Revitalization Plan Summary
The University Neighborhoods Revitalization Plan: Concept Document is a decision-making tool for the city of Columbus, The Ohio State University, and various neighborhood groups and commissions to be used as they fulfill their respective responsibilities for managing or taking actions that affect the University District.

The revitalization plan established the goals and core values for the revitalization process and presented a set of long-range objectives, policies, and recommendations that future actions should be directed to accomplish. The plan was intended to provide a vision of what the University District can be and how the community can realize that vision through clear actions. It was not, however, a detailed prescription meant to solve every problem that besets the University District.

The extensive, community-based planning process identified four supporting goals for the revitalization effort. These were:
  • Increase homeownership in the University District, including affordable housing opportunities to stabilize the Weinland Park neighborhood and maintain a diversity of residents.
  • Improve the core student area so that it is competitive with housing which students can rent in the suburbs.
  • Enhance and expand retail and commercial activity on High Street.
  • Secure the involvement of Ohio State’s faculty and staff in the neighborhoods of the University District.