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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* 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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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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On November 6, I set out to cast my vote for the President of the United States. Throughout the day I was asked if I had voted yet and I would reciprocate. One friend explained to me that he did…
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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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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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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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Last week, Urban Decision Group’s Map of the Week dealt with Average Commuting Times in the continental U.S. This week’s Map of the Week builds on this data. All of the data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2006-2010….
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