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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]
The City of Dublin is an affluent Columbus suburb typically known for it’s good schools, easy access to jobs, and low density housing and retail developments that have rapidly sprawled outward over the past forty years. Overall, a fairly average… [Read More]
2011 was a big year for urban development in Columbus, as we pointed out last week with our roundup of over 20 projects that defined the year. When it came time to sorting through those projects, the one that stood… [Read More]
2011 was a year of sluggish national economic recovery, but that didn’t necessarily mean a slow year for urban development in Columbus. Several large public and private projects were completed, including two expansive new Downtown parks. Construction work progressed on… [Read More]
Two of the most prominent landscape architecture and planning firms in Columbus are combining forces to become the largest company of it’s kind in the entire Midwest. As of November 15th, MSI Design and KKG (Kinzelman Kline Gossman) will merge… [Read More]
A new blog post on the Chicago Tribune website reveals that transit planning experts in the Windy City are closely studying our I-670 Cap in the Short North to learn some best practices for their own projects. The I-670 cap… [Read More]
If you live in Columbus, then chances are pretty good that you already consider German Village to be a great neighborhood. Today, the American Planning Association (APA) confirms what we already knew with the designation of German Village as one… [Read More]
The Columbus Landmarks Foundation announced today their five finalists for their James B. Recchie Design Award that honors excellence in urban design. This award is bestowed to both historic and new buildings, as well as public spaces that provide distinctive… [Read More]
An open meeting will be held soon to gather public input on a new creative community plan for the Franklinton neighborhood. The effort is a collaborative project being put together by The City of Columbus, the Franklinton Development Association, the… [Read More]
Seeking inspired recreation, Columbus residents and visitors are reconnecting to the downtown. From the Scioto Mile to the Mile on High, urban redevelopment is in demand. While critics believe there is no reason to go downtown, a culturally diverse audience… [Read More]
There’s an amazing post that went up today over on XingColumbus. John Wirtz has crunched a lot of numbers to determine the aggregate income density of various census tracts in Central Ohio to not only review the economic vitality of… [Read More]
This Wednesday, the Columbus Metropolitan Club will host a special guest speaker from Chicago, urban blogger Aaron Renn, better known as The Urbanophile from his popular online writings. Aaron will be presenting on the topic of how Columbus can position… [Read More]
This past Thursday, the Columbus Chapter of the Urban Land Institute presented the new “One Ohio State Framework”, which outlines a plan for redeveloping The Ohio State University campus over the next half-century
The last of a series of public input meetings on the new 2010 Downtown Plan was held last night at CCAD, and the finalized plan is now moving forward. If you’ve followed the updates from the second meeting where the… [Read More]
The City of Columbus is looking to update the 2002 Downtown Strategic Business Plan with a 2010 plan that continues the trend of urban renewal in the core of our city. Twelve ideas were presented at a public meeting on… [Read More]
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