T r a n s i t A l t e r n a t i v e s f o r S o u t h E a s t N e w E n g l a n d B E N J A M I N M O R T O N
Growth
Peak OilClimate Change
Air Quality
Mobility
CongestionInspire
CreateAccomodate
Aging Population FlexibilityChildren
Rising VMT
Tax Base
Quality of LifePeak Oil
Quality of LifePeak Oil
Air Quality
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Quality of LifeEconomy
Environment
SocietyAir Quality
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Rising VMTSocietyRising VMT
CO2
Gas Prices
Oil
Outsourcing Closures
Smog
Particulates
Terror
WarBrownfields
Global InstabilityTourism
Fatal Crashes
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Iraq
VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela
Russia
China
Sudan
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Flooding
Drought
Economic Collapse
Disease
Oceans Rising
Conflict
World Oil Supply
United States Oil Supply
Peak Oil
Rearrangement of Living Conditions
Inexorable Decline
Long Emergency
Connecting the GLOBAL...
... to the LOCAL
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Congested Regional Highways
RT 6/10 Interchange ProjectExpected Cost: $226,000,000
I-95 / RT 4 Interchange ProjectExpected Cost: $150,000,000Additon of two movements
RI-403 Expressway ConstructionExpected Cost: $170,000,000Length: 3.5 MilesCost per Mile $48.5 Million
RT 4 Expressway UpgradeExpected Cost: $60,000,000Length: 2.5 MilesCost per Mile $24 Million
Bottlenecks...
and Breakthroughs?
I-195 Relocation ProjectExpected Cost: $577,000,000
Washington Bridge ProjectExpected Cost: $85,000,000
...Boondoggles...
To ApponaugTo East Greenwich, Nar-To West Warwick, Scitu-
To Foster, East Killingly, CT
To Chepachet
To Woonsocket
To Woonsocket
To Attleboro
To Attleboro
To Seekonk
To Seekonk
To Fall River
To Bristol, Fall River
Providence
North Providence
Johnston
Cranston
West WarwickWarwick
Barrington
East Providence
Pawtucket
CentralFalls
LincolnSmith�eld
Cumberland
Streetcar LineStreetcar Line ContinuesCity / Town LineRivers
I-95 / RT 4
Quonset Point West - TC
Quonset Point East
Quonset Point - Endicot
Princeton Street
Elmwood North
CathedralSquare
Smith Street - Multiple Stops
Roger Williams University
Warren Town Center
Barrington Town Center
West Barrington
Warren / Bristol - Multiple Stops
Riverside - Bullock’s Point
Brown University / College Hill
East Providence Transit CenterDowncity / Financial District
Jewelry District Park
Rhode Island Hospital
Allens Avenue
Broad Street
Auburn
North Jefferson
TF Green Airport
Kettle Point
Chevron Partnership
South Attleboro
Northeast Pawtucket
Downtown Pawtucket
Pawtucket Ave / East Ave
North Main / Smithfield Avenue
Unversity Place
Valley Street - Multiple Stops
Olyneyville Square
Cranston Street
Elmwood South
Pontiac
Pastore Center / State Offices
Warwick Mall
West Warwick - Multiple Stops
Providence Station
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Providence Station
TF Green Airport - Warwick
East Greenwich
Quonset Point West / TC
Wickford Junction
University of Rhode Island - New Kingston
Wood River Junction / Shannock
Westerly
Acela Express - BostonAmtrak Regional - Boston
MBTA - Boston
RI LRT
Amtrak Kingston Station
RIRR North - Worcester
Regional Rail System
RIRR SouthFigure 70-1 - Schematic Route Plan RIRR South
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GIS: Density, Industry and Rail ROW LRT System Proposal Regional Rail South Proposal
Propaganda Poster Historic Streetcar System Analysis of Current DOT Projects
Project Purpose and Need
T r a n s i t A l t e r n a t i v e s f o r S o u t h E a s t N e w E n g l a n d B E N J A M I N M O R T O N
Amtrak Station
Co� eeshop and Restrooms
New Tram Station
Amethyst ‘Vaulted’ Sidewalk
Rose ‘Vaulted’ Sidewalk
Cor-Ten Bioswale
Bus Shelters
‘Multiway Boulevard’ Bus Station
New Tram Line
Fidelity Investment
Providence PlaceMall
State House Lawn
SCALE 1” = 100’ - 0”
Station Park is located in the heart of Providence’s Capital Center, between the State House, the Providence Train Station and the Providence Place Mall. This proposal embraces the extant geometry of the district and adds a dynamic sculptural event in the form of COR-TEN steel encased bioswales. Sidewalk vault inspired, i l luminated amethyst glass blocks are embedded into the hardscape to focus attention towards the State House while a second vector of color and light, evoking the buried rail l ine, connects the train station, the proposed LRT stop, and a secondary bus hub along Francis Street.
C o a s t a l L a n d s c a p e s : A n A r t f u l E c o l o g i c a l M o d e l B E N J A M I N M O R T O N
The project began with the simple mission to develop plans for an expansion area of an RIDEM campground. The end result was a document featuring the work shown on this page. The Fisherman’s Memorial Campground was used to il lustrate contemporary sustainability issues, LID principles, and a new call for an artistic and awe-inspiring human imprint upon our habitat and, even more so, upon our ecological restoration efforts.
The Turret Walk: An existing bunker is juxtaposed with coastal buffer restoration.
Above is an exploration of sea level rise and storm surge impacts upon the site.
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