{"id":11451,"date":"2024-07-25T16:53:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T20:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/redevelopment\/?page_id=11451"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T17:24:06","slug":"columbus-downtown-2030","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/redevelopment\/columbus-downtown-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Downtown 2030 Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Columbus Downtown 2030<\/h1>\n

The results of the Columbus Downtown 2030 study are in!<\/strong> The consulting team of Sasaki, SB Friedman, and Storyboard, supported by the City of Columbus and Columbus Redevelopment Commission, has assembled their recommendations for enhancing our downtown into a comprehensive Columbus Downtown 2030 Plan. Building upon the great work accomplished through Envision Columbus<\/a>, the goal for this new plan is to provide a framework for Downtown Columbus that remains focused, site-specific and time-bound. Through community engagement, stakeholder feedback and market research, Sasaki and their team have provided a plan for strategic downtown development, programming, infrastructure and activation that we are excited to begin implementing.<\/p>\n

On July 21, 2025, the plan results were presented to the public along with the City\u2019s planned approach for implementation of these findings. The implementation, as with the research, will be a community-led initiative. Guided by three teams of subject-matter experts from various stakeholder groups, the strategy will focus on real estate & economic development, public realm & infrastructure, and programming & activation over the next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Read Final Report Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
View Project Website<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Stories from Downtown Columbus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Findings and Recommendations<\/h1><\/div>

\"\"Through several phases of community listening<\/a>, stakeholder engagement and public input, the research team identified a series of strategic objectives for the downtown, including making the downtown district a vibrant residential neighborhood<\/strong>, enhancing and expanding access to Mill Race Park<\/strong>, and diversifying downtown offerings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Market research indicated the most promising short-term demand for downtown Multifamily Residential development, with medium-term demand for additional Hotel spaces and longer- term demand for Office and Retail space. From the research, three primary development objectives were identified: Expand & enhance 4th<\/sup> Street<\/strong> entertainment district; Activate historic Washington<\/strong> Street <\/strong>through strategic infill, redevelopment and public realm programming; and create an Avenue of the Architects along the 5th<\/sup> street corridor<\/strong> that provides residential housing opportunities alongside further commercial and public realm development.<\/p>\n

The findings provided a comprehensive framework<\/a> for future development of Downtown Columbus with five clearly defined goals:<\/p>\n