Work has begun on five planning projects selected by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) for technical assistance. The cities of Hilliard, Westerville, and Columbus, as well as Jefferson Township and Franklin County will benefit from MORPC’s insight2050 Technical Assistance Program (TA Program). MORPC staff members will assist these communities in the planning of active [...]
The Spring 2020 insight2050 Academy will focus on the role of design in affordable housing. The sessions, which MORPC is co-hosting with Ohio State’s Knowlton School Alumni Society, will be April 3, 10, and 17. They are aimed at design practitioners in architecture, planning, and related fields. The April 10 session will include hands-on project [...]
A rising number of cars are hitting pedestrians in Central Ohio, and the number of pedestrian fatalities in 431 such crashes last year rose to 23. A recent article in The Columbus Dispatch examined the situation and compared Columbus-area numbers with those of other Ohio cities. Columbus TV station WSYX spoke with MORPC and others [...]
Housing and affordability are hot topics at MORPC and throughout the region. In December, MORPC hosted a mini-insight2050 Academy on the complexities of affordable housing, and held the first session of a winter speaker series on housing-related issues. The mini-academy was held as a primer on regional affordable-housing issues for a broad range of planners, [...]
By Brian Williams Central Ohio has been blessed with some developers and policymakers who were ahead of their times – and whose foresight came from their hindsight.Jack Lucks of Continental Real Estate Companies foresaw 25 years ago the appeal of living in an urban apartment above shops and restaurants in modern buildings that reflect the character [...]
Strong Towns started in 2009 as a modest website with big ideas. After an initial small investment in time and money, the site attracted the notice of like-minded urban advocates and planning professionals who wanted to help out. So founder Charles L. “Chuck” Marohn built an addition, you might say, onto his growing site to [...]
When the Dennison Place Neighborhood Association in Columbus raised questions about the scale of a five-story mixed-use project on W. 5th Avenue, Vision Development could have backed away and regarded community discussion as a barrier that would slow down its plans. But Connie Klema, an attorney for Vision -- and also a developer herself -- [...]
Registration is under way for the Fall 2019 semester of the insight2050 Academy. The five-session series focusing on “Housing for All” kicks off September 27 and is co-sponsored by The Ohio State University’s Knowlton School Alumni Society for a target audience of planning and design practitioners. It is open to other applicants. The sessions will [...]
Central Ohio communities are showing interest in conceptual development projects and strategies to provide more transportation and mobility options through the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s (MORPC) insight2050 Technical Assistance Program. To apply, communities must provide a letter or resolution signed by the council, board of trustees, or county commissioners in support of the TA Program [...]
The Fall 2019 semester of the insight2050 Academy begins on Friday, September 27 – kicking off a five-session series focusing on affordable housing and related issues. This academy is co-sponsored by the OSU Knowlton School Alumni Society and is aimed at, but not limited to, planning and design practitioners. The sessions will be from 9 [...]
