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PROPOSED SITE PLAN
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PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS
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Proposed Bicycle Route
Proposed Gondola Route
Rosslyn is an intersection. It is the point at which D.C. meets Arlington, the parkway passes through, and I-66 and Route 29 run parallel to one another. A metro stop services both sides of the Potomac river at this point. One of the early farmsteads to Proposed Pedestrian Paths be taken over by the urban growth of our nation’s Capitol and across the Potomac GeorgetownN from Georgetown, whose connection to the rest of DC is institutionally fractured. Union Station Rosslyn’s identity has grown in response to DC’s limited supply of land and building Circulator Bus height restrictions. While Rosslyn’s connections to DC run deep, physical access between the two is difficult. The Key Bridge, consistently overwhelmed by traffic, is a tenuous connection to Georgetown and despite metro and bus access, Rosslyn Gondola Station/Park Municipal Building is a distinctly auto-oriented city. The under-utilized waterfront and unmaintained park land harbor two forms of activity, exercise and bike commuting between the Mount Vernon and Custis trails and homeless camps between the George Designated Bicycle Routes Washington Parkway and I-66. Potomac Heritage Trail Connection
Gateway Park To Central Place Plaza & Metro
PROPOSAL
New Traffic Pattern
LOWERED
Rosslyn-Dupont Circulator Bus
ROUND ABOUT
W
Bus Routes
20 min utes 10 min ute
ELEVATED
s
5 min ute
s
N. Lynn Street
1/ 4
Capitol Bike Share Stations
Key Br
idge
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m ile
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1/ 2 m i l e
High w a y I-66
S
Metro Entrances
1 mile
My proposal is for two drastic moves, a modified round about and a land bridge, that will enhance transportation and provide services for commuters, tourists, and homeless alike.
A1. ROUND-ABOUT CROSS-SECTION Ge or g e W a sh
68’
UPS
16’
TRE
32’
32’ 4’
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TERRACED SLOPE
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72.1’
JAPANESE SINGLE LANE MAPLE OF ROAD TUNNELED
70’
WHITE PINE
BIKE PATH 67.6’
70’ 62.4’
57.4’
56.8’
LAND BRIDGE
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GONDOLA STOP
PEDESTRIAN PATH
MOUNT VERNON TRAIL FORMER MOUNT VERNON TRAIL
PARK MUNICIPAL BUILDING & PUBLIC BATH HOUSE
INTERSECTION AS PARK: Infrastructure for Site Repair
PIER
BIKE PATH
STRAMP
16’
32’
GONDOLA STOP
GONDOLA LANDING
PARK MUNICIPAL BUILDING
PLAZA 28’ 3’
50’
PUBLIC BATH HOUSE
B1
GONDOLA MID-STATION
2’
THREE LANES OF ROAD JAPANESE MAPLE ELEVATED 5’ PEDESTRIAN PATH
BIKE GONDOLA LINE BRIDGE
POTOMAC HERITAGE TRAIL
5’ 10’ 5’
RAMP FROM MOUNT VERNON TRAIL
Separated 2-way Bike & Pedestrian Travel Lanes
PARKWAY TUNNELED AT EXISTING LOCATION AND ELEVATION
TO WA GEOR TER GE FRO TOW N NT PAR K
POTOMAC GLASS HERITAGE PARAPET TRAIL Built into the side of the land bridge
22’ 9.1’
Roosevelt Island
MARY CADWALLENDER
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Engaging existing transportation routes and imagining two new connections from Georgetown—the proposed Gondola and a bicycle bridge— allows for the creation of public park space. The under-utilized waterfront and unmaintained park land harbor two forms of activity, exercise and bike commuting between the Mount Vernon and Custis trails and homeless camps between the George Washington Parkway and I-66. A modified round about and a land bridge will enhance transportation and provide services for commuters, tourists, and homeless alike.
Connecting the Mount Vernon Trail to O&D Canal Trail & Rock Creek Trails
STRAMP BOARD- PIER TO PIER WALK
32’
18’
VIRGINIA TECH WAAC, SPRING 2016
BIKE BRIDGE
ARLINGTON COUNTY ROSSLYN WATERFRONT DESIGN STUDIO Paul Kelsch and Jodi La Coe
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9’
5’
A2. ROUND ABOUT DETAIL PLAN 0’
16’
32’
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A3
A3. VIEW FROM NORTH LYNN STREET LEGEND
Materials & Flows
GONDOLA LANDING PADS
B3. VIEW FROM NORTH LYNN STREET The connection points between Rosslyn and D.C. should speak to the character of this intersection: politics and business/old and new/constrained and growing. While D.C.’s urban fabric is formal and proscribed, Rosslyn is contemporary, shiny, and tall.
B2. LAND BRIDGE DETAIL PLAN 0’
16’
32’
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D.C. Mount Airy White Granite Truncated Domes
Rosslyn Absolute Black Granite Truncated Domes
B3
INTERSECTION AS PARK: Slowing Down to Move Through
VIRGINIA TECH WAAC, SPRING 2016 MARY CADWALLENDER
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Each form of transportation passing through the Rosslyn waterfront is given its own space. Gondola line, bicycle routes, and pedestrian paths travel adjacent to one another and intersect at charged moments on the landscape. The roundabout where Key Bridge meets Rosslyn is domesticated by Japanese Maples and White Pines, welcoming pedestrians and cyclist while the traffic patterns slow down cars. The pier over the Potomac River combines materials reflecting the gathering of people and the accumulation of sediment along the river bank.
ARLINGTON COUNTY ROSSLYN WATERFRONT DESIGN STUDIO Paul Kelsch and Jodi La Coe
PROPOSED SITE PLAN
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tM ey e
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rD r.
50’
100’
PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS
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Proposed Bicycle Route
Proposed Gondola Route
Rosslyn is an intersection. It is the point at which D.C. meets Arlington, the parkway passes through, and I-66 and Route 29 run parallel to one another. A metro stop services both sides of the Potomac river at this point. One of the early farmsteads to Proposed Pedestrian Paths be taken over by the urban growth of our nation’s Capitol and across the Potomac GeorgetownN from Georgetown, whose connection to the rest of DC is institutionally fractured. Union Station Rosslyn’s identity has grown in response to DC’s limited supply of land and building Circulator Bus height restrictions. While Rosslyn’s connections to DC run deep, physical access between the two is difficult. The Key Bridge, consistently overwhelmed by traffic, is a tenuous connection to Georgetown and despite metro and bus access, Rosslyn Gondola Station/Park Municipal Building is a distinctly auto-oriented city. The under-utilized waterfront and unmaintained park land harbor two forms of activity, exercise and bike commuting between the Mount Vernon and Custis trails and homeless camps between the George Designated Bicycle Routes Washington Parkway and I-66. Potomac Heritage Trail Connection
Gateway Park To Central Place Plaza & Metro
PROPOSAL
New Traffic Pattern
LOWERED
Rosslyn-Dupont Circulator Bus
ROUND ABOUT
W
Bus Routes
20 min utes 10 min ute
ELEVATED
s
5 min ute
s
N. Lynn Street
1/ 4
Capitol Bike Share Stations
Key Br
idge
A1
m ile
E
1/ 2 m i l e
High w a y I-66
S
Metro Entrances
1 mile
My proposal is for two drastic moves, a modified round about and a land bridge, that will enhance transportation and provide services for commuters, tourists, and homeless alike.
A1. ROUND-ABOUT CROSS-SECTION Ge or g e W a sh
68’
UPS
16’
TRE
32’
32’ 4’
AM
k w ay
l P ar
ia
m o r
n M e
in g to
TERRACED SLOPE
0’
72.1’
JAPANESE SINGLE LANE MAPLE OF ROAD TUNNELED
70’
WHITE PINE
BIKE PATH 67.6’
70’ 62.4’
57.4’
56.8’
LAND BRIDGE
ric rgin ia to fC olu mb ia
ED
UT
O -R
RE
B1. LAND BRIDGE SECTION-ELEVATION D
0’ Potomac River
Di st
TUN
Vi
E NEL
GONDOLA STOP
PEDESTRIAN PATH
MOUNT VERNON TRAIL FORMER MOUNT VERNON TRAIL
PARK MUNICIPAL BUILDING & PUBLIC BATH HOUSE
INTERSECTION AS PARK: Infrastructure for Site Repair
PIER
BIKE PATH
STRAMP
16’
32’
GONDOLA STOP
GONDOLA LANDING
PARK MUNICIPAL BUILDING
PLAZA 28’ 3’
50’
PUBLIC BATH HOUSE
B1
GONDOLA MID-STATION
2’
THREE LANES OF ROAD JAPANESE MAPLE ELEVATED 5’ PEDESTRIAN PATH
BIKE GONDOLA LINE BRIDGE
POTOMAC HERITAGE TRAIL
5’ 10’ 5’
RAMP FROM MOUNT VERNON TRAIL
Separated 2-way Bike & Pedestrian Travel Lanes
PARKWAY TUNNELED AT EXISTING LOCATION AND ELEVATION
TO WA GEOR TER GE FRO TOW N NT PAR K
POTOMAC GLASS HERITAGE PARAPET TRAIL Built into the side of the land bridge
22’ 9.1’
Roosevelt Island
MARY CADWALLENDER
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Engaging existing transportation routes and imagining two new connections from Georgetown—the proposed Gondola and a bicycle bridge— allows for the creation of public park space. The under-utilized waterfront and unmaintained park land harbor two forms of activity, exercise and bike commuting between the Mount Vernon and Custis trails and homeless camps between the George Washington Parkway and I-66. A modified round about and a land bridge will enhance transportation and provide services for commuters, tourists, and homeless alike.
Connecting the Mount Vernon Trail to O&D Canal Trail & Rock Creek Trails
STRAMP BOARD- PIER TO PIER WALK
32’
18’
VIRGINIA TECH WAAC, SPRING 2016
BIKE BRIDGE
ARLINGTON COUNTY ROSSLYN WATERFRONT DESIGN STUDIO Paul Kelsch and Jodi La Coe
10’
9’
5’
A2. ROUND ABOUT DETAIL PLAN 0’
16’
32’
N
A3
A3. VIEW FROM NORTH LYNN STREET LEGEND
Materials & Flows
GONDOLA LANDING PADS
B3. VIEW FROM NORTH LYNN STREET The connection points between Rosslyn and D.C. should speak to the character of this intersection: politics and business/old and new/constrained and growing. While D.C.’s urban fabric is formal and proscribed, Rosslyn is contemporary, shiny, and tall.
B2. LAND BRIDGE DETAIL PLAN 0’
16’
32’
N
D.C. Mount Airy White Granite Truncated Domes
Rosslyn Absolute Black Granite Truncated Domes
B3
INTERSECTION AS PARK: Slowing Down to Move Through
VIRGINIA TECH WAAC, SPRING 2016 MARY CADWALLENDER
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Each form of transportation passing through the Rosslyn waterfront is given its own space. Gondola line, bicycle routes, and pedestrian paths travel adjacent to one another and intersect at charged moments on the landscape. The roundabout where Key Bridge meets Rosslyn is domesticated by Japanese Maples and White Pines, welcoming pedestrians and cyclist while the traffic patterns slow down cars. The pier over the Potomac River combines materials reflecting the gathering of people and the accumulation of sediment along the river bank.
ARLINGTON COUNTY ROSSLYN WATERFRONT DESIGN STUDIO Paul Kelsch and Jodi La Coe
