Awesome!

Couple more photos from me today. ;)

 

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Some construction photos taken today of the new Main Street Bridge:

 

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Here's a few more of the Town Street Bridge. The bridge is completely gone now, and the second photo is of the giant mountain of dirt & rubble that has been piled up on the west bank next to COSI. Looks like Columbus finally has that mountain that some people have always wanted. ;)

 

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I can see a few car commercials being filmed here.  :-P

Here are some more construction photos from the Scioto Mile website.  These focus on the reconstruction of Bicentennial Park at the southern end of the Scioto Mile project.  The first image is an aerial photo of Bicentennial Park looking from the river to the downtown.  Two structures are currently being built in the park.  An enclosed restaurant/cafe structure is under construction to the upper left in the photo near Rich Street.  An open bandshell structure is under construction to the lower right in the photo near Main Street. 

 

 

 

Here are some photos of the restaurant structure under construction:

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a photo of the bandshell structure under construction.  The restaurant structure is in the background:

 

 

More construction photos at http://www.sciotomile.com/about/construction-photos

Comin' along. Glad that the restaurant is being built there. Will add a whole new energy to the area in the evenings and weekends.

Scioto Mile park project takes shape

Detail work takes time as mile-long park develops Downtown

Monday,  December 28, 2009 3:08 AM

By Dave Hendricks

 

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

After more than 70 years along the Scioto River, the limestone railing had all but lost its battle with the elements.

 

Steel pins and anchors that held the railing together slowly rusted through. Concrete sections, installed as a cheap fix for crumbling portions, didn't match the weathered Indiana limestone.

 

"Besides the weight of the thing, you probably could have kicked it into the river if you wanted to," said Darren Meyer, a senior associate at MSI Design's Columbus

 

Full story at: http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/12/28/copy/scioto_mile_update.ART_ART_12-28-09_A1_NIG3NH5.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

More construction photos from the Scioto Mile website:

 

Restored historic stone balustrade along Civic Center Drive

 

 

Town Street "prow" under construction

 

 

View of restaurant in Bicentennial Park looking south

 

 

View of restaurant in Bicentennial Park looking north

 

 

Concert Pavilion under construction in Bicentennial Park

 

 

View of the recontoured riverbank at Bicentennial Park

$32 MILLION PROJECT

City to get to work on new bridge

Wednesday,  March 10, 2010 - 3:50 AM

By Robert Vitale

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

Nearly a year after demolishing the Town Street bridge between Downtown and Franklinton, Columbus officials are to break ground today on its replacement.  And they say construction will be cheaper and quicker than originally thought.

 

Assistant Public Service Director Rick Tilton said the most-recent cost estimates peg the new bridge at $32 million, which is about $4.4 million less than projected last year.  The bridge should be completed by August 2011, he said; the previous timetable called for opening it in 2012.

 

The new span will have a new name.  It will be realigned to run from Rich Street on the Downtown side of the Scioto River to Town Street on the Franklinton side and will be known as the Rich Street bridge.

 

MAP OF PROJECT AREA

 

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/10/copy/city-to-get-to-work-on-new-bridge.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

Construction photo of the new restaurant space at the revamped Bicentennial Park. Can't wait for it to open!

 

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The Main Street bridge is looking pretty complete (although the west bank of the river looks like a disaster area).

 

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Thanks for the pics Walker! I hope that helps with traffic in that area after 5pm

From the April 5, 2010 Columbus Dispatch:

 

City has spent more than $100 million on Downtown projects along the Scioto since 1999

 

By the end of 2009, public money spent on Downtown projects along the Scioto River topped $100 million.  From 1999 through 2009, the city spent $100.7 million on a series of projects from North Bank Park to the Whittier Peninsula, the site of the new Scioto Audubon Metro Park, according to information gathered by the Columbus auditor's office.

 

MAP OF SCIOTO MILE PROJECTS (1999-2009)

Some news on the new restaurant space being built in the revamped Bicentennial Park from the Dispatch and Business First: 

 

Dining on the Scioto Mile

By Denise Trowbridge

FOR THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

Columbus is looking for a restaurateur to run a 3,600-square-foot restaurant in Bicentennial Park.  Columbus' Recreation and Parks division and the Columbus Downtown Development Corp. are accepting proposals for a restaurant at 233 S. Civic Center Drive.

 

The park and restaurant are part of the city's Scioto Mile project, a green corridor stretching along Civic Center Drive between Broad and Rich streets.  The new restaurant must be ready to open on June 23, 2011, to coincide with the public opening of the Scioto Mile.  The first round of paperwork is due May 24.  For more information, go to www.centralohiorestaurants.org or contact Mollie O'Donnell, planning administrator for Recreation and Parks, at 614-645-3308.

 

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City seeks operator for restaurant to go in redone Bicentennial Park

Business First of Columbus - by Doug Buchanan

 

The city’s Recreation and Parks Department and Scioto Mile project developer Columbus Downtown Development Corp. are looking for someone to operate a restaurant planned for Bicentennial Park.  The one-story, 3,500-square-foot space will sit in the park at the corner of Rich Street and Civic Center Drive.  It will have a 2,131-square-foot dining area and an almost 2,000-square-foot patio.

 

The remodeled Bicentennial Park also will include an amphitheater and a 15,000-square-foot, high-tech water fountain to lure visitors.  “We’re trying to keep people downtown,” Recreation and Parks Planning Administrator Mollie O’Donnell said.  “We want more action on the riverfront.”

 

Qualification statements are due to the city by May 24, to be followed by interviews and another round of proposals due in August.  “What the restaurant will be will be driven by the people who apply,” said O’Donnell.  “We’re not sure what we’ll get. ... We’re seeing who is interested.”  A decision is expected to be made by the fall, with a target restaurant opening date of June 23, 2011.

 

 

The new Main Street Bridge will be opening this week.  Below is a link to an article from the Sunday Dispatch about it and a couple of photos of the new Main Street Bridge.

 

Main Street Bridge - pretty, costly

 

View of new Main Street Bridge from the Scioto River

 

 

Pedestrian/biking deck on the new Main Street Bridge.  Vehicular traffic is on a separate deck.

More photos of the new Main Street Bridge from Columbus Underground:

 

View of the Main Street approach to the bridge looking west toward Franklinton.  Some final touches and cleanup still to be done.  To the right is Bicentennial Park, which is currently under renovation as part of the Scioto Mile Riverfront Park project.

 

 

From left to right: Secondary sidewalk - vehicular deck with three lanes - arch and cable structure - pedestrian and biking deck

 

 

View from the pedestrian/biking deck toward downtown.  Scioto Mile Riverfront Park construction to the right in Bicentennial Park continuing along Civic Center Drive beyond the wall along the river.  Construction of the new Rich/Town Street Bridge in the foreground.

 

 

View of Downtown Columbus through the bridge's arch and cable structure.

 

MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/main-street-bridge-opening/page/2

MAIN STREET BRIDGE

Landmark opening

Saturday, July 31, 2010 

By Gina Potthoff, The Columbus Dispatch

 

Mayor Michael B. Coleman christened the new Main Street bridge yesterday morning by leading a group of bicyclists into Franklinton.  Coleman borrowed a bike and donned a helmet to ride across the Scioto River on the $60.1 million bridge that officially opened for traffic, although some pedestrians have used it for several days.

 

One of two eastbound lanes opened to motor-vehicle traffic yesterday.  Because of construction east of the bridge, drivers can't use the westbound lane or the second eastbound lane until fall 2011.  Construction on West Bank Park and the Rich Street bridge should be done by then, too.

 

Full article: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/07/31/landmark-opening.html?sid=101

Buildipedia, a relatively new architecture and construction website, had a featured article on the new Main Street Bridge.  Very nice article with tons of beautiful daytime and night photos. 

 

Here's the link to the article and the photos:  Main Street Bridge Adds Aesthetic Appeal to Columbus Skyline

 

Here's a small sampling of some of those outstanding night photos from the Buildipedia site:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice!  Looks sexy at night.

Friday, August 6, 2010  |  Modified: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 8:00am EDT

Scioto Mile well on way to connecting riverfront

Business First of Columbus - by Jeff Bell

 

 

Urban landscape designer Keith Myers hopes the community won’t come to view the Scioto Mile riverfront park as an island unto itself.

 

The park, on track to open along the east bank of the Scioto River next June, is meant to contribute to the whole of downtown Columbus rather than stick out as a singular part, said the principal at MSI Design, the Columbus firm that developed the design for the $44 million project.

 

“It’s really about creating another piece of the downtown puzzle,” Myers said. “It will be more than whether Scioto Mile is mobbed with people. It’s all part of the fact that a rising tide raises all ships.”

 

Full story and photos: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/08/09/focus1.html?b=1281326400^3764271

I really like what Cols is doing along their river.

 

Great shots of the bridge from Buildipedia.

Bunch of new construction photos from today. The riverwalk itself is going to look nice next year with the porch swings and planters filled. Happy to see the sidewalk planters extended up Main Street toward front and on Second toward Mound. The restaurant space has come a long way, and the Rich/Town Replacement Bridge is underway too.

 

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More construction photos from the Scioto Mile website:

 

Trellis under construction along Civic Center Drive

 

 

Fountains under construction along Civic Center Drive

 

 

Bicentennial Park Cafe under construction

 

 

Bicentennial Park Cafe under construction

 

 

Bicentennial Park Fountains under construction

 

 

Bicentennial Park Fountains; Bandshell in background

 

 

Bicentennial Park Bandshell

Those trellis(es?) seem kinda out of place with the vernacular architecture of Columbus.  They still look decent though.

$1M to run Scioto Mile?

City parks director submits budget wish list for park next year

Saturday, October 2, 2010

By Robert Vitale

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

The much-heralded public-private partnership that has paid to remake the Downtown riverfront will become a purely public responsibility after the $40 million Scioto Mile opens.

 

The city needs nearly $1 million and 18 new employees next year to run the new park, Columbus Recreation and Parks officials say.  And the department's 2011 budget request to Mayor Michael B. Coleman calls that estimate conservative.

 

Full article and photos: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/10/02/1m-to-run-scioto-mile.html?sid=101

Columbus Brewing to run Scioto Mile park restaurant

Operator will offer midpriced meals at Bicentennial space

Sunday, December 5, 2010

By Marla Matzer Rose

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

A popular Downtown restaurant operator will open a new concept in the glass-walled restaurant being built as part of the $43.9 million Scioto Mile park planned to open next year.  The owners of the Columbus Brewing Co. restaurant have agreed to open the venture in July, concurrent with the opening of the Scioto Mile.

 

The restaurant, which will have 2,100 square feet of indoor dining space and a 2,000-square-foot patio, will be a key element of the Bicentennial Park area just north of Town Street.  The park also will have a band shell and an elaborate fountain.

 

Doug Griggs, co-owner with Mike Campbell of the restaurant company, said he expects the new restaurant, which hasn't been named, will offer a menu similar to Columbus Brewing's.  He called the approach "comfort food with a chef's touch," with an eye on a moderate price point that can appeal to Downtown workers on weekdays, families on weekends and young professionals in the evenings.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2010/12/05/columbus-brewing-to-run-park-restaurant.html?sid=101

This, Mojoe Lounge, and the new Liz Lessner version of the Jury Room will be major restaurant-bars in the area; these will definitely act as an anchor as they're all within walking distance. (Yes, there is a hotel restaurant bar nearby, but I never count those and while Main Bar serves food it's not a sit-down kind of atmosphere).

(Yes, there is a hotel restaurant bar nearby, but I never count those...).

 

Have you ever been inside? The Thurber Bar is actually pretty nice. Very unique to Columbus with the namesake and being in the Westin makes it quite a bit nicer than your average "Hotel Bar".

Yeah, I agree on the Thurber Bar.  Love it.

More construction photos from the Scioto Mile website:

 

Trees being planted along Civic Center Drive

 

 

Finished trellis structures along Civic Center Drive

 

 

Swinging bench pavilion under construction along Civic Center Drive

 

 

The Prow which extends into the river along Civic Center Drive

 

 

Bicentennial Park Fountains under construction with restaurant in the background

 

 

Bicentennial Park Fountains under construction

 

 

New Restroom Building in Bicentennial Park

Love the materials.

Looking quite nice: much better than Columbus Commons, but at least with that they're planning to build on over half of it. Hope this does act as a draw and that more venues open up on S High. Walking along here plus eating and/or drinking seems like an obvious combination.

Bridge gets extra time, helping Scioto Mile

Sunday, January 2, 2011 

By Robert Vitale, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

Construction of a second bridge connecting Downtown and Franklinton won't get in the way of next summer's opening of the Scioto Mile, state officials promise.  But to get everything finished on the east side of the Scioto River by June 1, 7 1/2 months have been added to the timetable for the rest of the bridge project.

 

The Ohio Department of Transportation's latest update on construction of the Rich Street bridge shows the project within $29,000 of its original construction budget.  ODOT spokeswoman Nancy Burton said, however, that a new completion date of April 2012 has been set as an "insurance policy" to ensure that earlier deadlines are met.

 

Officials with the Columbus Downtown Development Corp., the city-created agency overseeing construction of the $43.9 million Scioto Mile riverfront makeover, have pushed city and state officials for assurances that bridge construction won't get in the way of their opening.  "The city, the contractor and ODOT all sat down and said, 'What is most important? What has to be completed by when?'" Burton said.  "Everything - and I mean everything - must be completed on the east bank by that (June 1, 2011) date."

 

MORE: http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/01/02/copy/bridge-gets-extra-time-helping-scioto-mile.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

RICH STREET BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - VIEWED FROM THE SCIOTO'S WEST BANK

Scioto Mile may be open for Red, White & Boom

Friday, February 18, 2011

By Elizabeth Gibson, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

Families that stake their claim early enough might have a shot at watching Red, White & Boom from the brand-new Scioto Mile.  But Bicentennial Park won't be open until a week later.  The promenade of the $43.9 million project - a broad walkway lined with fountains, chess tables and swinging benches - should be open in time for the July 1 fireworks display.  Bicentennial Park, at the southern end of the promenade, won't reopen until July 7.

 

Columbus Downtown Development Corp./Capitol South has been working with Columbus to develop the Scioto Mile, which runs along the eastern bank of the Scioto River Downtown.  Franklin County, for which the park's band shell will be named, is expected to approve its final payment toward the project Tuesday, for a total contribution of $5 million.

 

It would have been great to have the park open for the July 1 fireworks, but Red, White & Boom organizers said they understand the need for the park to get established before letting crowds trample the newly laid sod, said Mike Collins, executive director of Red, White & Boom.  Most city festivals won't be moving back to the riverfront until 2012 because of the timing of the opening and because the Rich Street bridge will be unfinished, Recreation and Parks Director Alan McKnight said.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/02/18/scioto-mile-may-be-open-for-fireworks.html?sid=101

The Columbus Dispatch had this news about a design tweek to the restaurant/cafe being built in Bicentennial Park as part of the Scioto Mile riverfront upgrade.  This was approved by the city's Downtown Commission last week and was mentioned in an article that featured another project approved at that same meeting:

 

"Also getting the commission's approval was an opaque glass wall that will cost $70,000 and act as a screen for the back of a restaurant in Bicentennial Park that will be operated by the Columbus Brewing Co.  The restaurant, as yet unnamed, plans an opening in July as part of the $43.9 million Scioto Mile project."

 

"The glass wall will be visible from Civic Center Drive and was designed in response to the restaurant's need for more indoor space, Guy Worley, CEO of the Columbus Downtown Development Corp said.  It will hide back-of-the-house items such as an outdoor cooler and trash containers, freeing up more room inside the restaurant for seating."

 

Here are a couple of recent construction photos of the restaurant building from the Scioto Mile website:

 

 

Some aerial photos of the under construction Scioto Mile from the Scioto Mile website.  The first photo focuses on the river.  It shows the two new bridges that bracket Bicentennial Park.  To the south of the park is the recently completed Main Street Bridge.  North of the park is the Rich Street Bridge which is still under construction.

 

The second photo is a close-up view of Bicentennial Park.  From top to bottom, that photo shows a new restaurant building in the park, a new plaza and fountains for the park and a new bandshell/concert stage that will be overlooking a lawn area in the park.  It looks like there are solar panels on the roof of the new restaurant being built in Bicentennial Park.  Nice.

 

 

Discernible dip on Main Street Bridge no mistake

Pedestrians encounter a discernible dip on the Main Street bridge,which seems odd for something so expensive and so recently built.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

By Robert Vitale, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

If you're wondering about a dip in the middle of Downtown's new Main Street bridge, it's not an optical illusion.  And the bridge isn't falling down.  It's just real-world regulation applied to architectural vision.

 

The pedestrian deck that sweeps away from the road section of the bridge has raised some eyebrows since the bridge opened in July.  There's a sag in the sweep just as it reaches its highest point.

 

Columbus Public Service Department spokesman Rick Tilton said the drop is there to make the pathway easier to navigate, particularly for people in wheelchairs.

 

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/04/09/discernable-dip-on-main-street-bridge-no-mistake.html?sid=101

From The Scioto Mile website:

 

The Scioto Mile

Columbus’ Signature Riverfront Park

Grand Opening July 7th at 5:30 pm

 

 

MORE: http://www.sciotomile.com/

And here's some more progress photos of The Scioto Mile:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MORE: http://www.sciotomile.com/about/construction-photos

Opens on the best day of the year (my b-day). This project is turning out to look really good. Thanks for the updates

I'm getting really excited about this restuarant. I love CBC, and it looks like they are taking the best from their current restaurant and incorporating it into the riverfront venture. Very much looking forward to its opening.

 

Comfort food + view

New dining spot, scheduled for grand opening this summer in Bicentennial Park, will take advantage of riverfront setting to attract both families and happy-hour crowds

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  03:06 AM

By Denise Trowbridge

 

FOR THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

The glass walls are up, the floors are in and the menu is almost complete. The opening of Milestone 229, the centerpiece restaurant in the new Bicentennial Park and the Scioto Mile riverfront park, is just around the corner.

 

Details of the restaurant's design and menu are finally starting to surface ahead of the July 7 grand opening.

 

 

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/05/17/comfort-food--view.html?sid=101

Finally!

More about the new restaurant to be located in the updated Bicentennial Park from an interview at Columbus Underground.

 

Milestone 229: Downtown Riverfront Dining

By Walker Evans, Columbus Underground

April 29, 2011 - 10:30am

 

Last week it was announced that Milestone 229 would be the name of the new restaurant opening this July in Bicentennial Park as a part of the Scioto Mile project.  We recently spoke with Executive Chef Christian Hattemer for a quick Q&A about the new restaurant and what we can expect from this new concept.

 

More updates and info can be found online at milestone229.blogspot.com and www.sciotomile.com.

 

FULL INTERVIEW: http://www.columbusunderground.com/milestone-229-downtown-riverfront-dining

Scioto Mile Scheduled to Open on July 7

 

After more than four years in the works, the Scioto Mile riverfront redevelopment project is coming to a close.  The grand opening celebration for the new park will be held next weekend, with the main event taking place on Thursday, July 7th, which includes an opening fountain show at 6pm, children’s activities, a live performance by the Hoo Doo Soul Band at 7:30pm and an evening fountain show at 9:45pm.

 

This $44 million development includes multiple components:

 

■ The two-way conversion of Civic Center Drive, new on-street parking, new sidewalks, planters and street trees.

 

■ The restoration of the historic limestone balustrade and the 30-foot-wide riverwalk Promenade, which includes water features, seating, porch swings and free WiFi.

 

■ The transformation of Bicentennial Park, which includes a new state-of-the-art 15,000-square-foot fountain system, the new Milestone 229 restaurant, and music concert bandshell.

 

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/scioto-mile-scheduled-to-open-on-july-7th

New Downtown park boasts mile-long legacy

Columbus never fully embraced the Scioto until "two guys named Mike from Toledo" pushed forward with a plan that has transformed the riverbank

Sunday, July 3, 2011 

By Doug Caruso, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

Columbus will boast an unbroken string of parkland along its Downtown riverfront when the Scioto Mile emerges from behind its chain-link construction fences on Thursday.  Colonnade-shaded swings will line Civic Center Drive.  Lights will play across water dancing from hundreds of fountain nozzles in Bicentennial Park.  Diners in a new restaurant with sweeping views will sip beer crafted in Columbus.

 

"Every inch of that place was thought through," said Mayor Michael B. Coleman, who began talking about a riverfront-spanning park as early as 2002. "This is a place you'll go to at 7 in the morning and you won't want to leave until 11 at night."

 

Though some have questioned Coleman's priorities, he'll go down in city history as the mayor whose riverfront plan - among what must be dozens gathering dust on shelves at City Hall - actually was built.  The Scioto Mile's $44 million cost will be paid with $10 million from the city, with the rest coming from private donors and other government entities.

 

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/07/03/mile-long-legacy.html?sid=101

Some preview tours of the Scioto Mile:

 

SCIOTO MILE TOUR VIDEO FROM THE DISPATCH:  The Columbus Dispatch posted a preview tour of the Scioto Mile by Mayor Coleman.  A pretty descent tour from the Mayor too.

 

SCIOTO MILE TOUR VIDEO FROM NBC4:  A tour of the Scioto Mile from an NBC4 reporter - via Segway.

 

PHOTO TOUR OF MILESTONE 229 RESTAURANT:  Photos taken at the preview night of the Milestone 229 restaurant - inside and outside.

More articles from The Dispatch about today's grand opening of The Scioto Mile:

 

Scioto Mile: City banks on river in waterfront makeover

 

Scioto Mile: Park fountain 'awe-inspiring'

 

Scioto Mile: What's up along the river

 

Scioto Mile: Bridge among ongoing changes

 

Scioto Mile: To the north, there's even more

 

Scioto Mile: Stages set for entertainment center

 

Scioto Mile: What's happening when and where

 

The Dispatch also has a slideshow of The Scioto Mile:

 

SCIOTO MILE - PHOTO SLIDESHOW

 

The Scioto Mile's $44 million cost will be paid with $10 million from the city, with the rest coming from private donors and other government entities.

 

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/07/03/mile-long-legacy.html?sid=101

 

I'm just a block up from it now, but eh, I've been to CC and from the prices of Milestone 229 I probably won't check it out for a while. As an urban website what, exactly, are people here expecting this $44 million to accomplish? SM has a new restaurant-bar and CC has one about to open (or maybe it just did). So basically, each has accomplished 1/15 of what Gay St did and yes, duh, I understand that a park is not the same as a traffic-calmed commercial street.

 

The parks will draw more visitors than usual for the greenspace aspect, however in the surrounding blocks, particularly S High which is sandwiched between the two, how could anyone not be disappointed in how it's still a dud? Not one of the boosters from UO or CU, is going to spend Fri. and Sat. night out on S High in businesses that made it the next "Gay St" instead of the economic flop that it is now. Just imagine if $44 million was available to fix up commercial spaces, pedestrianize and streetscape S High: there would be new businesses here, people would actually be hanging out there this weekend and it probably wouldn't cost $44 million. The Downtown investments by the city of Columbus is plain overkill; this is lots of money spent on big projects with little impact to justify them. This, at a time when thousands continue to flee the city's sub-par urban neighborhoods on all sides of Downtown. The city needs to invest downtown dollars into the downtowns of the East, West, South, and North sides. Coleman's "We spend well over $200 million per year in capital improvements in our neighborhoods exclusive of Downtown," is disingenuous as best. Where is any evidence that that money was spent on crumbling, decrepit Downtown Linden, Downtown Franklinton, Downtown Olde Towne East, Downtown Merion Village, etc?