Chamber, CIC Partnering to Retain Local Businesses

The Upper Arlington Community Improvement Corp. is working to develop a business-retention strategy as a part of its partnership with the Columbus 2020 initiative and Upper Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce programs.

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Tree of Life Denied Injunction

Tree of Life Christian Schools will not be opening classroom doors in Upper Arlington any time soon.

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Get Ready for Kingsdale Phase 2

The city of Upper Arlington is moving closer to beginning the second phase of redevelopment at the Kingsdale Shopping Center.

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City's Best Card Trumped by AOL Site

Now that the news is public that the Bob Evans Farms headquarters is moving to New Albany, Upper Arlington city officials have revealed that they were aggressively courting the company to purchase the former AOL/Time Warner building at 5000 Arlington Centre Blvd.

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More Development News

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Areas Of Focus

 

Seven districts have been identified by the City as zones where commercial activity is most likely to be encouraged and rewarded. However, redevelopment efforts are not limited to these ares.

  • Henderson Road Corridor:  approximately 50 acres straddling Reed Road, south of Henderson Road; 37 acres located west of Reed Road
    Focus: Regional office corridor, with supporting mix of uses.
     
  • The Kingsdale Triangle: Approximately 38 acres bounded by Northwest Boulevard, Tremont Road, and Zollinger Road.
    Focus: Town Center with a mixture of uses: office; retail; residential; and civic.
     
  • Lane Avenue Corridor: approximately 33 acres on both sides of Lane Avenue from North Star to Northwest Boulevard.
    Focus: Mixed-use corridor with office emphasis and improved streetscape and gateway.
     
  • Mallway: area bounded by Arlington Avenue, Guilford, Coventry, and Waltham Roads.
    Focus: Neighborhood center with retail, office, and civic uses.
     
  • Northwest Boulevard: 13 acres along Northwest Boulevard from Zollinger Road to Ridgeview Road.
    Focus: Mixed-use corridor with retail, office and residential.
     
  • Southeast Arlington: 29 acres focused on the multi-family area in the vicinity of North Star and Waltham roads and Northwest Boulevard.
    Focus: Maintain existing character and land use.
     
  • Tremont: 7-acre commercial center, as well as consideration of the 18-acre multi-family area directly north of the center.
    Focus: Neighborhood center with retail, office and residential.
     
  • U.S. 33:  commercial pockets along U.S. Rt. 33 with an emphasis on the concentrations at Fishinger and Trabue roads.
    Focus: Improve design character, especially key intersections.

       For more information on the City's Areas of Focus, visit the Upper Arlington Master Plan. Click here >

 

 

 


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