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Downtown seems to be in kind of an awkward transition period, made more awkward by Covid and the impact it had on the traditional work model. Yes, public transportation needs to be improved (the wheels are already turning on that), but more importantly is the residential population growth occurring. This growth will result in a far more pleasant downtown district than what we had when the office space utilization was at its peak and residential population was at its lowest. High and Broad used to be packed with pedestrians during the week, especially during the lunch hour. That was certainly great, but everyone cleared out after 5pm and it was a total ghost town until 8am the next morning. If the residential growth can continue, coupled with more flexible WFH/hybrid setups, we'll see more vibrant streets 24/7 rather than just during business hours. This will also create a more desirable location for offices which result in more office space being added back.

Yea, I thought the same thing. It could be that Vorys was looking for new office space and Edwards said "hey we are looking to build something on this lot and if you sign on we can make it happen".

Even 10 stories plus the crane would still look good. It will definitely be noticeable from the stadium even at just 10 stories.

I wonder how tall this thing will be by the MLS all-star game this summer. It would be nice to see another tower rising in the inevitable skyline shots on the tv broadcast.

If that's the concern, they could just follow the Reynoldsburg route. Have two high school buildings, but only one "school" when it comes to sports. The two schools are almost identical in enrollment, but Reynoldsburg is split between two campuses. Also, even if Gahanna split, they would only drop to D2 in football. Both Gahanna schools would remain in D1 in every other sport.

That would make sense because I believe it has the largest enrollment in Central Ohio.

That streetwall is starting to look nice!

As someone who's followed soccer in this country very closely for a long time, I think this is a dangerous approach. Anytime a new pro soccer team is announced in this country, there are always reports of massive season ticket pledges before anything has even gone on sale. But it can be very difficult to translate all of those pledges into actual tickets, and it can be even more difficult to maintain that level for multiple years. Years 1-3 are almost always impressive from an attendance standpoint. But the newness can wear off quickly and the drop-off can be quite large. I think the far better approach is to build a high quality 10-12k seat stadium that can be expanded by 5-7k in the future if needed. The atmosphere in person and on TV is always far better when the stadium is packed, even if it's only 10-12k seats, compared to 10-12k people dispersed throughout a 20k seat stadium. If you can get over the "newness" hump and are continuing to pack the 10-12k seat stadium past the ~5 year mark, then it's probably time to consider an expansion.

It's great to see a LCC connecting CMH to some of the East Coast cities. For as well as SW serves CMH, they've never provided much service to the East Coast. Hopefully this will help drag down prices to NYC and BOS. Also, that CU article missed a Spirit destination from CMH. They also fly to Fort Myers.

Columbus breaks two passenger records ahead of new summer flights https://flycolumbus.com/columbus-breaks-two-passenger-records-ahead-of-new-summer-flights/?fbclid=IwAR17qZwaGp3bRTdbZty2gWQgCXWwGU6p1fkWA-S5JVw-nPjn-xCdynIQv_Y_aem_AWpNWcvsoN6k8Q16KZAmpSaCp9Ye4Yh3Te_WT_H-22zCVwd717KLMyF01BlYxQtZ5PCzWObB7xe1BnvrJ1VGq2q- COLUMBUS, OH — Coming off the heels of the busiest February in Columbus’ air travel history, last week marked the busiest travel week on record. An estimated 196,000 passengers traveled through John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and the Rickenbacker Passenger Terminal the week of March 18, breaking the previous record set the week of July 15, 2019. Additionally, during the month of February, a record 629,621 passengers traveled through the airports, breaking the previous February record set in 2020. “Thanks to the airlines’ commitment to the Columbus market, more nonstops are offered now than ever before,” explained Joseph R. Nardone, President & CEO of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. “As a result, we’ve seen a notable increase in passenger numbers, setting new records that underscore the trust and preference travelers place in Columbus Airports.” To meet growing demand to popular destinations, several CMH airlines recently announced expansions to their Columbus service. May 8 – Spirit to Myrtle Beach (MYR) four times a week May 8 – Spirit to New York-LaGuardia (LGA) daily May 22 – Frontier to Philadelphia (PHL) three times a week May 22 – Frontier to New Orleans (MSY) three times a week June 7 – Delta to Salt Lake City (SLC) daily June 8 – Southwest to San Diego (SAN) on Saturdays June 9 – Southwest to Kansas City (MCI) on Sundays In 2023, Breeze added three nonstop destinations – Raleigh-Durham (RDU), Fort Myers (RSW), and Orange County (SNA) – and Sun Country Airlines entered the market with service to Minneapolis (MSP). To keep up with the projected continued growth in passenger travel, a new terminal is being built to replace the aging John Glenn International facility. Expected to open in 2029, the new terminal will offer more gates, larger holdrooms, exciting new food and beverage options, and many more enhancements which can be explored at CMHNext.com.

You get a solar panel and you get a solar panel! Seriously though, I'm not arguing against anything. I'm arguing for the idea of prioritizing the addition of solar panels closer to population centers first before moving out toward rural areas which requires the added cost and use of energy to construct more transmission infrastructure. I'm also arguing for the use of more efficient production methods, such as nuclear. I'm not downright opposed to anything though.

Agreed. Put them closer to population centers to reduce transmission costs. Cover parking lots in strip malls with them. Put them on the roofs of warehouses (like what was mentioned up thread).

Both are unquestionably a negative sight for the surrounding residents in each respective area. I think the point is that power lines and substations will always have to exist if you are to transport power from the point of generation to the end user. However, there are ways to generate power that take up only a tiny percentage of the acreage as a solar farm relative the amount of power generated. Said another way, massive solar farms in rural areas are not an absolute necessity, but power lines and substations in dense urban areas are an unavoidable necessity.

Here's the county data as well: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop-39.xlsx

Here's the data from the Census Bureau: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/metro/totals/cbsa-met-est2023-pop.xlsx Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland are ranking 30th, 32nd, and 33rd in the country.

As a lifelong Columbus resident, I tend to experience the exact opposite in terms of Columbus and Cleveland native's sentiment toward their own city, lol. I'm sure there's a good mix of both within each city and we tend to simply pick up on one over the other for whatever reason.

Yep, saw all that today. I drove by hoping to see it parked there but I didn’t see anything. Where exactly is it parked right now?

I gotta say, I like this much better than building a street car line which a lot of people seem to be wanting. This accomplishes essentially the same thing as a streetcar, but at a fraction of the cost which allows us to positively impact a far larger area. I would definitely love to see light rail, or even commuter rail, at some point in our future, but creating true BRT corridors will be great for our city.

From the article: What would LinkUs cost? Last year, COTA’s board approved a $1.2 billion, five-year plan that includes $723.4 million for the continued design and construction of the three corridors and $296.4 million to pay for additional construction. That includes new bus rapid-transit stations, customer amenities, roadway improvements and alterations, right-of-way acquisition, traffic signal upgrades, sidewalk and bicycle connections, micro-mobility hubs, new buses and various other elements as part of the project. In all, the funding plan calls for generating new revenue of nearly $2 billion by 2030 and more than $8 billion by 2050.

Hocking Hills doesn't "have" influencers. Influencers mention Hocking Hills during their influencing escapades.

The City of Columbus permit portal. https://portal.columbus.gov/Permits/Default.aspx

This is the same design as the New Albany location as well.

Once again, I don't see any playground space for kids. That's extremely frustrating. We are making these urban areas impossible for families to live in, which is a horrible long term decision.

You are being willfully ignorant to the impact Covid shutdowns had on Easton's bottom line. Their entire revenue stream took a massive hit. Other developers are simply developers. Easton is a massive landlord for retailers and restaurants. And they definitely seemed pretty committed to me. They put up a tower crane and had the foundation work well underway. They definitely would have done one. They were building it before Covid happened. I mean, it's literally true. Look, I'm not an "Easton defender" or anything. I definitely feel they could have done a much better job of creating an truly urban area if that's what they actually wanted to do. But we tend to have an inability around here to have a realistic view of things. "It's not that hard to just do it the way I want it to be done" is really not a reasonable or helpful way to discuss things.

You are aware of the business Easton is in, correct? They build, maintian, and lease space for retailer stores and restaurants, all of which were forced to shutter their doors for months during Covid, and then had business severely depressed once they were allowed to reopen. This had a huge effect on Easton's bottom line and their ability to finance projects. Yes, other things were built around Columbus during that time, but those were completely different situations.