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It is an invitation to develop Columbus’ first street food hub. For this idea, we’ve given it a working title: Dinin’ Hall. Let us explain what it is. The concept of Dinin’ Hall came from a simple desire to create… [Read More]
The RiverSouth area in Downtown Columbus was first envisioned around a decade ago, and many of the original set of individual projects have either been recently completed (Main Street Bridge, Annex at RiverSouth, Courthouse Annex, Scioto Mile, RiverSouth Parking Garage,… [Read More]
If you follow urban development projects and announcements in Central Ohio, chances are you’ve seen the work of the Neighborhood Design Center in action. Formed nearly 30 years ago, this non-profit entity is a collaborative effort between the City of… [Read More]
All renderings provided by Neighborhood Design Center. The Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District held their annual meeting on Wednesday, and provided a recap of everything they’ve accomplished in the past year. Additionally, a creative eye was cast upon the future… [Read More]
The Columbus Compact Corporation is seeking interested community members to help plan and execute the redevelopment of the Franklin Park Trolley Barn facility, located at the northeast corner of Oak Street and Kelton Avenue, just one block south of Franklin… [Read More]
OSU student Mathew Dietrich wants a hostel in Columbus. And he wants Pepsi to kick in $50,000 to make it a reality. Mathew is taking part in the Pepsi Refresh Project where the popular beverage company is giving away $1.3… [Read More]
The first (of three) public input meetings for the new 2010 Downtown Strategic Plan took place at the Columbus State Conference Center last night. Attendees included engaged residents, leaders of cultural organizations, students, workers, and everyone in between. The purpose… [Read More]
Yesterday afternoon, students in OSU’s City and Regional Planning Program presented their “Planning Innovations” class project to a community panel of judges consisting of Mike Brown, Elizabeth Lessner and myself. We were tasked with reviewing video presentations created by 20… [Read More]
All it takes is a quick walk around Goodale Park, Schiller Park, or Franklin Park to find some of the nicest, largest, and most valuable homes in our urban neighborhoods. A stroll through the Topiary Park downtown is just as… [Read More]
Over the course of the past year, Columbus Underground has played an active role in soliciting suggestions for bike rack locations in and around the downtown area. Many of them were implimented successfully and there’s still an ongoing discussion for… [Read More]
From This Week News: Village to have its own yard-waste program By David J. Cross A German Village man is stepping up to fill the vacuum left by the city’s decision to cut yard-waste pickup. David Gaumer, owner of Garden… [Read More]
In this week’s podcast we meet up for coffee with Kyle Ezell, a city planner, author, and teacher in the City & Regional Planning Department at The Ohio State University. Kyle shares with us some of his opinions about life… [Read More]
From Elephants on Bicycles: Getting Honest About Kingsdale by Andrew Miller I’ll preface by saying that I hope the Kingsdale redevelopment takes place, even if it remains essentially the same as it is right now. The problem here is that… [Read More]
At a public hearing last night, City Council discussed several ideas for combating the city’s budget deficit this year. Most ideas revolved around budget cuts and the increase of fees and taxes. The idea of a .25% income tax increase… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Students pitch ways to better city Tuesday, December 9, 2008 BY ELIZABETH GIBSON Parking spots reserved for fuel-efficient cars, a text-messaging system that would tell riders when their bus should arrive and a sandy public beach on… [Read More]
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