Comments on: Columbus: the end of the line… http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/ A blog about the best of Columbus & Central Ohio by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:49:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Maureen McCabe http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12471 Maureen McCabe Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:41:48 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12471 Although I don't live downtown I have always been one to go downtown for events, First Night, The Arts Festival, Red White & Boom, etc. I think there is a lot of progress downtown. Thanks for the comments Paul and Walker. Although I don’t live downtown I have always been one to go downtown for events, First Night, The Arts Festival, Red White & Boom, etc. I think there is a lot of progress downtown. Thanks for the comments Paul and Walker.

]]> By: Walker Evans http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12407 Walker Evans Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:14:12 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12407 I've lived in a downtown neighborhood for years and I've seen nothing but growth. Sure, there's still some rough spots on the outskirts, but there's decades to reverse. It's not going to be reborn overnight, but the progress so far is great. I’ve lived in a downtown neighborhood for years and I’ve seen nothing but growth. Sure, there’s still some rough spots on the outskirts, but there’s decades to reverse. It’s not going to be reborn overnight, but the progress so far is great.

]]> By: buckblog http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12404 buckblog Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:29:01 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12404 The closest I ever come to doing something downtown is the convention center for the auto show. Other than that I never go downtown. I drove through downtown a few weeks ago and was stunned at the decay and unattractiveness of it after not really having seen it firsthand for a couple years. The closest I ever come to doing something downtown is the convention center for the auto show. Other than that I never go downtown. I drove through downtown a few weeks ago and was stunned at the decay and unattractiveness of it after not really having seen it firsthand for a couple years.

]]> By: Maureen McCabe http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12403 Maureen McCabe Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:37:13 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12403 There are plenty of reasons to go downtown here and there are more people living downtown now than there have been in years. We have some great restaurants downtown. I wonder where the 45% who said they are shopping downtown are shopping in downtown Columbus... Short North? I thought the mall did away with the shopping downtown and the mall went belly up or at least Macy's left City Center this fall. I walked through the mall in September. I had really ignored talk of light rail until recently. Thanks for the comment Erin. There are plenty of reasons to go downtown here and there are more people living downtown now than there have been in years. We have some great restaurants downtown.

I wonder where the 45% who said they are shopping downtown are shopping in downtown Columbus… Short North? I thought the mall did away with the shopping downtown and the mall went belly up or at least Macy’s left City Center this fall. I walked through the mall in September.

I had really ignored talk of light rail until recently.

Thanks for the comment Erin.

]]> By: Erin http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12400 Erin Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:37:44 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/columbus-the-end-of-the-line/#comment-12400 I think light rail can make or break the success of a city's downtown. We just recently started running light rail service here in Charlotte, as a means to lessen traffic congestion during rush hour but also to get people to the center city more easily - now the downtown area just needs to catch up and offer more shopping, restaurants, etc., to entice people to actually come. I think light rail can make or break the success of a city’s downtown. We just recently started running light rail service here in Charlotte, as a means to lessen traffic congestion during rush hour but also to get people to the center city more easily - now the downtown area just needs to catch up and offer more shopping, restaurants, etc., to entice people to actually come.

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