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Kevin Celian Andrew Davis Will Garde Miguel Herrera Jayson Lindsay Elliot Moorehouse Kayla Quinter Eric Siegrist CVE 5001 Senior Design Fall Semester 2013

Potential Opportunities & Concerns

Environmental Considerations

Niehoff Urban Studio Movement in the City - Wasson Way Research

Emission Hot Spots

Soil Contamination

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Energy & Atmosphere

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Sustainable Sites (26)

Indoor Environmental

Quality (15)

Materials & Resources

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Water Efficiency (10)

Regional Priority (4)

Design Innovation (6)

LEED Point Distribution Wasson Way has the opportunity to showcase its sustainability and environmentally-conscious design by choosing to achieve LEED accreditation for the various buildings constructed along the rail/trail. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and was developed to encourage building owners and operators to be environmentally responsible and use resources efficiently. Potential buildings include such transit hubs and restroom facilities located along the path. Pre-existing structures located adjacent to Wasson Way can also take advantage of the trail by earning LEED points that are offered specifically to bicycle-oriented travel.

Projects concerned with air quality must complete a hot-spot analysis to check for carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM). While Hamilton and Clermont counties are not considered nonattainment areas for PM or CO specifically, they are nonattainment areas for ground-level ozone. Since Wasson Way light rail project is affecting the air quality of the surrounding area, a hot-spot analyses should be done to ensure that the light rail project will not cause extreme changes in traffic leading to changes in air quality of the local area. The areas identified above have large amounts of traffic congestion and/or intersect other rail lines that could increase air pollution and are of main concern for hot-spot analyses.

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Green Building and LEED Core Concepts Guide, 2nd Edition

Soil contamination is a major expense and health concern that many Rails-to-Trails projects must investigate. Before it was abandoned, the Norfolk Sothern railway was frequently used by BASF Chemical Company to distribute product. It is highly likely that during the 128 years of being open, the railway experienced minor chemical leaks from tanker cars or fuel leaks from train engines. The rail yard near Mariemont Gardens Park is of particular concern since rail cars typically trains typically sat for extended periods of time in this area. An environmental investigation should be completed by an environmental expert along the proposed Wasson Way trail to determine the areas and extent of contamination.