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Friday, September 08, 2006
"What Columbus needs" Columbus Monthly
Most refreshing to see a plethora (I love that word) of thoughts and ideas on what Columbus needs. This series of responses and ideas takes us all over the place and it's great to see folks take the time to write a response and share their ideas.
This article is just a drop in the bucket though...we need to engage everyone in the conversation on a much more massive scale:
Link: What Columbus needs.
Columbus Monthly
September 2006
Columbus Monthly asked a simple question of people active in community affairs: What does Columbus need to improve itself? Here are the more than 300 answers from the 102 respondents, including Mayor Mike Coleman, civic association presidents, Titans, bar and restaurant owners and Jack Hanna. Check out the September issue of Columbus Monthly for the full story...
Posted by Paul Bonneville on September 8, 2006 | Permalink
Comments
Very interesting that transportation is the #1 "need" of those surveyed. And yet our local transit system decides not to pursue light rail. Thank goodness at lkeast for the effort by the City of Columbus to pursue and plan a downtown streetcar system.
I hope this "need" translates into the political will to fund and develop even more and better transportation options like intercity passenger rail, better local mass transit, bikeways and walkable neighborhoods.
Posted by: Stu Nicholson, Columbus, Ohio | Sep 8, 2006 2:10:20 PM
After reading all ten pages worth, I don't recall anyone even mention in passing "public input". I did see mention of having an educated populace on a broad range of issues, which is needed in order for us to have *informed* public input which we saw little of in the recent Dispatch poll on streetcars. Hey Paul, how come Columbus RetroMetro was left out? It's not like you don't have much to add, especially when a few responses that were included consisted of a few phrases or less.
Posted by: Columbusite | Sep 8, 2006 4:22:15 PM
