The site is currently a deteriorating and under used civic auditorium and convention space. It is positioned on the Scioto River directly across from the urban core of Columbus Ohio. The adjacent neighborhood, Franklinton, has been neglected for many years due to the fact that it sat within the 100 year floor plain. The Army Core of engineers completed a flood wall in 2002 to eliminate this problem, but the area is still yet to see any measurable growth or revitalization. The site has a direct connection with rail lines that go in several direction from the site. There is an existing bike path that passes through the site. The southern border of the site is Broad Street which is the old national road and has many bus lines traveling on it.
Transpotation Overlay
One of the stengths of this site is it's relationship to existing modes of transportation. As you can see in this overlay, there is existing train lines, an existing bike path, and the southern border of the site is Broad Street which is US Route 40. There is a proposal from the mayor to add an electric street car to the major north/south corridor, I would propose to connect to that proposal with another line, on the major east/west corridor.
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