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The new Audubon Center hosts their Opening Gala this Friday, and now it looks as if they’ve got some additional news to celebrate. According to an article in today’s Dispatch, the Whittier Peninsula Impound Lot will be relocating to the South Side after previously being put on hiatus.
The project is scheduled to be completed by February 2011, which could allow the Audubon Center to fully expand to their long-term 124-acre park plan. The new impound lot will be located about two miles south, just off of Frank Road.
As you walk around the new Audubon Park, it’s difficult to not notice the impound lot which is at the polar opposite end of the healthy natural environment you’re witnessing.
After the lot is relocated and cleaned up this park will be even more spectacular and really darn big. Looking forward to it happening and enjoying the park with my family in the mean time.
(especially after the playground and climbing wall go in)
Can anyone provide an update on the other large structure on the peninsula – that ratty old warehouse lookin’ thing? If they could get rid of that eyesore, they’d have the entire peninsula west of the tracks – but I hear he’s been a jerk. ???
Jed,
I think that used to be or was at one time the Cols. Parks and Rec building?
could be way off….
now, if we can just find a use for the old cooper.
Does anyone know if there is a good route for me to ride my bike from Victorian Village to the peninsula?
That warehouse is e.v. bishoff’s I think – doubt he’ll do anything until there’s an above-market-rate incentive
It is private property and has declined many offers to sell or develop in partnership with City and Metro.
VicVillage Guy – the best way to get from Vic Village to the peninsula is to go South on the Olentangy/Scioto trail. When you get to Broad, keep going South on Marconi. Turn right on Main which leads you back to the actual bike path along the Scioto river again. That’s the begining of the Whittier peninsula and after a little while on that (~1 mile) you’ll see a path break off to the left up to the Park. Good luck.
I ride that path all the time. Very nice. It takes you right past the new Scioto Mile and the Main Street Bridge.
Thanks for the info. Mike. That’s what I figured. And, the section of the bike trail heading north from the peninsula is gorgeous this time of year on a cool fall afternoon. I can’t wait until they get the bridges done and the rest of the bank completed. It’s going to be a great connection to downtown and points north. I have to say…sometimes I feel really good about Columbus’ future.
I’m glad they’re moving it but why do they have to put the impound next to the river again? It seems like all the fluids leak out of junkers into the river.
im wondering if theres still studio space being used in the old Lazarus warehouse.
Impound lot to be tested for pollutants
Saturday, April 24, 2010
BY MARK FERENCHIK
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Franklin County Metro Parks has been awarded a $200,000 federal grant to test Columbus’ impound lot for contaminants before Scioto Audubon Metro Park can be expanded.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant is a first step toward cleaning up the impound lot, which the city plans to move to a new South Side location by February 2011.
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I’ll be counting down the days until they start to move the cars out of there!
City clearing clunkers to make way for park expansion
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
BY MARK FERENCHIK
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The city is to clear the Whittier Avenue lot by February to make way for an expanded Scioto Audubon Metro Park.
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Heard on NPR that the lot is moving today. Nice, i’m excited to see the park expand