Plan Proposal for Mount Auburn Cemetery | December 2019 Mr. Justin Fair, Morgan State University Masters of City and Regional Planning Candidate
Morgan State University City and Regional Planning Graduate Student CREP788 Independent Study by Justin Fair, 443-850-0474, [email protected] Fall 2019 Westport Neighborhood, Baltimore, MD, USA
Table of Contents 1 Independent Study Syllabus 3 Description of Problem 3 Mount Auburn Cemetery’s Challenge: 4 Student Project Goals 4
Why GIS Deliverable: 6 Steps for GIS Components Plan: 7 Student Project Timeline: 8 Student Project Responsibilities: 9 Data Retention: 9 Project Reading Materials and Points of Contacts: 10 Timesheet 11 Proposed Deliverables with Mission/Goals 15 List Format: 15 GIS Project Matrix 16 Cemetery Conservation Research 18 Observations upon Interview with James Hinds of Mt. Calvary Cemetery 22
Operational 5-Year Plan: 22 Leveraging Partnerships 24 Burials and Maintenance 25 Proximity History: 27 Conclusion 28 Deliverable 1: GIS Maps 29 Nature and Transit, Existing Infrastructure 31 Nature Existing Infrastructure: 32 Parks and Recreation 33 Westport Amenities 34 Nearby Industrial 35 Gyms 36 Local Assets 37 Wider Destinations 38 Landmarks 40 Pedestrian and Vehicular Walks 41 Interpretive Tour 42 Proposed Circulation and Wayfinding 43 Combined: Walks with Circulation Paths 44 Ecological Restoration 45 Aerial Overlays with Georeferenced Scanned Maps 46 Fletcher Maps of the Different Cemetery Sites 53
All sites plotted: 55 Sites with City Annexations 56 With scanned section maps: 57 Reviewing the site with existing historic area maps 58 Grave Locator over Aerial Overlays and Grid 59 Geomapped Gravestone Marker 60 Greeting Plaza Concept 66 Deliverable 2: Planning: Cemetery Bibliography (
) 67 Grouped by subject: 68 Or browse: Grouped by Source: 68 Or browse: Grouped by Reference Type: 68 Deliverable 3: Informational Website 69 Webpage 1: Homepage 70 About the Cemetery + Current Plans 70 Restoration Plan 71 Webpage 2: Our Own Environmental Sanctuary 72 Webpage 3: Why this Project (
) 73 Quick Facts on the Cemetery 73 A Cemetery as Culturally Significant 73 Cemeterial Practices / Site Design 73 Black Baltimore’s Views have changed from 1882 to 201874 Webpage 4: Conservation Planning 75 Posterboard 76 Webpage 5: Next Steps + Get Involved 77 Webpage 6: Project Updates + Digital Museum Highlights 78 Deliverable 4: Planning: Cemetery Tasklist by Goal and Party: 79 Grants Schedule 83 ACLS Grant 84 Application 84 Intellectual Property Statement 87 Drafted Letter of Support for MSA to confirm 87 Budget (with bells and whistles) 88 Future Research and Pro-bono Volunteering Opportunities 89