INTRODUCTIONS
WELCOME
Tonight’s Agenda:
Introductions
What is the Planning Process?
What have we learned so far?
So what?
Community Participation
Logan Co.
Logan Co.
INTRODUCTIONS
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Inventory Process
Source: Aaron Stringer
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Diagramming and Early Design Ideas
Source: Chase Pratt
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Design Sketches
Source: Amin Omidy
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Models and Design Ideas
Source: Josh DeSpain
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Temporary Installation
Source: Jesse Emery
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Paley Park, New York City
Source: Drew Heering
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Streetscape
Source: Chase Pratt
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
A Streetscape in Cork, Ireland
Source: Amin Omidy
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Community Planning
Source: Chase Pratt
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Central Park, New York City
Source: Brad Vowels
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Louisville’s Waterfront Park
Source: www.Kentucky.gov/Louisville
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Reflecting Pool Washington, D.C.
Source: Amin Omidy
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Western Kentucky University
CHANGE PICTURE RAT!
Source: Jesse Emery
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Cemetery Road
IMAGE OF CEMETERY ROAD IN
BOWLING GREEN TO BE TAKEN
ON THE TRIP TO LOGAN COUNTY
Source: Jesse Emery
Logan Co.
SIGNFICANT WORKS
What is Landscape Architecture?
Environment, Economy, Society
Regional Systems
Source: Collin Linebach
Logan Co.
University of Kentucky
EDUCATION
College of Agriculture
Department of Landscape Architecture
Source: Aaron Stringer
Logan Co.
Agenda
Introductions
How are we going to do this?
PROCESS
What have we learned so far?
So what?
Community Participation
Logan Co.
Planning Process
Refined
Plan &
Design
Review
PROCESS
Meeting 3
April 13
Goals
Community
Involvement
Design
Ideas
Meeting 2
March 9
Problem
and
Opportunity
Planning
Concepts
Meeting 1
Tonight
Inventory
&
Analysis
Detailed
Studies
Source: The Living Landscape, F. Steiner
Logan Co.
GOALS
“To improve Logan County as a place of residence,
work, and consumer choices while maintaining the
rural ‘hometown’ atmosphere”
• Housing
Recreation
Ecological
Comprehensive
Tourism
Revitalization
Infrastucture
Supply
Health
of Land
Downtown
& Beauty
Use Planning
Areas & Management
Source: Adapted from the Proposed Strategic Plan, July 2007
Logan Co.
What Have We Learned So Far?
Physical
Biological
Plan & Design
Implementation
INVENTORY
Cultural
Problem and
Opportunity
Identification
Detailed
Designs
Goal
Establishment
Community
Involvement
Planning
Concepts
Inventory &
Analysis
Detailed Studies
Logan Co.
What Have We Learned So Far?
Physical
Physical Inventory
INVENTORY
• Weather and Climate
• Geology
• Soils
• Hydrology
Logan Co.
WEATHER & CLIMATE
Regional Climate
Source: www.ncdc.noaa.gov
Logan Co.
WEATHER & CLIMATE
Solar Power Potential
Source: www.nrel.gov
Logan Co.
WEATHER & CLIMATE
Climate Change
• Logan County’s weather can be monitored from an
advanced weather station that is located in Russellville
called Kentucky Mesonet.
• In the past 100 years, Kentucky’s temperatures have
stayed relatively constant, but yearly precipitation has
increased 2.5 inches.
• Long range weather projections suggest that Kentucky’s
climate will begin to experience more extreme conditions.
• Heat waves, droughts, and floods in Kentucky will be more
drastic in the future.
Source: Interview with Dr. Stuart Foster
Logan Co.
Kentucky Geology
Physiographic Regions
GEOLOGY
Western Pennyroyal Region
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300 Million Years Old
Once covered completely by water
Marine Sedimentary Rocks
Limestone, Siltstone, and Shale
Karst Landscape
Source: Kentucky Geological Survey
Logan Co.
Logan County Geology
Topography
GEOLOGY
Lewisburg
Northern portion has many hills
Auburn
Russellville
Adairville
Southern portion is mostly flat
Source: Kentucky Geological Survey
Logan Co.
Logan County Soils
• • ‘the
31quality
Total Soils
of soil determines
. . . the quality of the animal
life and society.’ – NCB and RRW
• 6 Soil Associations
grouped by characteristics
like slope, composition and
location.
SOILS
• The associations are used
for general planning.
Lewisburg
Auburn
Russellville
• Soil Associations 4, 5, and
6 in Logan County are
best suited for agriculture.
Adairville
Source: USDA SCS Logan Co. Soil Survey
Logan Co.
Major Watersheds
Gulf of Mexico
HYDROLOGY
Green River
• Logan County is bisected by
the Green (North) and
Cumberland (South) River
Watersheds.
Lower Cumberland
River
• Logan County is located
in the Mississippi River
Drainage Basin.
• 4th largest river
drainage system in the
world.
Gulf of
Mexico
Source: United States Geological Survey
Logan Co.
HYDROLOGY
Sinksheds and Sinkholes
• 36% of Logan County’s
land drains into sinkholes.
• Simpson and Warren
County groundwater flow
into Logan County
• Groundwater vulnerable
to pollution
Lewisburg
Auburn
Russellville
• Chemical contamination
• Development constraints
Adairville
Source: USGS Kentucky Water Science Center
Logan Co.
Water Runoff
HYDROLOGY
Flooding Prevalence
• Northwestern part of
Logan County has a
higher vulnerability to
flooding.
• Higher flooding
potential in the stream
valleys.
Butler County
Water System
Lewisburg Water
Works
Lewisburg
City of Russellville
Auburn
Russellville
Adairville
Source: FEMA Division of Geographic Information
Adairville Water
Works
Logan Co.
Physical Inventory Summary
LOGAN COUNTY
Weather, Geology, Soils, and Hydrology
• Logan County’s climate and weather are mild, very
suitable for agricultural, and allow some potential for
renewable energy.
• Majority of soils in the county are well suited for
agricultural purposes.
• Implications associated with the karst landscape of
Logan County include possible groundwater
contamination from agricultural runoff.
• Sinkhole protection is important to ensure the safety of
drinking water supplies.
Logan Co.
What Have We Learned So Far?
Biological
Biological Inventory
INVENTORY
• Fauna and Flora
• Agriculture
• Recreation
Logan Co.
Ecoregions
of Kentucky
Physiographic
Regions of Kentucky
•
Geology, topography, soils, climate
FAUNA
• 25 Ecoregions in Kentucky
• Similar flora and fauna throughout
Sources: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
Logan Co.
Ecoregions of Kentucky
• 3 in Logan County
Caseyville Hills
LEWISBURG
Crawford-Mammoth
Cave Uplands
AUBURN
FAUNA
RUSSELLVILLE
Western Pennyroyal
Karst Plain
ADAIRVILLE
Sources: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, Kentucky’s Wildlife Action Plan
Logan Co.
Protection and Education
State Nature Preserves
FAUNA
• Logan County Glade Nature
Preserve
• Raymond Athey Barrens
State Nature Preserve
• Baker Natural Area
• Red River Fish and Game
Habitat
LEWISBURG
●● ●
AUBURN
RUSSELLVILLE
●
ADAIRVILLE
Sources: KY State Nature Preserves, “Hiking Kentucky,” Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, www.visitlogancounty.net
Logan Co.
Animal and Plant Richness
•
299 species of animals in Logan
County
LEWISBURG
•
•
Federally threatened or endangered
-4
Kentucky threatened or endangered
- 16
AUBURN
RUSSELLVILLE
FAUNA
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•
Plants Federally Endangered
- 24
Plants State Endangered - 8
ADAIRVILLE
Sources: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
Logan Co.
Kentucky Agriculture
How much Agriculture is in Kentucky?
AGRICULTURE
• Approximately 50% of Kentucky is in
Agriculture use
• Logan County is a key element located
in a major band of agriculture
Source: www.nass.usda.gov
Logan Co.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture Land Cover
• Looking closer,
Agriculture is prominent
in the Southern portion
of Logan County
LEWISBURG
RUSSELLVILLE
AUBURN
ADAIRVILLE
Source: www.nass.usda.gov
Logan Co.
AGRICULTURE
Pasture and Grassland Land Cover
• With Pasture and
Grasslands dispersed
throughout much of
Logan County
LEWISBURG
RUSSELLVILLE
AUBURN
ADAIRVILLE
Source: www.nass.usda.gov
Logan Co.
Agricultural Landscape
How much Agriculture?
AGRICULTURE
LEWISBURG
• The amount of agricultural
land use has remained
relatively constant at 75%
RUSSELLVILLE
AUBURN
ADAIRVILLE
Source: www.nass.usda.gov
Logan Co.
Agricultural Facts of Logan County
AGRICULTURE
People and Farms
Crops and Livestock
For crops in 2002 Logan County was
• 2nd in KY for all Wheat for grain
• 5th in KY in Corn for grain
• 7th in KY for Soybeans
For livestock in 2002 Logan County was
• 3rd in KY for Rabbits
• 14th in KY for Hogs and Pigs
Number of Farms
1,340 in 1997
1,212 in 2002
-10%
Average Farm Size
216 acres in 1997
228 acres in 2002
+6%
Source: www.nass.usda.gov
Logan Co.
Regional Recreation
• Abandoned Rails
RECREATION
• 46 Miles –
Adairville
to Central City
• State Park
• Lake Malone
State Park
• Greenway
Connections
• Bowling Green
Sources: www.bradd.org and www.kygeonet.gov
Logan Co.
Trails, Tours, & Lakes
•Driving Tours
RECREATION
•Canoe Waterways
•Lakes
•Local Facilities
•Bicycle Route
Source: www.visitlogancounty.net
Logan Co.
In Summary
LOGAN COUNTY
• Rich in wildlife with almost 300 species of animals, several in
need of protection
• Almost equally divided by land cover type: Forested in the
North and Agriculture in the South
• A State leader in Agriculture is an asset
• There are opportunities providing opportunities for tourism, and
recreation
• These are opportunities to consider in relationship to your
expressed vision and planning process
Logan Co.
What Have We Learned So Far?
Cultural
Cultural Inventory
INVENTORY
• Infrastructure
• Education
• Economics
• Demographics
Logan Co.
TRANSPORTATION
Local Transportation Infrastructure
• 4 main arterial roadways
• Rail line access
• Public Airport
Lewisburg
79
431
Russellville
R.J.
Corman 68-80
Railroad
Auburn
68-80
79
100
R.J.
Corman
Railroad
431
10,000 - 15,000 ADT
5,000 - 9,999 ADT
3,500 – 4,999 ADT
Adairville
2,000 – 3,499 ADT
1,000 – 1,999 ADT
Source: BRADD Transportation Department 2002
Logan Co.
TRANSPORTATION
Roadway Infrastructure
• Recent Work
• Future Work
• Planned Work
Lewisburg
79
431
Auburn
68-80
68-80
Russellville
100
79
431
Recent Work
Future Work
Adairville
Possible Work
Source: Jeff More, Transportation District 3 Manager and BRADD Transportation Department
Logan Co.
TRANSPORTATION
Regional Connectivity
• Near Interstate and
NAFTA Corridor
• Rail and Barge
access at
Clarksville, TN barge
facility
Source: BRADD Transportation Department
Logan Co.
Water and Sewer
Infrastructure
UTILITIES
Lewisberg
Russellville
Auburn
US 68
US 68
US 79
US 431
Sewer System
•Planning areas
•Sewer Lines
•Treatment plants
•Lift stations
•Outfalls
•Septic tank use
US 431
Water system
•Water protection areas
•Water Lines
•Tanks
•Wells
Adairville
Source: Water Resource Information System
Logan Co.
Other Services
Coverage
Electricity
Telephone/Internet
UTILITIES
Warren RECC
Gas
Logan Telephone
Cooperative
Russellville Electric
Plant Board
Atmos Energy Corp.
Bellsouth
Pennyrile RECC
Source: Kentucky Public Service Commission
Logan Co.
Proximity to Public Services
PUBLIC SERVICES
Logan and surrounding counties
• Five mile incremental
distance buffers to:
•Emergency Locations
•Fire Stations
•Hospitals
•Law Enforcement
•Schools
Butler
Muhlenberg
Warren
• Proximity to public
services affects:
•Cost of public service
•Response times
•Growth constraints
Todd
Logan
Simpson
Source: www.kymartian.ky.gov
Logan Co.
Logan County Schools
Logan County Schools
Lewisburg
-Adairville Elementary (1)
4
-Auburn Elementary (2)
-Chandlers Elementary (3)
3
-Lewisburg Elementary (4)
SCHOOLS
-Olmstead Elementary (5)
Auburn
8
-Logan County High (6)
Russellville
6
9
-Proposed Elementary School (7)
Russellville Independent Schools
7
5
Legend
Roads
-Stevenson Elementary (8)
-Russellville High (9)
2
Russellville
Adairville
1
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Logan Co.
Divisions of Labor by Industry
US Census Bureau Community Survey 05-07
20% Other*
27% Manufacturing
5% Construction
ECONOMICS
6% Entertainment
7% Wholesale Trade
8% Agriculture
11% Retail
16 % Educational, Healthcare,
and Social Services
27% Manufacturing
• 65% of Logan County’s taxable
income comes from manufacturing
• From October of 2006 – November
of 2008, $54 million has been
invested in Logan County
manufacturing expansion and 81
new jobs have been created
• From 1998 – 2006, 33,995 jobs were
lost in Kentucky manufacturing
Sources: 2004 Logan County Comprehensive Plan, Logan Economic Alliance for Development, U.S. Census Bureau
Logan Co.
Median Income and Poverty
A County, State and National Perspective
ECONOMICS
Income per Household
Logan County
$37,458
Kentucky
$40,138
United States $50,007
KY cost of living is lower than much of the U.S. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Percentage of Families in Poverty
Logan County
9.5%
Kentucky 13.2%
United States 9.8%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2005-2007 Community Survey- 3 year Estimates
Logan Co.
A Piece of Multiple Districts
1. BRADD (Barren River Area Development District)
2. U.S. Congressional District 1
GOVERNMENT
3. KY State Senate District 3
4. KY House District 16
Sources: Kentucky State Data Center and Barren River Area Development District
Logan Co.
Global Perspective
DEMOGRAPHICS
•6,758,784,937 people
•First time in human history more people in urban areas than rural
areas
• Demand for food
• Resource intensive agriculture
• Demand for petroleum based fuels
Compounded demand for petroleum based resources.
Support for global interdependence and market forces.
Logan Co.
United States
DEMOGRAPHICS
• 305,761,755 people
• Logan County within day’s drive of 76% of major cities or
175 million people
• 250 miles from US population center
Source: http://data.nextrionet.com/site/idsa/im-usa_1996-97.gif
Logan Co.
Kentucky
DEMOGRAPHICS
• 4,269,245 people
•Growth patterns
based on population
change
Population Change 1970-1980
Population Change 1980-1990
Increasing Population
Decreasing Population
Population Change 1990-2000
Logan Co.
Region
DEMOGRAPHICS
•Growth percentages
•255,225 in BRADD alone
•474,726 people in region
•Logan County
•25,800 people
•Avg. family size: 2.89
•10,468 households
•65.4% native of state
3.6
8.7
Logan Co.
Logan County
DEMOGRAPHICS
Housing
•Total units: 11,875
•Median House Age Built: 1970
• Aging infrastructure
•Density: .5 Units per acre
•Vacant housing: 1369 units
• Vacant: 12%
Lewisburg
Auburn
Russellville
•2030: need for 1859 units
• Units per year: 88.5
• Units per week: 1.7
Adairville
Logan Co.
What did we learn from this?
• Logan County relies on a variety of non-renewable resources
produced in other counties
• Proximity to public services affects public health, safety, and
welfare
CULTURE
• There is a heavy economic dependence on manufacturing
• There is an ever increasing demand for food, intensifying
agriculture, and increased demand for fuel
• Infrastructure is aging, suggesting inefficiencies
Logan Co.
What Have We Learned So Far?
Biological
Cultural
INVENTORY
Physical
Logan Co.
First
Settlement
1800
1780
HISTORY
AD 600-1650
Native
Americans
Occupy Area
Great
Revival
Civil War
Underground
Railroad
1792
1810
County
Formed
First town
Incorporated
Russellville
1860’s
Lost City
Excavated
1929
1970
Manufacturing
Dominant
Income Source
Logan Co.
What Does it all Mean?
Problem and
Opportunity
Identification
CONCLUSION
Refined Plan
& Design
Ideas
Design Ideas
Goal
Establishment
Community
Involvement
Planning
Concepts
Inventory &
Analysis
Detailed
Studies
Logan Co.
Analysis: How Landscape Architects
Define the Landscape
CONCLUSION
• Maps of influential
landscape characteristics
are created.
Sewer District
• These maps are
layered, one on top of
another.
• The overlaid maps create
a new map that shows
where different features of
the landscape influence
one another.
• Potential land uses can
be identified by analyzing
the map overlays.
Green River
Watershed
Watershed and Sewer
District Overlay
Lower Cumberland
River Watershed
Source: Design With Nature (McHarg 1992)
Logan Co.
Key Points to Remember
Physical, Biological, and Cultural Features that
will Influence the Future of Logan County
CONCLUSION
• Karst Landscape
• Global and Regional
Climate Change
• Agricultural Richness
• Aesthetic Quality of
Natural and
Agricultural Landscape
• Recreational
Opportunities
• Opportunities for
Connections
• Manufacturing
Dependence
• Projected Population
Growth
• Community Action and
Intergovernmental
Collaboration
Logan Co.
Agenda
Introductions
Problem and
Opportunity
Identification
How are we going to do this?
Refined Plan
& Design
Ideas
Goal
Establishment
PROCESS
What have we learned so far?
So what?
Detailed Ideas
Community
Involvement
Inventory &
Analysis
Community Participation
Planning
Concepts
Detailed
Studies
Logan Co.
Thank You!
CONCLUSION
Thank you for inviting us here and taking the time to
meet with us.
We look forward to working with you and learning
about your community.
It is important to us that your opinions are heard.
Please be sure to come to the next meetings.
Logan Co.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Greg
Amin
Brad
Recreational
Facilities Assessment &
Lewisburg DowntownRecommendations
Area
County Wayfinding
Auburn Downtown Area
Kate & Animal
Russellville
Recycling
Square
& Adjacent
Center
Areas
Drew
Aaron Kevin
Liz
Todd
Jonathan
Josh
Residential Study
County
Land
Use
Greenway
Planning
Adairville
Downtown
Area
Jenna
Brandon Chase
Vision
Cooperative
Extension Office
Jesse
Public Adam
Library
Odie
Pedestrian & Bicycle Audit & Solutions
Tyler
Collin
Jake
Emily
Logan Co.
Logan Co.
QUESTIONNAIRE
THANK YOU CITIZENS OF
LOGAN COUNTY
Next Meetings
PROCESS
Meeting 2 – March 9, 6:00 PM
Russellville High School
Project Status & Community Feedback
Meeting 3 – April 13, 6:00 PM
Russellville High School
Presentation of Refined Design Options
Logan Co.