VILLAGE OF WHITEHOUSE PARKS & RECREATION MASTER PLAN

Location ∙Whitehouse, Ohio

Services Provided ∙ Planning, Landscape Architecture, Transportation Design

Completion ∙ 2012 Masterplan ∙ 2004 Wabash-Cannonball Trail

Project Cost ∙ $800,000 Wabash-Cannonball Trail

Project Team ∙ EDGE Group ∙ Poggemeyer Design Group

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Project Relevance ∙Master Planning

∙Connectivity

ReferenceJordan Daugherty Village Administrator Village of Whitehouse 419.877.5383 jdaugherty@whitehouseoh.gov

The EDGE Group led the Village of Whitehouse through a Parks and Recreation Master Planning process that establishes an overall framework for parks and open spaces throughout the Village, while protecting and preserving valuable natural resources into the future. Key components of the plan included: Organization of an infrastructure and hierarchy of usage to existing parks and open spaces, Improved accessibility to parks and opens spaces to all users, Development of a network of walking and biking trails that connect village residents to destinations, encouraging pedestrian use and reducing dependence on vehicles. Additionally, the plan establish a unified image or “Branding” to the parks system, and a funding source.

WABASH-CANNONBALL TRAIL SOUTH FORK 2D, 2E & 2F

PDG prepared construction drawings for a 3.2 mile section of bike path along the South Fork of the Wabash Cannonball Trail. This section is part of a proposed bike trail system within Lucas County that will total more than 20 miles long when completed.

Wabash-Cannonball Trail

The bike path is located along an abandoned railroad and runs through the Village of Whitehouse and western Lucas County. The path is a 12-foot wide asphalt concrete trail and includes all necessary railing and traffic control signing and marking. The project included the rehabilitation of an existing 86-foot long four-span railroad bridge, which involved widening the existing timber abutments, new timber deck and railing, and painting of the existing steel beam superstructure. The project was funded through ODOT and managed by the Lucas County Engineers Office as the Local Public Agency.

Project Elements ∙ 12-foot wide asphalt concrete trail

∙ Includes all necessary railing and traffic control signing and marking

∙Rehabilitation of an existing 86-foot long four-span railroad bridge,

∙Widening the existing timber abutments

∙New timber deck and railing

∙Painting of the existing steel beam superstructure.

∙Project funded through ODOT and managed by the Lucas County Engineers Office as the Local Public Agency

Contact Mr. Ron Myers, Lucas County Engineers’ Office • Roadway & Drainage Department • One Government Center, Suite 870 • Toledo, Ohio 43604 • 419.213.4403

The Village of LaGrange owns about 88 acres of undeveloped parkland with a natural waterway in the southwest corner of the Village. The Village engaged landscape architects from Poggemeyer Design Group, Inc. (PDG) to design a Master Plan for the development of a Community Park. Several meetings were held where residents and Village officials participated in defining the amenities desired and developing various concepts with the architects. The Master Plan designates about 90 percent of the property for athletic endeavors and preserves about 10 percent of the property for passive recreation pursuits in woodlands and around two existing ponds.

The Village continues to work with PDG to attract resources to construct the park. The Village funded the construction of Phase I, which is 800 feet of roadway from the park entrance to the location of the first parking lot near the site for the community center. The community hopes to have the park fully constructed within the next several years.

Project Relevance ∙Municipal Rental

∙Recreation

∙Youth Sport Use

LAGRANGE COMMUNITY PARK MASTER PLAN

Location ∙ Lagrange, Ohio

Services Provided ∙ Master Planning ∙ Site Design ∙ Landscape Architecture ∙ Construction Administration

Cost ∙ $3.9 million – Planning ∙ $131,000 –Phase 1

Size ∙ 88 Acres

Schedule ∙ 2000 to present

Project Team ∙ Douglas Nusser, Project Manager ∙ Emil Diener, RLA, Landscape Architect ∙ Dan Knott, P.E., Electrical ∙ Lauren Falcone, AICP

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LaGrange Community Park

Master Plan Components (Completed) ∙ 1,000 seat community center near the front entrance

∙Outdoor amphitheater with grass seating for several hundred people

∙ Gazebo and picnic shelters (3 shelters completed)

∙ Walking trails through woods and around the perimeter of the park (4,330’ completed)

∙ 9 baseball fields with bleachers (5 fields completed)

∙ 7 soccer fields, one with stands (completed)

∙ 3 football fields, one with stands (2 fields completed)

∙ 2 basketball courts

∙ 2 volleyball courts

∙ 2 small-child playgrounds with equipment and other open play areas (1 playground completed)

∙ Concession stand with restrooms (completed)

∙ Entrance road which meanders through the park serving the various functions (completed)

∙ Nearly 1,000 parking spaces in four lots (2 lots completed - 630 spaces)

∙ Maintenance garage (completed)

∙ Extensive landscape development, including landscape and mounded screening from adjacent residential areas (mounded screening completed, other on-going landscaping)

Reference11357 North Decatur Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada 89131 702.455.2000 shootingcomplexinfo@ClarkCountyNV.gov

Poggemeyer developed the master plan for this $19 million, 2,900 acre world-class sport shooting park which will be the largest public recreational shooting range in the country. This facility will provide the venue for all recreational shooting activities including rifle, pistol, trap, skeet and sporting clay shooting ranges, as well as an archery range. The park is designed for local use as well as national competitions and includes a campground area. Preliminary engineering included surveys, soil investigation, utility and right-of-way investigations, and a paleontological resources study.

Phase 1 –Public Module ∙Complex Office

∙Host Area

∙Shotgun Center

∙Archery Center

∙Rifle/Pistol Center

∙Education Center

∙ 80 RV sites

CLARK COUNTY SPORT SHOOTING PARK MASTER PLAN

Location ∙ Clark county, Nevada

Services Provided ∙ Architectural, Engineering, Grant Administration, Nomination on Historic Register

Cost ∙ $19 million

Project Funding ∙ $1.35 million CDBG Revolving Loan Fund

Size ∙ 2,900 Acre

Schedule ∙ Professional Services 2008

Nevada’s 5-Star Outdoor Shooting Facility

Subsequent to completion of the Master Plan, PDG provided architectural, engineering and civil design services for the Fleckenstein Community Park. The park includes two baseball fields, two soccer fields, two tennis courts, extensive walking paths, a child’s playground area, and a new concession facility. PDG was also retained to develop a landscape design that would provide additional buffers to screen adjacent sub-developments.

The design of the concession facility included an attached men’s and women’s restroom, maintenance area, as well as a shelter area. U.S. Green Building Council’s recommendations and guidelines were incorporated and followed in the design of this facility including usage of local construction materials, recycled fiber cement siding, natural light harvesting skylights, motion sensor plumbing faucets, waterless urinals and motion sensor mechanical units.

2009 OPRA Awards of Excellence Honorable Mention –Category- $1,000,001 - $5,000,000

Project Relevance ∙Project Management

∙Park Master Plan/Development

∙Site Design

∙ Landscape Architecture

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FLECKENSTEIN PARK MASTER PLAN AND DESIGN

Location ∙ Deerfield Township, Ohio

Services Provided ∙ Master Planning ∙ Site Design ∙ Survey ∙ Landscape Architecture ∙ Construction Administration

Cost ∙ $2.6 million

Size ∙ 800 Acres

Completed ∙ 2009

Project Team ∙ Emil Diener, RLA, Landscape Architect ∙ David Saneholtz, P.E., Site Design ∙ Dan Knott, P.E., Electrical ∙ Scott Schroeder, P.E., Structural

AWARD WINNING PROJECT

Fleckenstein Park

MASTER PLANPDG helped Deerfield Township plan nearly 400 acres of land for present and future use. The added pressures of residential development and the commercial growth in Deerfield Township, located next to Cincinnati and The Kings Island Amusement Park, prompted the Township to creae a plan to ensure that green space and parks remain available for their residents. The open space and parks consist of 10 separate areas ranging in size from 3 to 70 acres.

Site analysis was conducted of each area to determine the best use for recreational and preservation purposes. Long and short term goals were developed to provide an improvement schedule for the Township to implement as funds become available. Preliminary design concepts were estimated at approximately $7 million, which included various improvements throughout the parks.

Preliminary design concepts included various improvements throughout the parks such as:

∙Athletic fields

∙Water features

∙Hiking and bike trails

∙Picnic areas

∙Parking lots

∙Park entry areas

∙Shelters

∙Roadway alignment

∙ Landscaping

∙Formal gardens

∙Amphitheater

∙ Preservation areas

∙ Lookout areas

∙ Campgrounds

∙ Overlook pavilion

∙ Pedestrian bridges

∙ Connectors to the regional Miami-to-Miami bike trail

∙Canoe launch

∙Boardwalks

∙Observation overlook decks

ReferencePaul L. Toth Jr.President and CEO Toledo Lucas County Port Authority 419.260.9960

PDG played an integral role in the conceptualization and development of Toledo’s new Marina District on a brownfield site. PDG was retained to provide final engineering services for the preliminary layout of all public infrastructure for the project. The development was a collaboration between the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority and the City of Toledo. PDG contracted with the Port Authority and private developer, working with the City, on the development of the District. Our architectural and engineering team provided planning, design and construction administration services for a passenger terminal building, a marina, and other site infrastructure.

Planning Services ∙Vehicular trip generation calculations;

∙Traffic impact study;

∙Analysis of the existing and anticipated future traffic on Front Street;

∙Development of proposed improvements; and

∙Assistance to the City to successfully apply for additional funding for the improvements.

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TOLEDO MARINA DISTRICT

Location ∙ Toledo, Ohio

Services Provided ∙ Site, Transportation, Mechanical, Electrical, and Structural Engineering, Architecture, Construction Administration

Schedule ∙ Professional Services: 2007-2010 ∙ Construction - 2008-2011

PDG Project Team ∙ Richard R. Hertzfeld, Project Manager

Project Relevance ∙Project Management

∙Parking

∙Access

∙Roadways

∙Engineering

Toledo Marina District

Design Services ∙Design of the Glass City Municipal Marina - 15,000 sq. ft. passenger terminal building and site improvements;

∙Coordinated installation of sheet piling with the site remediation consultant. The sheet piling serves a dual purpose for remediation and marina requirements.

∙Design of the $5.8 million marina and site Improvements on an accelerated schedule to meet the City’s very aggressive bid date.

∙ 96-slip marina with full utilities, sanitary pump-out facilities, marine fueling facilities, access roads, parking, all public utilities including: water, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, power, gas, telephone and cable.

∙Provided coordination with the Toledo Edison Company’s relocation of their main 69KV power feeding the entire downtown business district and designed connection to a existing 35ft deep sanitary sewer.

∙Prepared detailed construction plans for the $15 million, 3,100 feet, new Riverside Drive and new 15 acre park between Riverside Drive and the Maumee River. Included the installation of storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water, lighting, electric, telephone and gas.

∙Old Toledo Sports Arena and surrounding parking lots were demolished and crushed into engineered aggregate and re-incorporated into the new construction.