Where do the rails go.

I have spoken about how the rails in Franklinton serve to cut off the site from the remainder of the Scioto peninsula, however I have not discussed the alternative.

What if rather than view these as a detriment to development, the rails are used as a catalyst?

The existing viaduct will be tied to the site with a commuter rail station. Franklinton would likely be one of three main stations where existing infrastructure converge to provide a nexus of access to multiple points throughout the city.

Below is a map showing the jurisdictional boundary of Columbus with smaller city names in text. The red lines indicate the existing freight rail lines which run thought the city. The two large black outlines are the city's passenger and freight airports.



Reducing this to a diagrammatic scheme shows how clearly the Franklinton station could be a point of convergance.