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Provides reasons for restoring urban streams in Euclid OH, an inner ring suburb of Cleveland OH. Describes plans to create the Creek 5 Green Stream Corridor on Creek 5, a small Lake Erie tributary east of Cleveland. Creek 5 is an "Escarpment Run" that drains the face of the Portage Escarpment. Describes the St. Robert and Stevensons lots within the corridor. Links with other Bluestone Heights slideshare presentations on urban stream restoration in Euclid, OH.
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© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Portage Escarp
ment
Lake Erie Burk Run
Building
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streams
“Creek 5”
Gilchrist Harbor
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Lake PlainGreen Stream Corridors
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streamsLake Erie
Gilchrist HarborBurk Run
Portage Escarp
ment
“Creek 5”
Lake PlainGreen Stream Corridors
On Euclid’s Lake Erie plain, natural stream courses have been buried in development.
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Building
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streamsLake Erie
Gilchrist HarborBurk Run
Portage Escarp
ment
“Creek 5”
On Euclid’s Lake Erie plain, natural stream courses have been buried in development.
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
In the twenty-first century, many developed areas are shrinking.
Building
Lake PlainGreen Stream Corridors
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Re-Imagine EuclidWith healthy, vibrant streamsLake Erie
Gilchrist HarborBurk Run
Portage Escarp
ment
“Creek 5”
On Euclid’s Lake Erie plain, natural stream courses have been buried in development.
With shrinkage, we can create Green Stream Corridors across lake plain neighborhoods.
lake plain
In the twenty-first century, many developed areas are shrinking.
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Building
Lake PlainGreen Stream Corridors
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Euclid lake plain
Euclid’s lake plain has a dense built environment.
(aerial photograph)
Portage
Escarpment
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google Earth
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Euclid lake plain(aerial photograph)
Euclid’s lake plain has a dense built environment.
Much has been graded to provide flat building platforms.
Portage
Escarpment
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google Earth
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
(shaded elevation)
Portage
Escarpment
Lake Plain terrain
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Many stream courses have been buried in concrete culverts.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Portage
Escarpment
(shaded elevation)
The area now has few original natural features.
Lake Plain terrain
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Many stream courses have been buried in concrete culverts.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Portage
Escarpment
(shaded elevation)
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Green stream corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
The area now has few original natural features.
Many stream courses have been buried in concrete culverts.
Still, each stream’s course can be traced as a surface corridor.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Portage
Escarpment
(shaded elevation)
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Green stream corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
With a century of building, corridors have built and un-built segments.
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Portage
Escarpment
Un-built segments can show subtle swales.
(shaded elevation)
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Green stream corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
With a century of building, corridors have built and un-built segments.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Portage
Escarpment
With urban shrinkage, built segments are sometimes abandoned.
(shaded elevation)
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Green stream corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
With a century of building, corridors have built and un-built segments.
Un-built segments can show subtle swales.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Portage
Escarpment Now is time to convert built
segments to green.
Green stream corridors(shaded elevation)
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
With urban shrinkage, built segments are sometimes abandoned.
With a century of building, corridors have built and un-built segments.
Un-built segments can show subtle swales.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Portage
Escarpment
Lake plain stream corridors are important features of Euclidian place.
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Green stream corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Portage
Escarpment
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Green stream corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
We can transform some built corridor segments into green segments.
Lake plain stream corridors are important features of Euclidian place.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Expanded green corridors can help reinvigorate local nature and provide basic ecological services.
Portage
Escarpment
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Green stream corridors
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
We can transform some built corridor segments into green segments.
Lake plain stream corridors are important features of Euclidian place.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Expanded green corridors can help reinvigorate local nature and provide basic ecological services.
We can transform some built corridor segments into green segments.
Green corridors are not open streams. Green corridors are open greenspaces above buried natural channels.
Lake Erie
Portage
Escarpment
Lake Plain Green Stream Corridors
Green stream corridors
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
Lake plain stream corridors are important features of Euclidian place.
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Buried streamsWe have
Summarizing the argument forGreen Stream Corridors
ReImagining Cleveland
Eco channels connecting the Portage Escarpment with Lake ErieBurial has eliminated eco-functions & place richness
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Buried streams
Vacant parcelsEmerging with shrinkage
We have
We have
Green Stream Corridors Summarizing the argument for
ReImagining Cleveland
Eco channels connecting the Portage Escarpment with Lake ErieBurial has eliminated eco-functions & place richness
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Buried streams
Vacant parcels
Eco channels connecting the Portage Escarpment with Lake ErieBurial has eliminated eco-functions & place richness
Emerging with urban shrinkage
Focus demolitions on buried stream channelsLegislate to keep buried channels free of building
We have
We have
Let’s make
Green Stream Corridors
Green Stream Corridors Summarizing the argument for
ReImagining Cleveland
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Turn vacant parcels toward ecosystem serviceProtect/enhance local waterways and Lake Erie
Buried streams
Vacant parcels
Eco channels connecting the Portage Escarpment with Lake ErieBurial has eliminated eco-functions & place richness
Emerging with urban shrinkage
Focus demolitions on buried stream channelsLegislate to keep buried channels free of building
We have
We have
Let’s make
Green Stream Corridors
Green Stream Corridors Summarizing the argument for
ReImagining Cleveland
© 2013 Bluestone Heights
Green stream corridors
Among our buried streams Creek 5 stands out as a test case for expanding a green stream corridor.
Re-Imagine Creek 5
“Creek 5”
Go to Creek 5 concepts
Lake Erie
lake plain
Google EarthUSGS LiDAR
railsandtrails.com
