Comments on: Learning from Columbus, Indiana http://www.thegoodcity.com/2009/12/learning-from-columbus-indiana/ city, culture and church ยท Fort Wayne, Indiana Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Greider http://www.thegoodcity.com/2009/12/learning-from-columbus-indiana/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Scott Greider Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:25:17 +0000 http://www.thegoodcity.com/?p=419#comment-458 Jon, The hyperlink seems to be broken. Jon,

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]]> By: blackwasp19 http://www.thegoodcity.com/2009/12/learning-from-columbus-indiana/comment-page-1/#comment-410 blackwasp19 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:56:47 +0000 http://www.thegoodcity.com/?p=419#comment-410 My wife and I wen to Columbus for our anniversary. If you have not been it is worth the drive. The downtown is intriguing and there is a good amount to do in the town as a whole. We walked and biked around downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods without any problems and could easily walk to restaurants and bars from our hotel. I loved that Columbus thought urban and intentional in their design even though they are a small town. When my wife and I were in Columbus they were still constructive the parking garage and playground and I personally would love to see what that additional of the new downtown buildings does for the community. On aspect that I didn't find favorable - it is perhaps because Columbus is a tourist city - was the absence of new residential neighborhoods near downtown. There definitely were neighborhoods, but the new residential developments were on the outskirts of the city. Because of this, many of the newer businesses were far away from downtown (relative to the small size of Columbus) as well. As the article suggested, I believe the fact Columbus has a plan they are striving for gives them a great advantage. They have a trajectory, can set a budget and can dream big. Also, it allows them to remain concentrated on the tasks at hand. They have committed to making downtown enjoyable and it seems that do not get diverted by the possibility of other sporadic developments. My wife and I wen to Columbus for our anniversary. If you have not been it is worth the drive. The downtown is intriguing and there is a good amount to do in the town as a whole. We walked and biked around downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods without any problems and could easily walk to restaurants and bars from our hotel. I loved that Columbus thought urban and intentional in their design even though they are a small town. When my wife and I were in Columbus they were still constructive the parking garage and playground and I personally would love to see what that additional of the new downtown buildings does for the community.

On aspect that I didn’t find favorable – it is perhaps because Columbus is a tourist city – was the absence of new residential neighborhoods near downtown. There definitely were neighborhoods, but the new residential developments were on the outskirts of the city. Because of this, many of the newer businesses were far away from downtown (relative to the small size of Columbus) as well.

As the article suggested, I believe the fact Columbus has a plan they are striving for gives them a great advantage. They have a trajectory, can set a budget and can dream big. Also, it allows them to remain concentrated on the tasks at hand. They have committed to making downtown enjoyable and it seems that do not get diverted by the possibility of other sporadic developments.

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