RTA East 120th
The Project
In 2007, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) hired Project for Public Spaces, Inc., studioTECHNE Architects, Atlas Architectural Services, Wade Trim, Jake Beckman Public Art Consultant and Bemba K. Jones to undertake a Master Planning Study for the E. 120th Street and Euclid Avenue Red Line Rapid Transit Station which the agency has identified as its first TOD initiative whereby a new station facility was incorporated into a future mixed use development within the study area.
Master Planning is defined as a long-term planning document that acts as a guide to future planning and development. It considers buildings, layouts, surrounding elements, landscape, people and other elements of the area.
The Master Planning Study also involved identifying the location and layout of a series of new public spaces where members of the diverse populations within University Circle and Little Italy could meet, socialize, and share the community they loved.
Our Master Plan
Our plan identified ways of enhancing the streetscape to encourage more walking, cycling, and transit bus ridership. We also identified a new location for and conceptual redesign of the station, boarding platform, waiting areas, and entrance-ways in order to provide a clear and positive identity for transit service for the University Circle area. Finally, the plan identifies opportunities for sustainable environmental preservation practices that will both conserve resources while taking advantage of prevailing conditions to reuse and recycle both materials and energy.
