downtown columbus

The Downtown Columbus Development Corporation has set ambitious goals for growth in Columbus. It wants to nearly quadruple the number of residents downtown, increase the workforce and create more green space and pedestrian-friendly ways to get around the area all by 2040.

The Downtown Development Corporation wants 40,000 people living downtown by 2040. That's nearly four times the number of people [11,200] living there now. They also want to make downtown more diverse and more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly.

A new 10-year downtown strategic plan unveiled Tuesday at the Columbus Downtown Commission would include thousands more residents and workers, as well as grow small diverse businesses.

Starting Tuesday, city workers will begin replacing Columbus' parking meters with new pay-by-plate kiosks.

With billions of dollars in the pipeline for residential and commercial projects, one economist said the city is growing at a rate like never before.

A $50 million affordable housing bond encouraged the development of new multi-unit construction in Columbus, but even if that program were to triple, as proposed, the city may not reach the goal of building 14,000 new places to live annually to keep up with demand. So, many people in the city end up paying a larger portion of their paychecks on housing than they should.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been asked to step in and treat this as an officer-involved shooting, although it is not believed any of the officers fired shots.

The residential population of downtown Columbus is growing but offices may not rebound as more people work from home. These are two findings from the State of Downtown Annual report released last week. We discuss the annual report and what the citizens of Columbus want to see as part of the strategic plan for downtown.

State officials cleared gyms to reopen around Ohio on Tuesday. Many are still working out how to do so safely, but at least one facility in downtown…

Businesses in downtown Columbus and the Short North suddenly have a lot of sales to make up, with the cancellation of the Arnold Fitness Expo and the…