What makes a sidewalk

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What makes a sidewalk?
Karen Franck New Jersey School of Architecture,
NJIT Jack L. Nasar CR Planning, The Ohio State
University Kevin Chastine, Chris Cousins, Nana
Fredua-Agyueman, Raeda Haddad,Thomas Hewitt,
Susan Murillo, Patrick Sage, Kyle Weiss
39th Environmental Design Research Association
Conference Veracruz, Mexico May 28-June 1
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Multiple methods

• ArchivesHistory, laws
• Physical Inventory
• Behavior Observation
• Interviews

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Four sidewalks Now
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Then
Grandview Ave Bank Block, 1927
Fifth Street Corridor, 1870
Short North, 1880s
Clintonville, 1903
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History matters

• Daytons Oregon District, Fifth Street
• jaywalking a big deal in 1940s and 1950s
• Grandview, Grandview Ave
• 1927 Grandview Bank Block (one of first of its
  kind) still there
• Columbus, Short North, High Street
• Buggy capital of the world, Arch city (1896-1914,
  decline
• Columbus, Clintonville, High Street
• Shift from residential to commercial
• 1921 a couple of commercial buildings, 1951 same
  buildings as today.

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Laws relating to Sidewalks

• Dayton
• No one under 18 shall remain on a sidewalk from
  11pm to 5am without guardian
• Sidewalks must be cleared within 12 hours of snow
  storm
• No bicycles or skateboarders on sidewalk in
  Downtown
• Prostitution must be off sidewalk or 1000 fine.
• No horses on sidewalk (1925), and of course
• No banana or orange pairing on public sidewalk
• Grandview
• Director of Building and City Engineer decide on
  a case by case basis
• Columbus (historical)Clintonville, Short North
• Horses cannot be shoed on sidewalk (1839)
• Illegal for three or more people to sit or stand
  near each other as that would obstruct free
  passage of pedestrians (1896)
• No playing baseball in street (1930)
• No biking on sidewalk

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Physical Features
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Grandview Ave
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Fifth Street/Oregon District
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Clintonville
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Short North
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Users and Uses
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Fifth Street/Oregon District. Dayton

• Gender 59 Male
• Race
• 82 white, 15 Black, 2 Hispanic, 1 Asian
• Age
• Similar percentages in each age cohort from teens
  through over 50s.
• Five bars two adult oriented stores
• 59 male. The latter used by middle-aged men
• Biker bars
• Attire
• Business casual, casual, alternative, biker (6)

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Grandview Ave Forced congestion on West side
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Clintonville
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The Short North
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Perceptions
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Fifth Street/Oregon District

• 15 local, walk to it
• What comes to mind
• Weird people
• Drunks, booze, drinks, best bars in town
• Fun people
• Jazz
• Great food
• Adult book stores
• Live work and play

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Grandview

• Locals and visitors from more than 20 miles away
• Quaint commercial strip
• Variety of food choices

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Clintonville
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What comes to mind when you think of the Short
North?

• Its the only place in Columbus that reminds me
  of Europe.

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