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Mayor Kicks Off $15.8M Revitalization Project
Thursday, May 29, 2008
By Donna Willis
Mayor Mike Coleman and neighborhood leaders kicked off a $15.8 million project Thursday, NBC 4′s Matt Alvarez reported.
The High Street Revitalization Project, between Lane and Arcadia avenues, will include new storm sewers, water lines, sidewalks, traffic signals and decorative lights, bike racks, and two over-the road-arches to welcome people to Old North Columbus.
Seems arches are popular now, remember when they were the butt of too many media jokes?
Arches will be everywhere over time–Clintonville arches, Franklinton arches, etc.
Press Release:
Mayor and Neighborhood Leaders Kick Off $15.8 Million High Street Revitalization Project
(Columbus) Flanked by business owners and residents, Mayor Michael B. Coleman and City Councilmember Hearcel Craig officially kicked off the $15.8 million neighborhood revitalization project today on High Street, between Lane and Arcadia avenues, in an area known as Old North Columbus.
“The City is investing in the future of this commercial corridor just north of the Ohio State campus to make it safer and more attractive for people to ride their bikes, walk and shop in area small businesses,†said Mayor Coleman.
Details of the project include:
· Storm sewers to alleviate flooding during heavy rain storms;
· Water lines;
· Sidewalks, curbs and ADA curb ramps;
· Traffic signals and 85 decorative street lights;
· Street trees;
· 40 bike racks;
· Two over-the road arches to welcome people to Old North Columbus;
· Street resurfacing.
In addition, Hudson Street will be widened between Neil and East avenues to make turning onto High Street easier, and new sewers will be installed on W. Dodridge Street, from High to Neil, and on all side streets from High to the first alley within the projects boundaries.
“The small businesses that line High Street are essential portions of the fabric that make the University Area so unique among our many energetic and vibrant neighborhoods,” said Councilmember Hearcel Craig, Chair of the Minority and Small Business Development Committee. “These businesses will benefit greatly from the infrastructure improvements we as a City are making.”
“When completed late next year, this project will greatly improve the aesthetics as well as the infrastructure of the High Street corridor and the northern gateway to the University District,†said Ian McConnell, president of the University Area Commission.
The project will complement the South Campus Gateway, a neighborhood revitalization partnership between Ohio State, Campus Partners and the City of Columbus completed in 2004 and the $5.3 million Clintonville Streetscape Project completed in 2005 on High Street between Arcadia and Torrence avenues.
I’m really glad to see this. This stretch of High St. has a lot of potential, and it’s always frustrating driving home through nicer sections of the South Campus Gateway or the Clintonville sections, and then have to go bumping around a rough street in the middle there. Businesses like Taj Mahal, Jack and Benny’s, and Ravari Room deserve a better street front. Anditwillpavethewayforthestreetcartocomeuptoclintonville.
Franklinton is getting arches? I could only find mention of 5 supporting arches under the town st. bridge when I googled Franklinton arches.
They better keep an eye on those arches before someone steals them & sells ‘em for scrap…
Yes, but how is this going to directly benefit ME?
JK. I love this part of town and it is in definite need of some love. Sounds like a great plan.
i hope the 85 decorative street lights aren’t the same cheap ass street lights they nailed to the wood poles in clintonville. it looks half-ass.
This area needs it SO BAD.
That’s an understatement for Jack and Benny’s. I’d shoot myself if J and B up and left.
I hope they can survive this construction period!
:shock:
I hope they can survive this construction period!
:shock:
Me-ow.
I hope they can survive this construction period!
:shock:
I was wondering how long until someone made the comparison. :)
I fully expect Jack and Benny’s to be replaced by a Panera before the end of the year.
DAMN YOU CONSTRUCTION!!!!!!!!
:P
King-Lincoln has an arch, but it’s a shame it was so poorly placed. You put that where most people will see it and that’s not Long St across from CSCC. Most people heading east down Long already know about KLD. Now somewhere at the entrance of Hamilton Park facing Broad, you’ll get people to notice (many people who aren’t even aware of its existence) and it would fit in much better with the surrounding area which opens up as you go north. It would do more than that little sign with art deco text. Anyone from the city feel free to PM me for a consultation. I’ll even offer a discount for the first one.
Back on topic, this would be a great chance for Old North Columbus/Washington Beach/SoHu (I’d prefer “Washington Beach” arches myself) to make this strip of High more pedestrian/cyclist friendly, but I don’t see any mention of medians, skinnier roads, a slower speed-limit, sharrows, or signage. I’m glad that the mayor is putting in bike racks and stated that he wants to improve this stretch for bikes, but as someone who rides everyday I’m not sure his intentions will match what will happen.
Wait a minute, you want High St. to be slower than 25mph?
I thought it changes to 35 at some point. In any case, if it is all already 25, they need to make it so that cars actually go that fast, because many don’t. Implementing what I suggested would ensure people would follow it.
I hope they can survive this construction period!
:shock:Lol, I think they’ll be fine. They get such insane business on weekends at around 10 am from OSU students. I’m sure they’ll have no problem negotiating whatever obstacles litter the sidewalk during the construction period, in order to get some sweet, sweet chorizo omelets.
Limping along
Monday, May 18, 2009 3:07 AM
BY MARK FERENCHIK
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
North Campus Video has weathered economic ups and downs for three decades. But recession or no recession, manager Jeff Galipeau says his current financial troubles are the result of what’s going on right outside the door of his University District business.
The city is trying to speed up the $16.9 million project to rebuild High Street between Lane and Arcadia avenues. The project, which started in June 2008, has blocked lanes on the west side of the street and reduced traffic to one lane in each direction.
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