THE
ARENA DISTRICT: CONNECTIVITY IS KEY TO
COLUMBUS’ DOWNTOWN
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Myers,
the master planner and New Urbanist, said the last major links in the
district’s connectivity plan are taking place with a pedestrian passage to the
Greater Columbus Convention Center and a public park that will connect the
district to the Scioto River.
The
district already has a large, grassy park that fans out from the arena south
toward Columbus’ Scioto River front.
The
three-acre urban space with views of the downtown skyline is named McFerson
Commons to honor now-retired Nationwide Chairman Dimon R. McFerson, who
spearheaded the arena development.
McFerson
Commons has excellent connectivity into the heart of the Arena District, but
when it opened, it stopped short of the
Scioto Riverfront because two major roads cut it off from the water.
Case Study continues tomorrow -- June 29
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