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ULI Columbus - Creating a New Urban Destination: Scioto Audubon Metro Park on the Whittier Peninsula
Event Start Date: 04/15/2010 7:30 - 9:30am
Location: Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Address: 505 W Whittier St
Members $25
Non-Members $45
Student Members FREE
Student Non-Members $10
Description:
The new Scioto Audubon Metro Park on the Whittier Peninsula, located in the Brewery District in Central Ohio, is expected to attract more than just birds and nature enthusiasts. What was once considered a troubled site and environmental hazard is now being redeveloped into an urban park for all to enjoy. The program will present a panel who will describe the vision of Metro Parks and the City of Columbus in developing this new urban park and the realization of that vision through the work of design professionals from Kinzelman Kline Gossman (KKG) and Design Group, focusing on the unique environmental, financial, and design challenges of this site.
Panel:
Michael Bongiorno, AIA LEED AP® - Senior Designer, Design Group
Mark A. Kline, ASLA - Principal, Kinzelman Kline Gossman
Lawrence Peck - Deputy Director, Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks
Heather Starck - Director, Grange Insurance Audubon Center
READ MORE on ULI: http://www.columbusunderground.com/urban-land-institute-launches-city-2050-initiative
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