columbus has historically, excluding newer sprawl and wiping out hundreds of urban blocks with thousands of homes, has served as an excellent example of good low-density development and still does in several neighborhoods. The term "low-density" really doesn't apply to sprawling suburbs. "No-density" more aptly describes them.

 

I think I might like to see more shared roads like this one where pedestrians have the right of way. In effect, this serves as legalization of j-walking all along any such street and wouldn't slow traffic much more on certain slower streets. I could see Park St. across from North Market or the southern section of the Short North where weekends see lots of pedestrians being possible candidates. They would function differently, since those who are walking along Iuka are actually walking down the street, whereas on a commercial stretch people would just be crossing. I've embraced integration vs. a ___-only street. Make room for everyone!

Awesome! I lived with a roommate while going to OSU at Summit and 20th. A really nice part of campus. Some of the ravines up in Clintonville are similar.