Columbus Job Centers
City of Columbus, Ohio

This study develops an inventory and analysis of potential job growth zones for long-range planning for job creation. Working in team fashion with the lead consultant, Bay Area Economics, Lincoln Street assisted in identifying the best sites for economic development and growth opportunities, and prepared five prototypical redevelopment plans to demonstrate to position the City of Columbus to compete for new jobs and economic growth.

The first illustrations shown here are of the redevelopment plan for a portion of the selected Third / Fifth / King Redevelopment Area. The site location near The Ohio State University and Battelle Memorial Institute allow for the creation of new research labs and offices. New “career lofts” and other retail and residential space make the site a complete development and an attractive space to potential employers and employees.

The latter illustrations show the development plan for a portion of the former Hartman Farms site, which has development restrictions from its location within the city’s Wellfield Protection Zone; much of the former Hartman Farms sits within the floodplain.

The concept – the Bio-Nano Industrial Campus – results from the marriage of valuable, environmentally-sensitive land with industrial pursuits, research, and support facilities that require unspoiled locations. The marriage requires respect for and implementation of state of the art technologies.