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]
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]
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]
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]
On Thursday, the second 2010 Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan public meeting takes place at Columbus State. The first meeting was a gathering of public ideas, and this second meeting will be a presentation of the concepts that have emerged from… [Read More]
Greg Lashutka served two terms as mayor of Columbus from 1992 to 2000 and oversaw a variety of changes in the local arts scene, sports options and business community during those eight years. We recently sat down with Greg to… [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]
The 2002 Strategic Business Plan set the stage for a lot of the urban development we see taking shape today. The plan called for new residential buildings Downtown, greenspace improvements, and other types of public and private-sector growth. The first… [Read More]
From This Week News: Vision plan is ‘new way to look at future’ of Olde Gahanna By Gaylon Vickers The Gahanna planning commission on June 17 is expected to look at Bird Houk Collaborative’s “Vision Plan” for Olde Gahanna. Jim… [Read More]
From The Urbanophile: Columbus: The New Midwestern Star By Aaron M. Renn Columbus, Ohio is by far the best performing city in Ohio. In a state that has become a byword for the challenges and pain of de-industrialization, Columbus is… [Read More]
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