RAPID 5

RAPID 5 Resources

www.rapid5.org

 

RAPID 5 seeks to redefine Central Ohio’s five major river corridors as multi-layered features that interconnect our communities. The RAPID 5 project unlocks the potential to improve the quality of life for all through the celebration of our shared and cherished natural resources.

 

“The RAPID 5 vision provides a foundation to unify, strengthen, and connect the diverse communities along Central Ohio’s five major waterways. MKSK is excited and eager for our continued involvement in the implementation of this bold vision throughout the region.“

- The MKSK RAPID 5 Team

 
 

MKSK continues to be engaged in the revitalization, restoration, and development of projects along the five waterways that comprise the RAPID 5 Project.

PLANNING DEVELOPMENT RAPID 5 PARK TOD/TDD SYSTEM PROJECT TYPES 2004 North Bank Park is one of downtown Columbus’ riverfront park destinations. As the first park to be redeveloped under the Columbus Riverfront Vision Plan, it set the standard for the entire urban riverfront. NORTH BANK PARK 2009 This one-mile linear park site is a pristine riparian corridor for Indian Run, a major tributary to the Scioto River. Its watershed encompasses a significant portion of the City of Dublin. MKSK provided master planning, design, and implementation including the location and alignment of the trail system. INDIAN RUN FALLS PARK 2013 MKSK led the master plan and was Landscape Architect for the implementation of the Scioto Greenways as part of a multidisciplinary team led by Stantec. SCIOTO GREENWAYS PLANNING 2007 The Big Darby Accord is a multi-jurisdictional land use and watershed plan for 10 jursidictions within Western Franklin County to address the development pressures surrounding the Big Darby Creek waterway, balancing water quality measures with the rights of private property owners. BIG DARBY ACCORD 2015 SCIOTO GREENWAYS CONSTRUCTION 2017 MKSK, along with TLS Landscape Architecture, generated a vision plan to layer connectivity, infrastructure, ecology, open space, recreational, cultural, and neighborhood systems into a dynamic and walkable corridor along the Olentangy River. OLENTANGY RIVER CORRIDOR VISION PLAN 2018 The Quarry Trails Master Plan provides Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks with a near and long-term vision of recreation offerings and visitor opportunities for approximately 223 acres of former quarry and greenways and 300 acres of active quarry along the west bank of the Scioto River. QUARRY TRAILS MASTER PLAN 2020 MKSK provided an urban design and development framework vision to reimagining the Northwest Corridor, an auto-oriented corridor, to a mixed-use, walkable place through the application of transit supportive development principles and example development patterns. LINKUS NORTHWEST CORRIDOR MOBILITY STUDY DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 2021 The design firms, including MKSK, received their assigned corridors and began a one month charrette process to develop a vision for their corridor. MAY 1: RAPID 5 2021 Teams presented the visions for their corridors at the Columbus Metropolitan Club RAPID 5 Vision Release Event. JULY 21: RAPID 5 2021 QUARRY TRAILS PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION ONGOING Through several years of strategic planning and community input, MKSK assisted the city in identifying, visualizing, and prioritizing the Scioto River and surrounding Historic District as the initial focal area for public investment. BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT ONGOING MKSK has been engaged in the master planning and urban design of the Astor Park mixed use development adjacent to the new Lower.com Field stadium, home of MLS‘s Columbus Crew. The development extends the larger Arena District mixed use entertainment district west to the Olentangy River. ASTOR PARK ONGOING OSU CANNON DRIVE RELOCATION CONSTRUCTION ONGOING THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FRAMEWORK PLAN 3.0 2022 Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, was appointed asPresident and CEO of a new non-profit being created to champion the RAPID 5 initiative. MAY 5: RAPID 5 ONGOING The MKSK Team created conceptual TOD plans at 10 station locations to better understand and demonstrate the community improvement potential of the proposed BRT system in a context sensitive manner that aligns the goals of the overall LinkUS project. COTA EAST-WEST HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN 2021 The planning for Riverside Crossing Park, along the Scioto River in the heart of the City of Dublin, envisioned increased recreation, scenic and education opportunities along the riverfront, while providing protection for sensitive natural features and enhancing ecological systems. RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK 2021 Teams submitted their final deliverable in a report format. JUNE 11: RAPID 5 2021 The Neighborhood Design Center conducted a multitude of community engagement meetings to solicit public input on all five corridors. MARCH/APRIL: RAPID 5 ULI Columbus and MORPC partnered on organizing and sponsoring a creative exploration of the five major waterways in Franklin County. LAUNCH OF RAPID 5 INITIATIVE 2021 2019 SCIOTO AUDUBON METRO PARK CONSTRUCTION 2017 MKSK was part of the Planning Team led by Ayers Saint Gross, focusing on updates to the physical planning of the campus building upon previous and current projects implemented since the initial Framework Plan. THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FRAMEWORK PLAN 2.0 2016 The 620-acres of native parkland at Scioto Grove Metro Park offers a quiet, serene walking experience among mature trees, and views of the riverine environment associated with the Scioto River corridor. SCIOTO GROVE METRO PARK 2013 The Bridge Street District Scioto River Corridor Framework Plan develops the urban design principles for an authentic, urban, mixed-use district in the heart of the city of Dublin. BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT SCIOTORIVER CORRIDOR FRAMEWORK PLAN 2022 MKSK led the plan which garnered input from Central Ohio community members across the region. Through three Community Workshops, 120 stakeholder interviews, and online surveys and activities, the ideas in the plan represent the voices of 2,000+ community members. DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS STRATEGIC PLAN 2011 Stretching along the riverfront, from the Arena District to the Whittier Peninsula, the Scioto Mile reconnects downtown to the Scioto River through an integrated system of parks, boulevards, bikeways, and pedestrian paths. SCIOTO MILE 2011 MKSK is engaged in on-going services as part of the Engineer-led team for the landscape architectural design of the entire corridor and including streetscape improvements and future recreational areas extending from the existing roadway to the Olentangy River. OSU CANNON DRIVE RELOCATION 2005 Scioto Audubon Metro Park reclaimed 160 acres of urban Brownfield adjacent to the Columbus downtown business district and along the Olentangy River watershed, into an urban nature park. MKSK provided master planning through design and implementation. SCIOTO AUDUBON METRO PARK
 

RAPID 5 Impact Projects