Memorial Day at Walnut Grove: Remembrance and Gratitude

Written by David Robinson on May 31, 2021. Posted in City Identity, History, Public Events

A very modest (due to covid) Memorial Day ceremony was held this year at the Walnut Grove Cemetery, organized and conducted by Worthington's Leasure-Blackston American Legion Post 239. (I learned… Continue Reading

WARD’s Letter to City Council: Lifestyle’s “Community Outreach”

Written by David Robinson on February 1, 2021. Posted in City Council, City Identity, Comprehensive Plan, History, Household Impact, MPC/ARB, Parks/Greenspace, Public Events, Public Health, Public Safety, public schools, Schools, Sustainability, UMCH, Zoning

WARD (Worthington Alliance for Responsible Development) sent a letter to City Council last week that I think deserves a wider readership, hence this post. Their letter, copied below, conveys their…

Lifestyle again delays presenting UMCH proposal before public/Municipal Planning Commission

Written by David Robinson on November 24, 2020. Posted in City Council, City Identity, Comprehensive Plan, History, MPC/ARB, Parks/Greenspace, Public Events, Public Health, Public Safety, public schools, Sustainability, UMCH, Zoning

A quick note: I just received word that Lifestyle Communities has again delayed their scheduled appearance before our Municipal Planning Commission, where they will pitch their latest proposal for… Continue Reading

Public Health, Public Space: Parks are “an Essential Business”

Written by David Robinson on May 21, 2020. Posted in City Identity, City Services, Comprehensive Plan, History, Parks/Greenspace, Public Events, Public Health, Public Safety, Sustainability, UMCH

A recent Urban Land Institute—Columbus webinar, featuring a presentation by MKSK, titled "Parks are an Essential Business," deserves a wide audience here in Worthington. MKSK, the reader may… Continue Reading

Cottage Courts: Affordable, Compatible, “Gentle-Density” Housing in Worthington?

Written by David Robinson on April 26, 2019. Posted in Affordability, City Council, City Identity, Historic District, History, Household Impact, MPC/ARB, Parks/Greenspace, Public Health, Sustainability, Zoning

There is much discussion in Worthington nowadays about how to provide housing for seniors that is both affordable and compatible (in terms of architecture, density, social permeability) with our…