Jan 31, 2024
Art in its most highly visible public form can serve as a point of pride for residents and a draw for tourists. In the era of Instagram, public art can enliven neighborhoods with color, joy, and inclusiveness, reflecting what a community values and holds dear.
It can be a means for a society to showcase creativity and...
Jan 24, 2024
Central Ohio’s healthcare giants are galloping to keep up with the region’s growth, building new facilities that’ll need to be staffed by legions of trained healthcare professionals that don’t yet exist. As reported in Columbus Business First, Central Ohio's four major hospital systems are right now trying fill...
Jan 17, 2024
What makes a city beautiful, livable, walkable, and simply a desirable place to call home? And on the other side, what mistakes can destroy a city’s appeal to residents, visitors, and investors? For the last six years, Cal Poly Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning Dave Amos has been exploring answers to...
Jan 10, 2024
What if Columbus committed to becoming the largest US city to completely eliminate homelessness? How much would it cost? What specifically would we do with the money?
As Columbus works to hone a distinctive identity that differentiates it from other American cities, could its unique quality be that no one in Ohio’s...
Jan 3, 2024
What’s in store for Central Ohio’s economy in 2024? Inflation seems to be coming under control, and is well off its summer 2022 highs, yet the region’s labor market remains incredibly tight, with just 3.3% unemployment in October 2023. While the local economy appears to be booming from some perspectives, many...