The Mile on High, Columbus' Newest Official Downtown District

Of course I didn't waste any time in creating a new Urban Neighborhood section on RetroMetro for Columbus' newest official downtown district as announced in Mayor Coleman's 2008 State of the City Address: The Mile on High District:

...The High Street Corridor was once a bustling boulevard where people came to shop, visit and live. Times have changed, and so has High Street. High Street is the spine of our City… and for our City to work best, our backbone must be strong. Today, there is 152,000 square feet of vacant retail space in the High Street corridor and 12 acres of vacant lots and surface parking. These vacancies scar this corridor, and its made worse by the space of City Center. The High Street Corridor needs a 21st Century make-over, like we've begun at the corner of Broad and High. So today, I am proposing a new district downtown - The Mile on High District. This new district will increase our focus on rebuilding the High Street Corridor with active retail, office and housing, bringing more people and new investment back to the area. The Mile on High District will include a specific plan and a toolbox of aggressive incentives, working capital loans, façade improvement grants, new parking requirements and better transit and pedestrian options. It will also require special zoning changes to increase development density. That means getting retail back into downtown for visitors, downtown workers and residents...

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