Archives for "streets"

Road Improvements and Path Extension Planned for Third Avenue

Road Improvements and Path Extension Planned for Third Avenue

5 Brent Warren / March 18, 2013 8:00 am

The northern section of Grandview Yard, where a Giant Eagle-anchored shopping center is planned, will soon be seeing significant infrastructure improvements as well. Columbus City Council approved a plan two weeks ago to upgrade Third Avenue from Olentangy River Road… [Read More]

Town and Rich Streets to Go Two-Way in Franklinton

Town and Rich Streets to Go Two-Way in Franklinton

8 Walker / September 5, 2012 9:45 pm

The finalized East Franklinton Plan was presented in July and lays out a dense urban future for this near-Downtown neighborhood that is slated to be filled with art studios, apartments, corner cafes and creativity. One critical portion of the plan… [Read More]

Front Street and Marconi Boulevard to go Two-Way in 2013

Front Street and Marconi Boulevard to go Two-Way in 2013

4 Walker / August 1, 2012 9:45 am

The conversion of Downtown streets from one-way to two-way continues with news that the treatment will come to portions of Marconi Boulevard and Front Street in 2013. A portion of Front Street south of Broad Street was converted in 2009,… [Read More]

Columbus Investing $31 Million to Repair Streets in 2012

Columbus Investing $31 Million to Repair Streets in 2012

4 Walker / March 19, 2012 2:00 pm

The proposed 2012 City of Columbus Capital Improvements Budget was announced today by Mayor Michael Coleman, Members of City Council and various neighborhood leaders. The budget includes the largest-ever single-year street repair investment of $31 million to be used for… [Read More]

Two-Way, or Not Two-Way

Two-Way, or Not Two-Way

34 Walker / February 20, 2012 5:30 pm

Like many cities, Downtown Columbus is full of one-way streets. Traffic engineers of the mid-twentieth century utilized them as a way of moving as many automobiles as quickly as possible through what were previously congested urban areas. Today, one could argue that… [Read More]

ODOT Seeks Feedback on Downtown Bridge and Street Designs

ODOT Seeks Feedback on Downtown Bridge and Street Designs

34 Walker / February 5, 2012 3:00 pm

The Ohio Department of Transportation held a public meeting on January 19th to solicit feedback on the designs for Phases 2 and 3 of of the Downtown highway split fix. While the build out of these phases was recently pushed… [Read More]

2010 Capital Improvements Budget Unveiled

20 Walker / April 8, 2010 2:00 pm

Mayor Michael Coleman Announced the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget this afternoon which includes $130 million dedicated primarily to road resurfacing, rec center renovations and bikeways. “Our greatness lies in our neighborhoods, and we must continue to invest in them,” said… [Read More]