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The second public meeting for the 2010 Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan took place this evening, and the presentation focused on 12 ideas proposed as possible catalytic projects that could reshape our Downtown over the next decade. Those ideas ranged from… [Read More]
An article in today’s Dispatch (“City has spent more than $100 million on Downtown projects along the Scioto since 1999″ – LINK) provides some financial detail on the various riverfront projects that have taken place over the past decade. Unsurprisingly,… [Read More]
As “green energy” becomes more attractive, hydroelectric power is drawing more interest. By generating electricity and selling it to the grid, there is profit to be made from flowing water. Companies are prospecting claims on existing and potential dam sites,… [Read More]
Construction on the area around the new Grange Insurance Audubon Center has been over three years in the making, and the long wait is about to finally pay off. The new conservation and nature center will be hosting their Grand… [Read More]
From The Columbus Experience Blog: A new spin on an old favorite: Confluence Park By Kelly Brooks After closing for winter on Dec. 26, Confluence Park did an overhaul of the facility, the menu and the events calendar. Their new… [Read More]
From The Riot Act: Nature Notes: Whittier Peninsula construction update By John Ross Construction of a new urban nature center on the Whittier Peninsula is coming along well, and plans for a late spring opening seem within reach. The Grange… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: Few will miss Town Street bridge after razing By Debbie Gebolys The decline and fall of the 90-year-old Town Street bridge reaches its final chapter today. Mayor Michael B. Coleman and other officials will gather this morning… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: Riverfront park’s plans call for range of activities beyond notable festivals By Mark Ferenchik From his perch in Miranova, Harrison Smith will watch the Scioto Mile park take shape the next two years, curving north along the… [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]
The Dispatch wrote River park might expand Saturday, November 22, 2008 By Mark Ferenchik The new Scioto Audubon Metro Park on the Whittier Peninsula might attract more than birds and their binocular-toting followers. It also might draw wall climbers, ice… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Scioto’s bank may go au naturale Friday, June 6, 2008 BY ROBERT VITALE It wouldn’t be the same Scioto that Lucas Sullivant gazed upon, but the Downtown riverfront could get a more natural look in coming years…. [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Summer along river is all work, no play Thursday, April 10, 2008 BY TIM DOULIN Work is under way to transform the east riverfront strip from Bicentennial Park to W. Broad Street into the Scioto Mile, which… [Read More]
SciotoMile.com wrote A signature Riverfront park in the heart of Downtown Columbus. By our Bicentennial in 2012, the Scioto Mile will be a jewel in downtown and will become a symbol of our City. When complete, the Scioto Mile will… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Revival of riverfront retooled Monday, November 19, 2007 BY DEBBIE GEBOLYS The latest version — the final version, if you talk to the mayor — of a decades-old effort to dress up the east bank of the… [Read More]
AEP Press Release wrote Mike Morris, chairman, president and chief executive officer of American Electric Power, announced today that Dale Heydlauff will assume the responsibilities of a new executive position leading the Scioto Mile development project in downtown Columbus, reporting… [Read More]
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