0 0.375 0.75 1.5 2.25 3 Miles 0 0.25 0.75 1 Miles 0 0.75 1.5 3 4.5 6 Miles MOUNT AIRY CONTEXT ANALYSIS Settled in 1806, Mount Airy consisted mainly of dairy farms. Overtime the land was became eroded because of the destruction of trees and different flowing rivers. So starting in 1911, Cincinnati began buying and planting land for what is now Mt. Airy Forest. After World War II, just like any other communities, there became a huge influx in suburban areas and mixed residential development.The housing stock consists of rehabilitated farm homes, as well as ranch houses, Colonials, and Tudors.The pictures below show the context of land. Location and street pattern 0 0.25 0.75 1 Miles LAND USE Legend Agriculture Commercial Community Housing Education Heavy Industry Industry Light Industry Multi Family Mixed Housing Mixed Use NA Office Private Residence Public Space Public Use Singel Family Two Family VA Mount Airy Legend Agriculture Commercial Community Housing Education Heavy Industry Industry Light Industry Multi Family Mixed Housing NA Office Private Residence Public Space Public Use Singel Family Vacant Mount Airy Legend Highway Primary Secondary Tertiary Collector Mount Airy Mount AIry Forest The land use and zoning map both show that the forestry and park space is the dominant feature of the neighborhood. Both maps accentuate the value of the green space to the neighborhood. Another major feature in the map is housing and industrial land use. SOurces: CAGIS, AND GOOGLE EARTH. COMPOSED BY: JAMIE HARTIG AND MEGAN RYBACKI ZONING AND Land ZONING STREET PATTERN Mt. Airy is located on the Northwest border of Cincinnati. College Hill, Northside, and Westwood surround Mt. Airy neighborhood. Interstate 74 runs directly through the forest and the major roads located in the district are Colerain Avenue, and West North Bend Road. It is a 10-minute drive from downtown and just a short distance away from the Cincinnati Zoo, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State, Over the Rhine and numerous other key locations. While Mt. Airy is located close to downtown the neighborhood manages to remain a rugged environment with over 1,400 acres of park space.
Content Analysis: Mount Airy
Mar 20, 2016
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0 0.375 0.75 1.5 2.25 3Miles
0 0.25 0.75 1Miles
0 0.75 1.5 3 4.5 6Miles
MOUNT AIRY CONTEXT ANALYSIS
Settled in 1806, Mount Airy consisted mainly of dairy farms. Overtime the land was became eroded because of the destruction of trees and different flowing rivers. So starting in 1911, Cincinnati began buying and planting land for what is now Mt. Airy Forest. After World War II,
just like any other communities, there became a huge influx in suburban areas and mixed residential development.The housing stock consists of rehabilitated farm homes, as well as ranch houses, Colonials, and Tudors.The pictures below show the context of land.
Location and street pattern
0 0.25 0.75 1Miles
LAND USELegend
AgricultureCommercial Community HousingEducationHeavy Industry Industry Light Industry Multi FamilyMixed Housing Mixed UseNAOfficePrivate ResidencePublic SpacePublic UseSingel FamilyTwo FamilyVAMount Airy
LegendAgricultureCommercial Community HousingEducationHeavy Industry Industry Light Industry Multi FamilyMixed Housing NAOfficePrivate ResidencePublic SpacePublic UseSingel FamilyVacantMount Airy
LegendHighwayPrimary Secondary TertiaryCollector Mount Airy Mount AIry Forest
The land use and zoning map both
show that the forestry and park space is the
dominant feature of the neighborhood.
Both maps accentuate the value of the green space to
the neighborhood. Another major feature in the map is housing
and industrial land use.
SOurces: CAGIS, AND GOOGLE EARTH. COMPOSED BY: JAMIE HARTIG AND MEGAN RYBACKI
ZONING AND Land ZONING
STREETPATTERN
Mt. Airy is located on the Northwest border of Cincinnati. College Hill, Northside, and Westwood surroundMt. Airy neighborhood. Interstate 74 runs directly through the forest and the major roads located in the district are Colerain Avenue, and West North Bend Road. It is a 10-minute drive from downtown and just a short distance away from the Cincinnati Zoo, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State, Over the Rhine and numerous other key locations. While Mt. Airy is located close to downtown the neighborhood manages to remain a rugged environment with over 1,400 acres of park space.
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