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Columbus was featured Wednesday on StreetsBlog, a national online resource focused on sustainable transit, smart growth and livable streets. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a very positive article. The main focus was on the recent proposal for a new highway interchange at… [Read More]
Very interesting article in today’s Dispatch about a new study being conducted in the historic area of Dublin. The study will assess the possibility of redeveloping the location into a more modern “Downtown”, complete with new urban residences and pedestrian-friendly… [Read More]
Two weeks ago, The Dispatch ran a story about the annexation and growth of the City of Columbus. The article was fairly straightforward with it’s message of advocating smart growth policies within our existing city boundaries, and abandoning the aggressive… [Read More]
There was an interesting article in The Dispatch yesterday that you may have overlooked during the holiday: City shouldn’t push outward, critics contend. Denser growth is something that many urban living enthusiasts have been advocating for a long time, so… [Read More]
From Elephants on Bicycles: WOSU Commentary – Urban Renewal By Andrew Miller [LISTEN HERE] It’s a new year. For many that means change. Some change you choose, such as making resolutions; some change is thrust upon you. My change came… [Read More]
So, what sort of hot topics are the suburban mayors thinking about in 2009? A pair of Dispatch articles yesterday reveals two major items: new parking garages being built into denser projects, and new entry point gateways serving as new… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Consumer Square East comes tumbling down after 23 years Saturday, November 8, 2008 BY MIKE PRAMIK Consumer Square East, a sprawling, 23-year-old retail destination, is coming down in a heap of rubble, its owner hopeful that… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Few fire departments in fast-growing central Ohio hit the national standard for response time Sunday, September 21, 2008 BY DOUG CARUSO, MARTIN ROZENMAN AND JIM WOODS In a race against a house fire, which can double in… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote High gas prices won’t stop sprawl Saturday, June 14, 2008 BY MARK FERENCHIK Soaring gas prices are prompting potential homebuyers to look closer to the central city to save money, say those promoting so-called “smart growth” for… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote A sharp slowdown in the city of Columbus’ once-sprawling growth isn’t necessarily a cause for concern. Thursday, February 14, 2008 Blossoming like a well-cultivated rose is, in Columbus’ case, preferable to growing like a weed. That’s not… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Columbus still has an appetite for annexation, but it’s swallowing up land much slower lately Monday, February 4, 2008 BY DEBBIE GEBOLYS Columbus used to grow like a weed. But lately, its suburbs are more likely to… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Holdouts resist suburban growth Some longtime residents like change; some resigned to it Friday, November 23, 2007 BY MARTIN ROZENMAN Of all Columbus’ suburbs, these six (Canal Winchester, Dublin, Hilliard, New Albany, Pickerington and Powell) have experienced… [Read More]
the270.com wrote Ha ha ha, the suburbs are the new cool By wyliemac | October 11, 2007 With all due respect to the Columbus Underground urban apologists, but you really ought to rethink your urbanery (i.e. urban snobbery). I know… [Read More]
The Columbus Dispatch wrote Development dreams finally taking shape Sunday, September 23, 2007 By Holly Zachariah MARYSVILLE, Ohio — Union County officials now have had their first real look at the long-awaited, much-anticipated development at the intersection of Rts. 42… [Read More]
The inner-ring suburb of Grandview Heights has suffered from a bit of personality complex lately, as it’s having trouble deciding if it wants to live up to the “Heights” part of it’s name. Developers want to build upward in these… [Read More]
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