ROSE RUN GREENWAY CORRIDOR - New Albany, Ohio

Implementation StrategiesIn order to encourage the realization of the Rose Run Greenway Corridor Plan,implementation aspects have been addressed. The implementation process isnot strictly linear in the case of this conceptual plan, but must occur based onconditions such as park uses, land ownership and the timing of public funding andany public/private partnerships that form. The steps to realize this plan are notconstrained by occurring in a particular order or time frame, but should all follow themost important aspect of this plan – to restore and reconnect with the Rose RunStream Corridor.Park Improvements: Overall park improvements rely on the successfuldevelopment of a cohesive Village Center trail system. In addition, park designmust consider the stream corridor and floodplain, striving to improve the naturalcondition of this focal feature.page 36The prioritization exercise undertaken in this planning process indicated thatimprovements to the Rose Run II Park are of the highest interest. Likely due to itssize and condition as well as the relationship with the Ealy House and the Villagecontrol of the property, improvements to Rose Run II were clearly favored. Furtherstudy will be required to determine the long-term park design to be implementedhere. A phased approach is certainly possible with improvements around theEaly House and initial pathways fairly easy to accomplish. More ambitious planelements will be the stream treatment, the boardwalk elements and the bridgedstream crossings.Founders Park will be the civic heart of the Village. This park could integrate all ofthe ideas guiding the vision for the Rose Run Greenway Corridor. These includerestoration of natural features, creation of public gathering areas, integration ofcohesive corridor linkages, and creating a connection to history.Village Center Park will require a coordinated public/private partnership to determinethe best approach. The potential for development associated with the park northof Dublin-Granville Road could serve to help reinvigorate the Village Center whilecreating a civic front door for the park.The following concepts should guide park development throughout the corridor:• Focus on the natural stream corridor. This will include furtherinvestigation of the environmental impacts of various parkdevelopment approaches during detailed design along the corridor.• Provide passive recreation opportunities. Trails and boardwalks arethe most vital feature of these parks, which should provide accessto other elements of interest to create destination areas as civicgathering spaces.• Provide access to the stream corridor and surrounding naturalfeatures.• Integrate the history and culture of each site into the final parkdesign.Stream Improvements: Stream and floodplain restoration efforts are centralto the conceptual plans for the corridor and the success of this vision. In allportions of the corridor, there are opportunities to improve the condition ofthe stream. The benefits could be twofold, both increasing the health andquality of the stream while improving the capacity of the stream to handlestormwater in the Village Center and downstream.As any portions of the corridor are redeveloped, whether as parkland orbuildings, the stream corridor and floodplain must be protected. As changesoccur along the corridor, there will be the opportunities to improve pastmistakes resulting in incremental improvements to the greenway. Thisincremental approach will be necessary in portions of the corridor mostseriously impacted by development. Changes will only occur over timeas improved development patterns emerge and the parkland connectionis strengthened. In particular, the following principles should guide allstreamside efforts:• Floodplain must be protected. This will include reclamation oflost floodplain where possible.• Stream channel should be restored. This will includedevelopment away from the floodway and a reversal ofchannelization that has occurred in the past.