September 11, 20231 yr Seems stupid to redo the entire stretch of Hudson and then have the first approved renovation be two curb cuts, on the side of the road with the shared use path. Hopefully the cuts are for Lexington Ave, because this is idiotic.
September 11, 20231 yr The curb cut on Hudson is existing, so the city can't stop them from maintaining that access until/unless the property is redeveloped
September 12, 20231 yr 44 minutes ago, NW24HX said: The curb cut on Hudson is existing, so the city can't stop them from maintaining that access until/unless the property is redeveloped Is that what revised curbcuts means?
September 12, 20231 yr Their submission in June showed this: The Hudson St project actually is building a wider 40 ft drive, so this is a width reduction from that:
September 29, 20231 yr Community partnership developing, rehabbing houses to create healthy homes in Linden If it wasn’t for a flyer that showed up in the mail, Felicia Jones isn’t sure what kind of house she would be living in right now. Until recently, Jones’ home in the Linden neighborhood of Columbus had a rotting exterior wall, windows that were in danger of falling and cracking, and a tree growing through the side of the house. “Since I’m recently retired, the money that comes in once a month goes to all my necessities, so there really isn’t any extra to put toward repairs,” Jones said. “I didn’t know how I would be able to ever get the work done.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/09/29/building-healthy-affordable-homes-in-linden.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 24, 20231 yr New Public Safety Campus coming to Linden The "Real Time Crime Center" will be located at the 757 Carolyn Avenue complex, a former Building and Zoning office site adjacent to I-71. "When completed, the campus will include the center — where police will use data and video technology to assist officers in responding to and solving crimes — as well as a new 911 call center, a relocated police substation, an emergency operations center for coordinating natural disasters like tornadoes and floods, and other safety functions. The city plans to relocate Police Substation No. 2, at 2077 Parkwood Ave. in South Linden, to the new campus when construction is completed, officials said." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/10/23/ginther-announces-two-year-design-process-for-new-linden-safety-campus/71292180007/
October 27, 20231 yr Key Linden Intersection to be Widened, Buildings Demolished Work is scheduled to start next summer on a series of changes to the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Hudson Street in Linden. The project, which is a joint effort of the City of Columbus and the Ohio Department of Transportation, calls for adding northbound and southbound left turn lanes on Cleveland and a westbound right turn lane on Hudson. The plan would also require demolishing a two-story brick building that has stood at the northwest corner of the intersection for nearly 100 years. The first public meeting for the project was held in April of 2021, and the second and final meeting was held this past August. Debbie Briner, spokesperson for the city’s Department of Public Service, said that the corner building (2291-2293 Cleveland Ave.) is built so close to the street that drivers heading south on Cleveland and turning right onto Hudson can’t see pedestrians in the crosswalk until after they’ve started to turn. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/key-linden-intersection-to-be-widened-buildings-demolished-bw1/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 27, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Key Linden Intersection to be Widened, Buildings Demolished Work is scheduled to start next summer on a series of changes to the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Hudson Street in Linden. The project, which is a joint effort of the City of Columbus and the Ohio Department of Transportation, calls for adding northbound and southbound left turn lanes on Cleveland and a westbound right turn lane on Hudson. The plan would also require demolishing a two-story brick building that has stood at the northwest corner of the intersection for nearly 100 years. The first public meeting for the project was held in April of 2021, and the second and final meeting was held this past August. Debbie Briner, spokesperson for the city’s Department of Public Service, said that the corner building (2291-2293 Cleveland Ave.) is built so close to the street that drivers heading south on Cleveland and turning right onto Hudson can’t see pedestrians in the crosswalk until after they’ve started to turn. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/key-linden-intersection-to-be-widened-buildings-demolished-bw1/ Pretty disappointed to see that building go away. Linden is already not enjoyable to drive down. Adding more lanes will make it even worse. Hopefully some more development like Mulby Place will replace it. Edited October 27, 20231 yr by VintageLife
October 27, 20231 yr 54 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Key Linden Intersection to be Widened, Buildings Demolished Work is scheduled to start next summer on a series of changes to the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Hudson Street in Linden. The project, which is a joint effort of the City of Columbus and the Ohio Department of Transportation, calls for adding northbound and southbound left turn lanes on Cleveland and a westbound right turn lane on Hudson. The plan would also require demolishing a two-story brick building that has stood at the northwest corner of the intersection for nearly 100 years. The first public meeting for the project was held in April of 2021, and the second and final meeting was held this past August. Debbie Briner, spokesperson for the city’s Department of Public Service, said that the corner building (2291-2293 Cleveland Ave.) is built so close to the street that drivers heading south on Cleveland and turning right onto Hudson can’t see pedestrians in the crosswalk until after they’ve started to turn. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/key-linden-intersection-to-be-widened-buildings-demolished-bw1/ Well, I'm sure widening the road and adding more lanes will make things safer for ped... oh, oh wait. This entire project is to make driving more convenient over all other functions, including walking. That they're sacrificing one of the few remaining old buildings on this stretch- which appears to be in decent condition- just to make the intersection even more dangerous to pedestrians is pretty classic. I question whether any of these people have read anything from the last 20 years on good urban design. It's all straight out of the 1950s at this point. Edited October 27, 20231 yr by jonoh81
October 27, 20231 yr 34 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: Well, I'm sure widening the road and adding more lanes will make things safer for ped... oh, oh wait. This entire project is to make driving more convenient over all other functions, including walking. That they're sacrificing one of the few remaining old buildings on this stretch- which appears to be in decent condition- just to make the intersection even more dangerous to pedestrians is pretty classic. I question whether any of these people have read anything from the last 20 years on good urban design. It's all straight out of the 1950s at this point. And no roundabout but a classic, high risk signal. Fun fact straight from both FCEO and ODOT's mouth: any traffic study is done to try to prove why a roundabout won't work. They are superior and much more efficient, safer. Better gas milage, reliability, opportunities for landscaping and public art, etc.
October 27, 20231 yr Might as well remove all the sidewalks while they're at it. Maybe add in a dangerous high speed blind curve that pedestrians are forced to frogger across?
October 27, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, TIm said: Might as well remove all the sidewalks while they're at it. Maybe add in a dangerous high speed blind curve that pedestrians are forced to frogger across? The hilarious thing is that their reasoning actually admits that drivers are the problem here. They're driving too fast and likely blowing past the light, neither of which is going to stop with an even larger intersection and wider street that *always* promote increased driving speeds. The visibility argument because of the building seems entirely made up. It's a driving problem where people are not looking into the intersection before making the turn, and are clearly going too fast when doing so. We should be narrowing the lanes here to slow cars down and doing things like pedestrian bumpouts so pedestrians are in the road for a shorter time when crossing. But nope. The solution they have is not to make walking safer, but to make it so dangerous that people will actively choose not to walk at all.
October 27, 20231 yr Maybe it will turn out like Marion. Marion has great "flow" and isn't "choked up".
October 27, 20231 yr BTW stuff like this is why actual Leftists don't trust Ginther. We are so far ahead of him on this. This is like something Rheinhardt would do.
October 27, 20231 yr 4 hours ago, GCrites said: BTW stuff like this is why actual Leftists don't trust Ginther. We are so far ahead of him on this. This is like something Rheinhardt would do. Ginther is neither left nor right, he’s SELF centered first and only.
October 27, 20231 yr Even if the city is 100% committed to adding the turn lanes, why not take all the necessary space out of the empty lots across the street? We're losing entire buildings for a few extra feet of right-of-way which could still be acquired without demolishing anything. Dumb dumb dumb
October 28, 20231 yr Homeport's downtown Linden project wraps up, spurs other development Homeport's $26 million Mulby Place development is just now wrapping up, but advocates say it's already bringing Cleveland Avenue back to life. What was once vacant commercial buildings and rundown homes is now housing for those 55 and older who make between 30% and 60% of the area median income. "This housing is important because this is our workforce," said Homeport CEO Leah Evans. The Mulby Place project has been in the works since 2019, when Homeport responded to a request for qualifications from Columbus Next Generation Corp. That group had pieced together about 3 acres along Cleveland Avenue and wanted to see it developed. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/10/27/homeport-linden-apartments-seniors-affordable.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 28, 20231 yr 30 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Homeport's downtown Linden project wraps up, spurs other development Homeport's $26 million Mulby Place development is just now wrapping up, but advocates say it's already bringing Cleveland Avenue back to life. What was once vacant commercial buildings and rundown homes is now housing for those 55 and older who make between 30% and 60% of the area median income. "This housing is important because this is our workforce," said Homeport CEO Leah Evans. The Mulby Place project has been in the works since 2019, when Homeport responded to a request for qualifications from Columbus Next Generation Corp. That group had pieced together about 3 acres along Cleveland Avenue and wanted to see it developed. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/10/27/homeport-linden-apartments-seniors-affordable.html If they build up a ton of space like this along Cleveland I will forgive them for widening the road and the demo. This building turned out pretty great for what it is.
October 28, 20231 yr It’s typical city planning by traffic engineers. I agree with posters above - traffic should be slowed to protect pedestrians.
November 8, 20231 yr Have we seen any plans for this? I don’t remember seeing or hearing anything about this. It is going to be pretty big.
November 9, 20231 yr This is another Rogue Fitness development, but the site has an interesting history. See this 2022 release from the Ohio EPA https://epa.ohio.gov/about/media-center/news/ohio-epa-issues-environmental-covenant-to-former-asarco-property It's also been the source of long-running zinc and cadmium contamination in the surrounding area according to this 2014 Dispatch article https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/environment/2014/12/15/toxic-ditch-cleanup-long-stalled/23839310007/
November 9, 20231 yr 21 minutes ago, NW24HX said: This is another Rogue Fitness development, but the site has an interesting history. See this 2022 release from the Ohio EPA https://epa.ohio.gov/about/media-center/news/ohio-epa-issues-environmental-covenant-to-former-asarco-property It's also been the source of long-running zinc and cadmium contamination in the surrounding area according to this 2014 Dispatch article https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/environment/2014/12/15/toxic-ditch-cleanup-long-stalled/23839310007/ Ah, okay I remember that now. I didn’t remember where it was so I was lost. Hopefully this can get the area cleaned up and stop the contamination in the area.
December 14, 20231 yr There's several buildings and lots fenced off around Cleveland and Aberdeen/Linden Pl (immediately south of the Cleveland/Westerville Rd split). Anyone know why? This morning there was a decent sized CFD response and some of the buildings had large holes in them (like big enough to drive a fire truck through), then this evening there was fencing up. There's some heavy machinery on site too (likely for demo).
December 18, 20231 yr Update on that - buildings were coming down this morning (12/18). I’m pretty sure that cell phone store in the corner was open right up until they fenced the area off last week, which makes it seem like an unplanned demo. Anyone who’s good at sleuthing permits want to do some investigation?
December 18, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, FudgeRounds said: Update on that - buildings were coming down this morning (12/18). I’m pretty sure that cell phone store in the corner was open right up until they fenced the area off last week, which makes it seem like an unplanned demo. Anyone who’s good at sleuthing permits want to do some investigation? Sounds like maybe a fire happened and it destroyed the building? Then needed demo right away because it was very unsafe.
December 18, 20231 yr The fact that Autozone currently owns the lots seems relevant... could these have been slated for demo and a CFD training exercise? The permitting of the demo happened pretty quickly, with the application submitted 12/11.
December 18, 20231 yr 59 minutes ago, PizzaScissors said: The fact that Autozone currently owns the lots seems relevant... could these have been slated for demo and a CFD training exercise? The permitting of the demo happened pretty quickly, with the application submitted 12/11. Another autozone? Come on!
December 18, 20231 yr Apparently you don't want to get in the zone... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 18, 20231 yr With how few people work on their own cars anymore the number of new auto parts stores that still open up O'Reilly surprises me.
January 9, 20241 yr This isn’t a crazy development, but any type of investment in Linden is awesome to see. current building condition:
February 14, 20241 yr This will be an interesting one to keep an eye on! Hopefully they do a 4-5 story with ground floor retail space.
February 15, 20241 yr Some more on that! Linden could get mixed-use development on Cleveland Avenue corridor The housing authority wants to redevelop what is now its Rise Center at 1407 Cleveland Ave. It's in the process of renovating office space at Poindexter Village in the Near East Side where it will relocate the facility, which offers a variety of resident services. Planning for the mixed-use project that would replace the current Rise Center on Cleveland Avenue is still in its early phases, but the project is expected to include between 80 and 120 residential units with commercial space on the ground floor, Scharlach said. There would likely be a mix of rents. Within the next year or two, plans for the new mixed-use development will be firmed up. And in the next five years, construction on the project will likely start. It is still too soon to say whether the Dollar General property will be included in those project plans.
February 20, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: Mulby Place on Cleveland Ave I love how this looks going south on Cleveland. I hope this springs a bunch of development in that area.
February 22, 20241 yr Nationwide Children's Healthy Homes initiative turning hardware store site into affordable housing Nationwide Children's bought the Zettler Hardware property at 2150 Innis Road for $1.5 million, according to the Franklin County Auditor's office. Zettler had owned the property since the mid-1980s, according to the auditor. Healthy Homes, the affordable housing arm of Nationwide Children's Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families initiative, plans to redevelop the site into affordable apartment units and homes. Rents would likely be for people making between 30% and 80% of the area median income and homeownership would be for people making up to 120% AMI. Healthy Homes is looking for a development partner for this mixed-use project. The organization hopes to make a decision by the end of March and start community engagement and more in-depth planning after that partner is selected.
February 22, 20241 yr ^It's right across the street from Brad DeHays' modular home factory - maybe they can work out a deal. I always thought it was weird that this store was set so far back from the street.
March 11, 20241 yr Creating a downtown Linden with public-private partnership Columbus Next Generation continues to try to transform "downtown Linden." The latest piece of the puzzle is a planned land swap on Cleveland Avenue. This week's Punch List, our weekly analytical look at the region's real estate trends, will dive into how Next Gen is working to rebuild the urban fabric there. City-funded NextGen's goals are in line with the city's One Linden plan. Examples of earlier include assembling land for the Linden Fresh Market and Homeport's Mulby Place. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/03/11/the-punch-list.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 21, 20241 yr On 7/18/2023 at 12:42 PM, CbusOrBust said: Rebuilding and upgrades on Hudson Street moving along Link for reference: https://news.wosu.org/politics-government/2022-07-19/columbus-leaders-break-ground-on-hudson-street-reconstruction Still a ways to go on the Hudson St rebuild as crews just started ripping up the part of Hudson closest to 71 on Friday. Other sections closer to Cleveland Ave continue to progress:
April 24, 20241 yr Work to Start on New Barnett, Linden Library Branches The Columbus Metropolitan Library’s ongoing effort to upgrade its aging building stock will continue for the next two years at least. The latest building to get the renovation and expansion treatment is the Barnett Branch, located at 3434 E. Livingston Ave. (it was known as the Livingston Branch until 2019). The library will close to the public at 6 p.m. on May 4, and a temporary branch – located at 3227 E. Livingston Ave. – will open on May 13. The new Barnett branch will be almost double the size of the old one, which was built in 1992 and offered about 12,300 square feet of space. The expanded and renovated branch, which is expected to open in 2025, will be roughly 22,000 square feet in size. As has been the case for many of the library system’s new buildings, the total number of books in the new Barnett branch will be similar to what was offered before – the extra space will be devoted to other uses, such as meeting rooms, reading and study areas, and new spaces devoted to children and teens. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/work-to-start-on-new-barnett-linden-library-branches/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 30, 20241 yr On 12/18/2023 at 4:01 PM, PizzaScissors said: The fact that Autozone currently owns the lots seems relevant... could these have been slated for demo and a CFD training exercise? The permitting of the demo happened pretty quickly, with the application submitted 12/11. Work has started on this Autozone (along with a big sign advertising the Autozone).
April 30, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, FudgeRounds said: Work has started on this Autozone (along with a big sign advertising the Autozone). Gross
May 1, 20241 yr They’re putting up a few overhead light-up pedestrian signs along Cleveland (at Kenmore, 19th, and Camden/Leona). Nice to see, although I’m a little skeptical that drivers will obey the signs…. Here’s a blurry pic of the one at Kenmore:
May 1, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, FudgeRounds said: They’re putting up a few overhead light-up pedestrian signs along Cleveland (at Kenmore, 19th, and Camden/Leona). Nice to see, although I’m a little skeptical that drivers will obey the signs…. Here’s a blurry pic of the one at Kenmore: I hope this project spurs development along this road. Right now it looks depressing.
May 1, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, columbus17 said: I hope this project spurs development along this road. Right now it looks depressing. There needs to be some better traffic calming before we see more development. Cleveland is horrible to drive on, I can’t even imagine how awful it is to walk.
May 7, 20241 yr On 5/1/2024 at 2:41 PM, VintageLife said: There needs to be some better traffic calming before we see more development. Cleveland is horrible to drive on, I can’t even imagine how awful it is to walk. I really hope we see a more concrete timeline for the Cleveland BRT line soon. A road diet on Cleveland is so badly needed (as well as better transit).
June 2, 20241 yr Northeast Side factory could change housing "In a long-vacant cinder-block warehouse on the Northeast Side, a local company is seeking to revolutionize Columbus housing. There, in the former Value City warehouse and Schottenstein’s store, more than 120 workers are busy building “Connect Housing Blocks,” 14-foot-wide housing units that can be combined to form apartment buildings. Company founder Brad DeHays describes the factory, at 630,000 square feet, as the largest modular apartment factory in the country. After more than a year setting up the factory and getting machinery, the blocks started rolling off the line last summer and production kicked more fully into gear in October. In late June, Connect will start trucking the blocks through town, one at a time, for their real-world debut. Nearly 200 of the blocks will be stacked, Legolike, to form the four-story Trolley Apartments on the corner of Kelton Avenue and Oak Street, across from the Trolley District, which DeHays developed. More below: https://www.dispatch.com/
June 12, 20241 yr Hospital-Affiliated Group Plans New Apartments & Duplexes in Linden Healthy Homes, the housing nonprofit associated with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, is moving forward with plans to build new apartments and duplexes in Linden. The organization has started the process of rezoning several vacant lots for the duplexes, with the goal of building 30 new affordable rental units in the neighborhood. A demolition permit has also been issued for the former Zettler Hardware building – now vacant – at 2150 Innis Rd., where the group plans to build affordable apartments. Franklin County Auditor records show that Nationwide Children’s Hospital bought the nine-acre site last fall for $1.5 million. A spokesperson said that plans for the complex have not yet been finalized, so details about the number of units or level of affordability are not yet available. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/hospital-affiliated-group-plans-new-apartments-amp-duplexes-in-linden-bw1/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 12, 20241 yr That's the issue in Linden once you get away from Cleveland - with all that SFH with big yards around it's harder to get even a 5-over-1 built like you see in the older multifamily-oriented neighborhoods.
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