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A recent article from Inside Indiana Business profiled the ENVISION COLUMBUS Downtown Strategic Development Plan and highlights the recent public meeting on July 9th, 2018. To see the article on the planning process, see “ENVISION COLUMBUS Aims For ‘Bold’ Strategies” from Inside Indiana Business.  

A recent article in The Republic profiled the ENVISION COLUMBUS Downtown Strategic Development Plan and its recent stakeholder meeting on March 28, 2018. Stakeholder group representatives who attended the meeting defined their top picks for programming, elements, and initiatives in the city, seen through the six lenses of study in the plan: Connectivity, Activation, Resiliency, Livability, […]

On March 28, 2018, ENVISIONCOLUMBUS.ORG was officially launched. This site is an interactive component of the community-based strategic downtown development plan for Columbus, Indiana. Help spread the word about this planning effort by sharing the site with friends, family, and colleagues. Now is your opportunity to let your voice be heard! Here are some of the many […]

This week, The Cummins Foundation was featured in the The Republic for its philanthropic efforts in Columbus. Since 1954, the Cummins Foundation has become an important part of the Columbus community through its support of more than fifty public projects. They have often paid the fees for architecture firms for iconic structures, and are currently […]

The Republic featured an article on ENVISION COLUMBUS in, “A New Downtown Vision: Wheels Turning on a Revamped Strategic Plan.” The article includes in-depth coverage of the plan and its goals, as well as images of the 2/16 kickoff meeting that was held at Indiana University Center for Architecture + Design. Jeff Bergman, Director of […]

Heritage Fund (HFBC) announces that a community-based strategic development planning process for the Columbus downtown will be launched in February 2018. HFBC’s Governance and Planning Committee, which consists of city officials and business and community leaders, will provide oversight of this process, including a substantial public input component. This planning effort is made possible through […]