Columbus

Georgians Gung Ho for New Passenger Rail

Passenger rail used to connect Columbus, Georgia with Atlanta, but the tracks have been silent since 1970. Today, local leaders and activists are pushing for a restoration of train service to Atlanta from Macon, Athens and Columbus.

14 November 2011 - 11:00am

The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

The New Trend in Highways: Capping Them

Blair Kamin uses Columbus, Ohio's retail development on the Cap at Union Station as a success story. What can Chicago learn from this design strategy that at once addresses economic development and the enrichment of the cityscape?

28 October 2011 - 5:00am

Chicago Tribune

Overlaying Form-Based Zoning

Columbus, Ohio has been experimenting with zoning overlays, which do not change the underlying land use regulations but add a set of form-based regulations focused on livability.

9 March 2011 - 7:00am

Columbus Dispatch

Ohio Loses Significance

New Census numbers show that Ohio is now less than 4% of the total U.S. population, which hasn't been the case since the Census of 1810.

27 December 2010 - 12:00pm

The Columbus Dispatch

Columbus Developers Hope to Move Transit Riders

Business interests on a downtown commercial street complain a transit mall is making the area less attractive for retail.

5 November 2010 - 10:00am

Streetsblog

Looking Forward to the Future in Columbus

Like Daniel Burnham's famous Chicago plan, a bold plan for Columbus, Ohio has been proposed by the Columbus Downtown Development Corp. The plan, developed by consultant MSI Design, hearkens back to turn-of-the-century city plans that went unrealized.

27 May 2010 - 2:00pm

The Columbus Dispatch

The Planetizen News Brief - 2/13/09

4:35 minutes (4.2 MB)

Another mall bites the dust, advertisers struggle to afford Paris' bike sharing system, and Las Vegas gambles on downtown -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

13 February 2009 - 5:00am

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Columbus Kills its Mall

20 years after the Columbus City Center opened its doors, the now nearly abandoned mall is slated to be demolished. The redevelopment agency plans to replace it with a park.

10 February 2009 - 5:00am

The Columbus Dispatch

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Waterfront Redux

Major redevelopment projects are changing the face of Columbus, Ohio's waterfront.

7 December 2008 - 11:00am

The New York Times

1908 City Beautiful Plan Still Relevant

Planners are celebrating Columbus's century-old comprehensive plan, and continuing to consult the plan for guidance.

16 August 2008 - 7:00am

The Columbus Dispatch

Columbus Announces $170 Million Bikeways Plan

City commits to adding over 450 miles of new bikeways/lanes linking neighborhoods, parks, downtown, and employment centers over the next 20 years and making an initial investment of $20 million.

30 May 2008 - 10:00am

The Columbus Dispatch

Chris Steins

A Live Post From The 2007 Ohio Planning Conference

Fri, 09/21/2007 - 06:46

I'm posting this blog entry live in front of a panel session of approximately 200 participants at the 2007 Ohio Planning Conference at the Columbus Conference Center to demonstrate, live, how one posts to a blog.

Columbus Conference Center in walkable downtown Columbus