Brice – Tussing (Columbus) Market Analysis

In the summer of 2014, the City of Columbus engaged a group of visionaries led by Pete DiSalvo and DiSalvo Development Advisors (DDA), to conduct a market analysis of the Brice-Tussing neighborhood.  In addition to DDA, the consulting team consisted…

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The Plan for West Franklinton

In the fall of 2013, the City of Columbus, Ohio, engaged a motivated team of urban planning consultants, a market analyst and a public engagement specialist, to provide a comprehensive plan for West Franklinton, Columbus, Ohio.  Urban Decision Group, along…

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Mistakes Planners Make when Creating Retail Districts

* The following excerpt appeared originally in the March 2012 issue of Planning magazine; published by the American Planning Association. “Creating successful urban retail districts is a goal of planners and community leaders alike. But as Robert J. Gibbs points…

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Ranking the Best (Downtowns) in the Midwest

After reading Jenna’s post about population density in Franklin County and being hopeful that we are seeing a resurgence in downtown living, I decided to look at how Columbus compares to other downtown neighborhoods or central business districts. For my…

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Get on the bus…if you can find it.

A little over a year ago, Google established a common format for public transportation data called GTFS or General Transit Feed Specification. GTFS feeds allow public transit agencies to publish their transit data and developers to write applications that consume…

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Everybody deserves an opportunity

For the past several months, Urban Decision Group (UDG) has provided internship opportunities for two students from Oakstone Academy in Westerville, Ohio. Oakstone Academy is a private school (preschool through grade 12) chartered by the State of Ohio that provides…

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The Location of the Sweet Sixteen 2012

I am a resident of Ohio.  Every four years Ohioans find themselves the center of the political universe.  It starts out as flattering and ends up just being annoying.  This year we find ourselves at the heart of the 2012…

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Location of the Undereducated At-risk Population

Several days ago I was discussing the link between education and unemployment with my economist friend Bill Lafayette, PhD.  The seemingly endless Republican Primary had recently thrust higher education into the national spotlight.  At issue was whether or not we…

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Most Popular Locations for Telecommuters

This week’s Map of the Week is the third in Urban Decision Group’s series of maps that examine commuting in the U.S.  Our first map dealt with Average Commuting Times in the U.S.  Last week’s map showed the Impact on…

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