RiverViewer Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 As I learned in this thread, COSI does have a Foucault's Pendulum! Umberto Economical! The Name of the Earthquake Rose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish out of water Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 ^Friggin' beautiful! Back to COSI. I called the membership center an hour or so ago. Two HUGE strikes against: 1) Unlike my Detroit Zoo and Columbus Zoo membership, parking is NOT covered. 2) Unlike my Detroit Zoo (and possibly Columbus Zoo) membership, I can't pay full admission and then at the conclusion of that visit, should I choose to purchase a membership, apply the price paid for admission towards the cost of the membership. What a freaking gyp! No wonder they get so little love. Screw COSI. I'll put the $80 toward building my own Foucault's Pendulum. Whatever's left over goes toward the Sword of Damocles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayMan Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Personally I found the COSI in Toledo to be much more enjoyable. I personally wouldn't go THAT far ;). Seriously! I liked the displays and demos more in Toledo!!! :) and by the way........I'm not a science geek LOL Well, you are from the FIRELANDS! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwalk Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Personally I found the COSI in Toledo to be much more enjoyable. I personally wouldn't go THAT far ;). Seriously! I liked the displays and demos more in Toledo!!! :) and by the way........I'm not a science geek LOL Well, you are from the FIRELANDS! So was Thomas Edison!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayMan Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Trash. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish out of water Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 ^Along with his Nazi-loving pals Henry Ford and Charles A. Lindbergh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwalk Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Trash. ^Along with his Nazi-loving pals Henry Ford and Charles A. Lindbergh. What's the matter with Edison? Did you guys forget to pay your last electric bill? And now you don't have the convenience of Edison's invention? LOL :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish out of water Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 My stage name used to be Detroit Edison. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magyar Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 My stage name used to be Detroit Edison. True story. Bragging or complaining? :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish out of water Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Depends on your taste in music/level of sobriety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 From the 10/20/06 (OSU) Lantern: PHOTO: U-TV let's you see how things would be if you were a weather anchor on the nightly news. PHOTO: One of the editing studios the studio will use when everything is finished. Media Credit: David Heasley Digital media center opens at COSI Tito Atkinson Issue date: 10/20/06 Section: Campus After three years of planning and implementation, WOSU and the Center for Science and Industry celebrated the opening of the new Digital Media Center Sept. 29. WOSU has moved its operation to the COSI location downtown, where visitors are greeted with three exhibits, a digital welcome mat, an interactive U-TV studio and an EffecTV exhibit. http://www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2006/10/20/Campus/Digital.Media.Center.Opens.At.Cosi-2379829.shtml?norewrite200610311860&sourcedomain=www.thelantern.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 From the 10/31/06 Dispatch: COSI adds perks to boost membership Science museum offering gift cards, passes, programs Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Marla Matzer Rose THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH "Star Wars" brought them in. Now, COSI Columbus hopes to keep its new patrons with more family programs, free guest passes and Red Robin gift cards. Membership in the science museum is about 19,000 now. That’s still more than 25 percent below its high point of 24,173, reached in COSI’s 1999-2000 fiscal year, the first year in the institution’s $125 million Downtown location. But things look better now, as blockbuster exhibits such as "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit" in 2005 and this year’s "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" helped bring in thousands of new memberships. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/10/31/20061031-E1-01.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuFoote Posted November 19, 2006 Author Share Posted November 19, 2006 COSI Columbus splitting with Toledo counterpart Business First of Columbus - by Adrian Burns, Business First Monday, November 6, 2006 COSI Columbus and COSI Toledo have split. The science centers, which shared a name, administrative operations and at times a similar vision, are no longer legally affiliated. The Toledo organization is expected to change its name by mid-2007, a decade after the Columbus organization helped get it off the ground. A failure to achieve a broader affiliation between the groups, coupled with a need for clearer identities at the science centers contributed to the decision to sever ties, said COSI Columbus Chief Executive Officer David Chesebrough. Full article: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/11/06/story2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 From the 11/11/06 Dispatch: DISCOUNT MEMBERSHIPS COSI looks to attract low-income families Saturday, November 11, 2006 Matt Tullis THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH COSI Columbus has become an invaluable resource for Angel and Craig Pendleton, who have four home-schooled children ranging in age from 6 to 16. In the Gadgets exhibition, the Morrow County children are able to experiment with levers and pulleys, and in the Ocean area, they try to build pipes that will force water uphill. If not for a special program that offers reduced family memberships, the Pendletons, who are self-employed and qualify for Medicaid, could not afford to visit the science museum nearly as often. COSI began offering Family Access memberships in November 2004 to families based on financial need. There are 1,434 families paying the reduced $20 yearly fee, including the Pendletons. Anyone who participates in the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program, Medicaid or the state’s food-stamp program qualifies. Family Access members make up about 5 percent of COSI’s 19,000 members. David Chesebrough, the museum’s president and chief executive officer, wants to see that number increase dramatically. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/11/11/20061111-C1-04.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 From the 12/25/06 Dispatch: Vets Memorial still awaits a fix Months-old plan for task force stalls; new manager to take reins at venue Monday, December 25, 2006 Robert Vitale THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Five months after declaring it’s time to "cut bait" on Franklin County Veterans Memorial, county commissioners have yet to take the first promised step toward deciding whether the financially struggling auditorium stays or goes. A task force proposed in July to study the future of the deficitridden county-owned venture has yet to be appointed. Commissioner Paula Brooks said the plan "stalled out" when the November election campaign kicked into gear, and it was further delayed by county budget deliberations, which began immediately afterward. The hall is faring no better, though, than when Brooks proposed the review after a $200,000 bailout request during the summer. Commissioners wrote another check this month — this time for nearly $208,000 — to cover expenses for the auditorium and exhibition hall. It brings the total cost of Veterans Memorial subsidies to more than $1.8 million since a string of annual losses began in 2002, nearly depleting a fund created when the federal government bought a piece of the auditorium’s land for the Franklinton floodwall. Full story at http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/12/25/20061225-C1-02.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Link contains a photo. From the 1/29/07 Dispatch: Titanic, 'Star Wars' exhibits gave COSI new life Officials hopeful attractions in '07 will continue attendance rebound Monday, January 29, 2007 Matt Tullis THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Visitors to COSI Columbus have been spoiled the past two years with pop-culture exhibits about the Titanic and Star Wars that packed them into the science museum. There are no such blockbusters on tap for 2007, but museum officials are hoping exhibits centered on Albert Einstein, the Cartoon Network, Gregor Mendel and Bob the Builder can sustain the momentum. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/contentbe/dispatch/2007/01/29/20070129-C1-03.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 From the 3/10/07 Dispatch: * PHOTO: Construction worker Mike Helt reassembles the Science Spectrum sculpture at COSI?s main entrance. It had been in the outdoor science park since 1999. DORAL CHENOWETH III DISPATCH Adornment at last COSI jazzes up artless entrance by relocating Science Spectrum sculpture Saturday, March 10, 2007 Matt Tullis THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH On the ground next to COSI Columbus lay 26 branches adorned with 182 cubes. Their Mylar coating caught yesterday?s early-morning sunlight, reflecting bright reds, oranges, greens and blues. The branches were ready to be moved. But the pole they had twirled on since the Science Spectrum sculpture was moved from E. Broad Street to the new COSI in 1999 wasn't budging. http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/contentbe/dispatch/2007/03/10/20070310-C1-00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 From the 3/16/07 Dispatch: * GRAPHIC: If you go COSI to open all week long for spring break, summer Science museum hopes to attract more visitors without key exhibit Friday, March 16, 2007 Matt Tullis THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH For the first time since June 2004, COSI Columbus will be open seven days a week even without a blockbuster exhibit. Beginning Monday, the science museum will be open all week through April 15 as it tries to lure families with kids on spring break. It will go back to five days a week (closed on Monday and Tuesday) from April 16 until Memorial Day, when it will once again open its doors all week through Labor Day. David Chesebrough, entering his second year as president of COSI, called the expanded schedule an experiment to see whether more people will come or attendance will just spread out over seven days. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/contentbe/dispatch/2007/03/16/20070316-D8-00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 From the 3/29/07 Dispatch: COSI to use county's $1 million for teaching Grants will pay for programs; CEO says levy for operating costs may be needed Thursday, March 29, 2007 3:45 AM By Barbara Carmen THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH For years, COSI Columbus has thought big -- a huge riverfront building and Titanic-size traveling exhibits. Now, the museum's effort to reinvent and reinvigorate itself hinges, in part, on starting small. Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to a $1 million, one-year, taxpayer-funded deal with COSI to work with toddlers, preschoolers and parents. The science museum will use the money -- part of a $4 million package of county, city and private dollars -- to develop programs that stimulate brain development, instill basic science concepts and offer preparation for school achievement tests. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/03/29/COMMIS28.ART_ART_03-29-07_B3_IE67L44.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 COSI Columbus to welcome millionth camper tonight Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 3:03 AM By Kevin Joy, The Columbus Dispatch Elevated 17 feet aboveground, Rachael Waldman pedaled her feet nervously -- moving the "high-wire" unicycle inch by inch through a chamber of neon lights and wacky noises. The 12-year-old released her grip from a safety harness for a moment and raised her hands. Nerves made way for a smile. At almost 9 p.m., her recent Saturday visit to COSI Columbus was just getting started. She had joined about 800 other Girl Scouts -- and their chaperons -- as overnight guests for a COSI Camp-in. Tonight, another milestone will be reached: The museum's millionth camper will be among hundreds of area Girl Scouts arriving with pajama pants and sleeping bags in tow. (The visitor and her troop will be celebrated, and every camper tonight will receive a sew-on patch commemorating the occasion.) Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2009/04/18/1_COSI_MILLION.ART_ART_04-18-09_D1_DODIJBJ.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Invention Convention to debut at COSI May 23 Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 7:34 PM By Kate Hetrick, ThisWeek Contributor Young innovators will present inventions such as "Taco Tape," "Backseat Buddy" and "The Super Nutrition Nanny" at the 13th annual Invention Convention on Saturday, May 23. COSI Columbus, 333 W. Broad St., will host the convention for the first time. COSI's public relations manager Kelli Nowinsky said, "We're excited. It's a perfect fit. COSI is the most appropriate venue in Columbus," said Cherylyn Rushton, executive director of the project. "It's the center of innovation." A total of 357 inventors will present 260 original prototype inventions to a panel of judges, competing for the grand prize "Edison Award," a $2,500 college scholarship. Read more at http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/delaware/stories/2009/05/16/0517deinvent_ln.html?sid=104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Walker Evans just posted a rather lengthy interview with COSI President & CEO David Chesebrough over at Columbus Underground. One of the most in-depth and informative discussions I've seen about one of Columbus' major public venues. From Columbus Underground: David Chesebrough Discusses the Future of COSI By Walker | February 22, 2010 - 8:46am It seems like only yesterday, but COSI, the Center of Science and Industry has spent a full decade in their current location on Broad Street in Franklinton. Many people have fond memories of the original location while many more have spent the past ten years making new memories in the new building. More recently, COSI has begun growing in new directions which include the addition of new industry-partnership exhibits to showcase cutting edge technology, new programming geared more for teenagers and adults, and finding other ways to leverage their leadership position to help positively shape the future of our city. We recently sat down with COSI President & CEO David Chesebrough to discuss the past, present and future of this Columbus institution. Full interview at http://www.columbusunderground.com/david-chesebrough-discusses-the-future-of-cosi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkerEvans Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I was really excited to talk to him, especially about the potential that lies in the land surrounding Franklinton. "The Plains of Franklinton" as they're sometimes called. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 County considering what's best for 'Vets' Hotel, expanded parking and exhibition space one idea Monday, March 8, 2010 - 3:45 AM By Barbara Carmen THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Franklin County leaders are starting to look at what Veterans Memorial should become. Ideas for expanding the 55-year-old property include building a small hotel and bigger exhibition halls on its 17-acre campus, which offers views of the Downtown skyline and Scioto River. "This is the most prime piece of real estate in our community, if not in our entire state and region," Commissioner John O'Grady said. Leaders of the 11-member board of trustees that runs the county civic center met last month with O'Grady and Commissioner Marilyn Brown to discuss the venue's future. They brought conceptual drawings for redevelopment. But before commissioners reinvest in Vets, they're asking the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority for advice about the convention and show market. The civic center, at 300 W. Broad St., rents space to the Franklin County Veterans Service Commission and is used by veterans for meetings. But it also is used by events that wouldn't fill up - and therefore, don't want to pay for - larger arenas or the convention center. FULL ARTICLE: http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/08/copy/county-considering-whats-best-for-vets.html?adsec=politics&sid=101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 "This is the most prime piece of real estate in our community, if not in our entire state and region," Commissioner John O'Grady said. Hey Zeus! If I had a nickel for every piece of real estate that was the most prime in "our community, if not our entire state and region", I could afford to buy a piece of real prime real estate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 County OK's funding for Veterans Memorial upgrade Plans should help venue win more shows Tuesday, June 28, 2011 By Elizabeth Gibson, The Columbus Dispatch Veterans Memorial is known as an annual gathering spot for some of the world's most muscled men. But the venue for the Arnold Classic has been having problems with heavy lifting lately. Its backstage elevator can't carry much of a load. The board that runs the events side of the venue plans to spend $3 million in the next two years to add a better elevator, nicer bathrooms, accessibility features such as ramps, and other improvements. County officials say the upgrade will give Veterans Memorial at 300 W. Broad Street a better shot at attracting bigger shows and make life easier for longtime partners such as the Arnold Classic. County officials have discussed making even bigger changes - maybe expanding the facility or adding a hotel - but for now, they just need an elevator that isn't so old that companies have stopped manufacturing parts for it. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/06/28/county-oks-funding-for-veterans-memorial-upgrade.html?sid=101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 The Scioto Peninsula Master Plan effort kicked off last week with a public meeting at COSI. The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) has been asked by the City of Columbus and Franklin County to lead a process to create a strategic land use plan for the Scioto Peninsula. At the CDDC website below, there is a presentation of the initial development analysis for the Scioto Peninsula Master Plan, a press release for November Public Meeting and Scioto Peninsula Master Plan Survey. MORE: http://downtowncolumbus.com/home/moving-forward/plan/scioto-peninsula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 MODERATOR NOTE: Reposting news wiped out by the server crash Back in March 2013, local media began reporting about an idea to have a Columbus Zoo related attraction on the Scioto Peninsula. What it might include was somewhat undetermined - but a location south of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) was mentioned as a likely landing spot. Below are reports from the Dispatch and Columbus Underground: Columbus Dispatch: Zoo’s ‘animal adventure’ may prowl at Downtown site Columbus Underground: Columbus Zoo Excited About Possible Expansion to Scioto Peninsula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Then in June 2013, more news came in a front page article from the Dispatch about an arts venue being added with the zoo attraction as part of the Scioto Peninsula wish list. However, this news came with a controversial twist. The arts venue would go on the current site of Vets Memorial, which would be demolished under this plan. Below is an excerpt of that article with a link to the full article: Plan would bring arts venue, zoo to area near COSI By Josh Jarman and Lucas Sullivan, The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 6:59 AM Veterans Memorial would be demolished and replaced with a new arts venue under a $50 million plan local officials are considering for the Scioto Peninsula, across the river from Downtown. Key to the plan is a $25 million donation from Limited founder Leslie H. Wexner and his wife, Abigail, for the new arts facility. That would include a new memorial for veterans, a museum and an amphitheater or auditorium smaller than the 3,916-seat auditorium currently at Vets. The redevelopment plan also includes a new, permanent attraction from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, a roughly $50 million project that would be financed separately. Zoo officials said in March that they want the space just south of COSI Columbus. Yesterday, zoo officials confirmed that they are considering a November 2014 levy to help pay for that attraction. Three sources who have seen the plan for Veterans Memorial say it was presented to all three Franklin County commissioners and Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman and their staff members in the past few weeks by Guy Worley, president of the Columbus Downtown Development Corp. and the Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. Worley declined to comment on the plan. Government officials, who did not want to be named because Worley asked them to keep the plan under wraps, said some details could change before it is unveiled. The sources said they expect an official announcement in July. (. . .) After the Wexners’ donation, the remaining funding for redeveloping the Scioto Peninsula, including a new memorial for veterans, would come from Worley’s development corporation, the county and the state. The development corporation would put in $5 million, and Worley is seeking $5 million from the county and $15 million from the state, the sources said. Under the plan, land west of COSI and Veterans Memorial and east of the railroad tracks that cross the peninsula would be developed as apartments, condominiums and shops. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/06/11/a-new-plan-for-the-peninsula.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I remember commenting after the March news that I'd prefer to see Vets demolished and replaced with a new downtown stadium for the Columbus Crew. The June news about the Wexner Arts Venue, and this follow-up interview the lead Crew sports reporter from the Dispatch had with the Crew's general manager, seem to make a downtown Crew stadium at Vets less and less of a possibility. Dispatch: Crew Not Actively Engaged In Development Talks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 And finally we get to some current Scioto Peninsula news in today's Dispatch. Back in June, it was expected that an official announcement regarding Vets Memorial and the new arts venue would be made in July. According to a report in today's Dispatch, it looks like that has been delayed: Local Government Insider: Vets Memorial plan several million short By Lori Kurtzman and Holly Zachariah, The Columbus Dispatch Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 9:46 AM The expected announcement that Veterans Memorial will be demolished for a $50 million arts venue has been postponed indefinitely. Guy Worley, president of the Columbus Downtown Development Corp., told Columbus and Franklin County officials recently that the plan is delayed because there isn’t enough money. That’s probably the last word until after the November election. The project has been delayed for more than a year because there is as much as a $10 million shortfall in what’s needed to remake the Scioto Peninsula, across the river from Downtown. Worley’s group is trying to plug the gap. Limited founder Leslie H. Wexner and his wife, Abigail, are putting up $25 million for the new arts facility. The redevelopment plan also includes a new, separately funded, permanent attraction from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and retail and residential development along Broad Street. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/07/18/vets-memorial-plan-several-million-short.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Apparently the Dispatch's Local Government Insider was a bit off. According to today's Dispatch, plans for the Veterans Memorial, COSI area (i.e. Scioto Peninsula) are scheduled to be unveiled at 1PM today at COSI. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/public/2013/08/12/Vets_Memorial_announcement.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Walker Evans, co-founder of Columbus Underground and sometime poster here, is live updating from the 1PM press conference. The early views looks encouraging. LIVE UPDATES: http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/downtown-2010-plan-idea-11-scioto-peninsula-development/page/5 RECAP: http://www.columbusunderground.com/mixed-use-development-plan-unveiled-for-scioto-penninsula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayMan Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Courtesy of Walker Evans @ ColumbusUnderground: :clap: More renderings and full article below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/mixed-use-development-plan-unveiled-for-scioto-penninsula "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yubh8tin Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 :clap: I'm so excited for this plan! I hope they can add a pedestrian bridge to the plan sometime down the road but other than that, we are heading in the right direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbcmh81 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 :clap: I'm so excited for this plan! I hope they can add a pedestrian bridge to the plan sometime down the road but other than that, we are heading in the right direction! From what I understand, the pedestrian bridge from North Bank will come after the Scioto River work is done in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Here's Big D's report on the big plan for the Scioto Peninsula that was announced yesterday: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/08/14/veterans-shrine-zoo-offshoot-planned-near-rivers-bend.html Below is as close as I could get to a before-and-after view for the Scioto Peninsula. The views are looking in different directions, but you its close enough that you can see the proposed changes. The before view is looking northwest from the river. The after view is the same aerial that ColDayMan posted - but with the developments labeled by the Dispatch. It looks southwest. Unfortunately, this version is rather dark, though the Scioto Peninsula area is more legible. Here is the other version of that same Scioto Peninsula Master Plan aerial - unlabeled but much brighter and legible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 After the reports earlier this summer about some of the reports to redevelop the Scioto Peninsula, I was prepared to be underwhelmed by yesterday's announcement. But I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised by the vision being shown and really can't argue with anything being proposed here. The next questions are - How likely are these proposals to being built and what is the timeframe? Here's my take on the various parts of the Scioto Peninsula Master Plan from that prespective: 1) Narrowing of the Scioto River - This is definately happening. This was announced last year (and discussed here in the Scioto Mile thread). The removal of the Main Street dam is funded and scheduled to be removed later this year. Another lowhead dam to facilitate a similar river narrowing was done in Fall 2012 upstream at Fifth Street on the Olentangy River. 2) New Vets Memorial - This also looks like its definately happening. A $25 million pledge from Limited Brands founder Leslie Wexner would fund this. According to the Dispatch report, the final architectural designs of the New Veterans Memorial would begin this fall and demolition of the existing Vets would begin in Spring 2014. 3) Columbus Zoo Indoor Adventure - This looks very likely to happen. However, it's still in the conceptual stage. According to the Dispatch report, it would be a 50,000 square foot indoor site that could include an aquarium, rainforest and interactive educational components and would sit just southwest of COSI. A possible opening date of 2017 has been mentioned. The Columbus Zoo would likely fully fund this, possibly thru a new levy. 4) Underground Parking Garage - The existing surface parking lots west of COSI have been proposed to be replaced by an underground parking garage topped by a park. The new underground garage would serve all three Scioto Peninsula attractions, COSI, New Vets and the Zoo. It seems likely that would need to be built on a similar timeline with the new Zoo facility. However, no funding or timeline is currently available. 5) New Residential Neighborhood - The most conceptual, but possibly most exciting part of the announcement, is a plan to add 1,200 residential units above ground-floor retail spaces. The area west of Belle Street to the elevated railroad tracks is reserved for this new development. According to the Dispatch report, this would be built by private developers. It will very likely be based upon the Columbus Commons development model - which was managed by the Columbus Downtown Development Corp. (CDDC). CDDC would also be managing this development plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfohio Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Courtesy of Walker Evans @ ColumbusUnderground: :clap: More renderings and full article below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/mixed-use-development-plan-unveiled-for-scioto-penninsula Okay, I want this to happen asap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 WOSU-TV's Columbus On The Record public affairs program had a segment on last week's big Scioto Peninsula development news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 The Dispatch also had a follow-up story this week about the Scioto Peninsula development news. The article was more focused on how this news might affect the on-going development plans in East Franklinton, which is just on the other side of the elevated railroad tracks that define the Scioto Peninsula. But the article also had a much clearer diagram that shows the different development zones planned for the Scioto Peninsula. The only part of the plan not shown on the diagram is the narrowing of the Scioto River, which would create additional parkland of each side of the river. Below is the development diagram for Scioto Peninsula and a link to the article: Riverfront rebirth: Groups hope East Franklinton benefits from Scioto River plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayMan Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Scioto parkland downtown to take $35 million, 2 years to complete A stretch of the Scioto River through downtown Columbus would become attractive to kayakers, be lined with leafy parkland and offer an improved mooring spot for the city’s Santa Maria replica under a riverfront redevelopment plan outlined Tuesday for the city’s Downtown Commission. Keith Myers, a landscape and design expert and Columbus Downtown Development Corp.’s riverfront project manager, gave the commission details on the project unveiled two weeks ago as part of a larger redevelopment along the Scioto riverfront. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/08/scioto-parkland-downtown-to-take-35.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Since today is Veterans Day, this seems like a good time to post this report from Columbus Underground about an alternative development plan for Vets Memorial being promoted by a local veterans group. This plan would retain and renovate the existing Vets Memorial complex and add some future undetermined development on the current parking lot west of the Vets building. It likely has no chance of going forward and replacing the previously posted Scioto Peninsula development master plan, which was backed by the City of Columbus, Franklin County and CDDC. But, FWIW, here is the CU report on the "keep Vets" alternative. (more at CU with 2 renderings): Veterans Pushing for Alternative Vets Memorial Redevelopment Plan By: Brent Warren, Columbus Underground Published on November 9, 2013 - 9:30 am A veterans group is pushing a plan developed by the Franklin County Veterans Memorial Board to renovate the building and potentially build a hotel and parking garage on the site. The plan was developed in response to the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation’s (CDDC) proposal to tear down the building and replace it with a new memorial on about 5 acres, opening up the rest of the 17-acre site for private development. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/veterans-pushing-for-alternative-vets-memorial-redevelopment-plan-bw1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 ^ The demolition of the existing Vets Memorial complex is going to happen. The Franklin County Commissioners gave their approval for this to proceed (plus their official adoption of the previously posted CDDC redevelopment plan for the Scioto Peninsula) More from the local media at the links below: Columbus Underground: Demolition of Vets Memorial Approved to make way for New Memorial & Museum Columbus Dispatch: Commissioners to commit to razing, replacing Veterans Memorial Business First: Vets Memorial demolition gets commissioners’ approval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfohio Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 ^ Speaking for those of us who took the bar exam in that building, this is the best news ever. Fourteen years later and my stomach still gets sick when see that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Some more news about the Columbus Zoo component of the Scioto Peninsula Master Plan. A zoo levy is going on the ballot in May that would fund it. Below is an excerpt of the ThisWeekNews article about this that talks about the downtown zoo project: Proposed permanent tax would allow downtown expansion 1.25-mill levy on May 6 ballot also would bring upgrades to current facilities By THOMAS GALLICK, ThisWeek Community News Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 12:40 PM The levy also would be a significant source of funding for the construction and operation of a planned zoo expansion in downtown Columbus, south of the COSI building on West Broad Street. The project is one part of the Scioto Peninsula development plan, which includes the construction of a new veterans memorial, housing and a riverfront arboretum. "We were very honored to be approached to be part of the Scioto Peninsula project, and we want to provide the same experience that we provide here," Zoo President and CEO Tom Stalf said. He said the state-of-the-art facility will be a major draw for central Ohio residents and tourists. It will feature exotic animals, along with possible educational and classroom space, as well as overnight facilities for guests. Stalf said zoo officials hope the downtown expansion will be open for business in 2017. He said the results of the ballot question would play a role in the design and construction of the project. "There's no question the scope is going to be dependent on this levy," Stalf said. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2014/01/14/proposed-permanent-tax-would-allow-columbus-zoo-to-expand-downtown.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayMan Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Levy not about downtown Columbus zoo, official says Tom Stalf is adamant: Issue 6 is not about a downtown zoo. The proposed 1.25-mill levy that will appear before voters on the May 6 primary election ballot is about maintaining the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium as one of the premier attractions in central Ohio, said Stalf, president and CEO of the zoo. “That piece downtown is not the driving force of this levy ask,” Stalf said. “It’s keeping the zoo great.” More below: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/germanvillage/news/2014/04/15/franklin-county-ballot-issue-6-levy-not-about-downtown-columbus-zoo-official-says.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yubh8tin Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'm still on the fence on Issue 6.....I love the idea of a zoo attraction downtown BUT do they really need Franklin Co. taxpayers to get it done??? I don't think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ink Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 ^I am fine with Franklin County taxpayers supporting the downtown zoo. Its the main zoo in Delaware County that is my concern; Delaware County residents should be chipping in as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayMan Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 ^Bingo. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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