{"id":34601,"date":"2018-01-23T16:46:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T20:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=34601"},"modified":"2018-01-23T16:48:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T20:48:57","slug":"university-area-planning-in-the-gettler-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2018\/01\/university-area-planning-in-the-gettler-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"University-Area Planning in the Gettler Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Alex Temple, Gettler Project Archivist, Archives & Rare Books Library<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Martin<\/a>One of the most notable parts of Benjamin Gettler\u2019s life and work is his time spent on the Board of Trustees at the University of Cincinnati.\u00a0 He was appointed by Governor George Voinovich in 1993 and elected to chairman of the board in 2000, from which he retired in 2002.\u00a0 While sorting through the records related to his tenure, I was really struck by the massive amount of thought and work that not only goes into shaping the experience for UC students, but also into the surrounding community.<\/p>\n

Among the various campus-life projects represented in the collection, one that is very interesting is the long-term plan to improve the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Jefferson Avenue, and Vine Street.\u00a0 At that time, Uptown (Avondale, Clifton, Clifton \"Martin<\/a>Heights, Corryville, Fairview, Mt. Auburn, and University Heights) accounted for 10% of the city\u2019s population and 14% of the city\u2019s employment, which together provided for over 46,000 workers commuting into or out of Uptown daily.<\/em> \u00a0In addition to the university itself, the hospitals, and the Environmental Protection Agency complex, the immediate area saw the construction of a new office complex, the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, and a UC conference center, including a Marriott hotel.\u00a0 I found the moving pieces, stakeholder interests, and politics concerning an area approximately 100,000 sq. ft. very intriguing.<\/p>\n

\"Martin<\/a>What really caught my eye was a fax sent on March 4, 1994 from the university architect.\u00a0 It shows a (then) current map of the area, and the long-term and interim phase improvements to the intersection.\u00a0 These three pages provide an excellent visual and context for all of the documents contained within the folder, \u201cMLK\/Jefferson Intersection.\u201d\u00a0 In addition to this map, you can also find correspondence between community stakeholders, including city officials; community and committee meeting minutes, notes and reports, including city budgets and itemized costs for work; and applications for funding from the State Capital Improvement Program\/Local Transportation Improvement Program.<\/p>\n

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