On Development: Columbus must work together with school district
Rather than trying to grow with the city and attract more families to district schools, CCS appears to be selling off its assets – like a failing business shrinking into oblivion.
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On Development: Don’t zone out – get engaged instead
The most important voices needed on Zone In are those of people who will be living in Columbus for the next 40 years rather than those who have been in their homes for the past 40 years.
On Development: Bold new zoning code would make dinosaur extinct
The new code would repair damage from the 1950s zoning code, which was more about accommodating the automobile than building a vibrant city.
On Development: Fifth and Cassady belongs to the trucks now
If we make it easier for big trucks to turn, we end up making it harder for pedestrians to cross. And city officials have made their conscious (yet unconscionable) decision to serve the trucks.
On Development: Capital Line planners should walk before they run
The two-mile bike circulator is a fine idea, as far as it goes. But it sounds more like a tourist attraction than needed basic transportation for residents.
On Development: Vision Zero is foggy in Columbus
There does not seem to be much connection in Columbus between pedestrian deaths and business-as-usual road projects.
On Development: The Great Abatement Debate
Tax abatements can be one tool for addressing affordable housing, but Columbus should look beyond abatements to ideas being implemented in places such as Montgomery County, Maryland.
On Development: Silly road names reflective of development trends
The move away from simply named streets laid in a grid and toward a collection of winding, oddly monikered cul-de-sacs signals a deeper disconnect.
On Development: Linden buildings falling down, falling down
The proposed destruction of a century-old retail building to make way for a wider street is yet another example of Columbus designing the city for cars rather than people.
On Development: Build communities, not just housing units
It shouldn’t be business as usual when it comes to a University District church and green space currently pegged for redevelopment.