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Walker
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Creative Campus
Main CU Feature: 12 Ideas Laid Out for Downtown 2010 Strategic Plan

The expansion of the Columbus Museum of Art and recent additions to the CCAD campus have sparked renewed discussion about the creation of a Creative Campus. This concept uses open space, new streetscapes, mixed-use infill and a parking garage to create an interconnected and active campus between CCAD, the Columbus Museum of Art, Jefferson Center and Columbus State.

This concept also reaches out to the edges of the Discovery District. To the east, the new open space and streetscapes will improve connections to the energy created by the Neighborhood Launch residential infill along Gay Street. To the west, infill development along Long Street, and a new Long Street Cap over I-71 will bridge the gap between the Creative Campus and the King Lincoln Theater and surrounding redevelopment. Taken together, the Creative Campus will create a new cultural neighborhood that is interconnected and vibrant.

MORE HERE: http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/plan/creative-campus

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Walker
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This is exactly what is needed for this area. The NE portion of Downtown is the area suffering most from parking lot overkill, and just filling in the CSCC & CCAD spots along Long Street would go a long way toward bridging the gap between Neighborhood Launch and the Near East Side.

I love the focus on the Grand/Cleveland corridor running from German Village up to Fort Hayes as well.

Additionally, I think this could have a lot of legs for a feasible public/private funding partnership, seeing as the land and building would most likely continue be owned by CSCC, CCAD & CMA while the city provides the infrastructure improvements.

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emilyerhodes

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Yes! Yes! A resounding yes!

Fill in and widen sidewalks. Create street level retail/gallery/performance/restaurant/shop space. Keep it safe. Keep parking underground. Make it bike friendly.

I was sitting outside Tip Top the other weekend having brunch. Two runners jogged by. I overheard the one say to the other, "Now THIS is cool." Let's extend that feel that's already around Gay and the Neighborhood Launch. Include some reasonable rentals or artist live/work space.

I like this idea. I want in.

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Columbusite
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Yeah, I'd also like to see a retail cluster close to the east end of Gay St. I still think the most likely piece of land to get developed soonest is the unused greenspace on the NW corner of Spring & Cleveland. It's big enough for an apartment building with a few spaces for bars and restaurants right within short walking distance of CSCC and CCAD. How many of those exist east of Grant right now? There's no competition and there are thousands of students that would be right next door.

From there, work can be done to fill in the vacant retail spots on Long: no parking garage required to relinquish surface lots. Long and Spring west of Cleveland should be converted to two-ways to maximize the attractiveness of the area for the foot traffic needed for retail here.

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jpizzow
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It would be nice if they could incorporate some sort of fashion/design institute, which could also include offices for various companies to rent and design out of. I'm not a huge fashion guy, but the thing that gets me is that most people do not realize how huge the fashion industry is in Columbus. We are the headquarters, if I'm correct on all, of Abercrombie, Hollister, The Limited, Express, Victoria's Secret, Henri Bendel, Gymboree. There is a regional HQ for Lane Bryant. Retail Ventures has a large stake in American Eagle, I think, and owns DSW. There are many independent designers around town. It's this huge asset right under our noses yet we build a few sprawling buildings out in the burbs, a cornfield or the woods and then send the design teams to NYC or LA. Let's face it, the fashion industry is responsible for hundreds of billions of dollars a year in every way. It's one of the top rungs in our cultural ladder. Why not take advantage of that. Who knows? It could bring Columbus some recognition as a miniture fashion mecca. It could snowball. I don't know, it just seems like a no-brainer to me. Make the best of what we've got. Build on our strengths.

BTW, like the plan. That area is screaming for some residential and retail to support the student population.

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Walker
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Columbusite wrote >>
No parking garage required to relinquish surface lots.

False. CSCC is going to remain a regional/commuter destination regardless of potential mixed-use infill. They can't get rid of all of their parking. Concealed garages will be necessary for them to continue to serve the whole region.

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Walker
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It sounds like this idea actually has a lot of legs due to the existing collaborative nature of the Discovery District. It sounds like the biggest hurdle may be the overcoming of state regulations with what CSCC can do with their land. Interesting stuff...

From Here: http://www.columbusunderground.com/planning-downtown-with-msi-design-part-1

Keith Myers: WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s interesting about that area is that we have these huge institutions like Columbus State and CCAD and a neighborhood that works together better than any other neighborhood weÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve worked in. State Auto is great and theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been quietly helping the Columbus Art Museum for years, allowing them to park on their lots during evening & weekends. I think thereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a great opportunity there to solve a Downtown problem and come up with a solution that not only addresses the needs of all of those entities but also allows for the ability to create a great new neighborhood and campus.

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Walker
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Time to start leveraging this:

Columbus State has $944M Annual Economic Impact

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Walker
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Columbus State purchases Downtown building
Thursday, January 27, 2011
BY CHARLIE BOSS
The Columbus Dispatch

The Downtown property won't be enough to eliminate Columbus State Community College's space crunch, but officials say scooping up the land and building near the campus's south entrance will give the college breathing room.

College officials have not yet decided what to do with the site, less than a half-acre at 145-149 Cleveland Ave., near Long Street. It includes a 2,786-square-foot commercial building and about 30 parking spots.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/01/27/columbus-state-purchases-downtown-building.html?sid=101

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Walker
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CSCC President Shares Ideas on Urban Development
By Walker | January 25, 2011 8:00am

Dr. David Harrison was selected as the new President of CSCC in 2010 and is already hard at work managing the future of the school. We recently sat down with Dr. Harrison to discuss the role CSCC plays as a neighbor to the rest of Downtown Columbus, and what type of vision the leadership of the school has for creating a better students environment within the new Ã¢â‚¬Å“Creative CampusÃ¢â‚¬Â.

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/cscc-president-shares-ideas-on-urban-development

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Walker
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Spin-Off: The City Around the Museum
By Walker | March 16, 2011 8:00am

On Thursday, March 3rd, local architect Bart Overly gave a lecture on the Columbus Museum of Art, at the Columbus Museum of Art. The purpose of the lecture wasnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t exactly about the museum itself, but more about how the museum could be redefined as a focal point for our arts community, both from a development standpoint, as well as a cultural standpoint.

We recently spoke with part to find out more about his presentation, and to find out what sort of thoughts he has on the Creative Campus proposal presented last year as a portion of the 2010 Downtown Development Plan.

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/spin-off-the-city-around-the-museum

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Master plan to shake up CCAD campus
Premium content from Business First by Carrie Ghose, Staff reporter
Date: Friday, June 15, 2012, 6:00am EDT - Last Modified: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 4:37pm EDT

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Columbus College of Art & Design needs to build at least two more dormitories to meet its goal of increasing enrollment and housing half of those students on campus by 2016, according to a draft of a master plan school trustees will discuss over the coming months.

Following an academic reorganization this summer to consolidate five divisions into two main schools – studio arts and design arts, both “inoculated” with business education – the plan also calls for organizing proposed new academic buildings around separate hubs for digitally driven academic pursuits and “messy” hands-on creations, President Denny Griffith said.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2012/06/15/master-plan-to-shake-up-ccad-campus.html

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Really excited for this area of town, love all the projects going on around there.

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local champion

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Agreed, this is 1 area of town that has a lot going for it right now. I just moved away from a condo I was renting there, which made me somewhat said because of the development going on in that area.

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CCAD Plans to Densify Downtown Campus
Published on July 7, 2012 10:45 am
By: Walker

The Columbus College of Art and Design has been a Downtown institution over over 130 years. Over the next ten to twenty years, the school will work toward further integrating with its Downtown surroundings.

A new planning effort from the college calls for the addition of two new student housing buildings that would mimick the five-story Design Square Apartments added by the school in 2009. Older single-story buildings and existing surface parking lots would make way for these residential buildings, as well as the addition of new academic facilities that would allow for the continued growth of the college.

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/ccad-plans-to-densify-downtown-campus

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