Downtown columbus revitalization

JM Rayburn told me that part of the reason the FDA is so effective is that the organization "has a 'no bullshit' undertone to its work. Jim Sweeney noted that to succeed in the long run, the FDA has to counteract the negative perceptions that many Columbus residents have about the Franklinton area.

And it's happening. We're now seen as the up-and-coming artsy neighborhood in Columbus. Sweeney is choosing his words with modesty when he says the rebranding is "getting traction.

In the next installment, I'll provide more detail on these two facilities and on the effort to hitch Franklinton's star to artists, makers, and entrepreneurs. And I'll introduce you to more of the people who are transforming this place into a creative, lively, and desirable neighborhood. Skip to content Site Navigation The Atlantic.

Popular Latest. The Atlantic Crossword. Sign In Subscribe. This is our opportunity to bring downtown back better than before with intentionality and community context. We are asking for your help in this effort as we develop the Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan.

Projects include public facilities, public services, housing, economic development and fair housing activities. Projects are designed to improve the quality of life, livability and functionality of distressed areas and neighborhoods through a targeted investment in public facilities such as the construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of public infrastructure in a low- and moderate-income neighborhood. Projects are designed to assist applicant communities with high-priority, single-component projects such as roads, flood and drainage and other public infrastructure improvements with a high community-wide impact.

To create a strong, vibrant Downtown within ten years, the following core principles were established. Downtown needs additional structured parking facilities to support commercial office and residential development. Downtown should invest in its riverfront, connecting open spaces to create signature civic assets for residents, visitors and office workers.

The City should build on its substantial not-for-profit and institutional structures to establish a presence in the Downtown core. Concentrating on a new neighborhood at the southern end of the Downtown core will create critical mass in the area around Columbus City Center Mall. This last particular goal within the action oriented Downtown Strategic Plan of called for the addition of substantial infill mixed-use density, in the immediate vicinity of the then struggling mall to support its continued operation.

Opening its doors in to , excited shoppers, the 1. Johns Town Center from the property on allegations of neglecting the property and allowing it to fall into disrepair.