The Planning Division and the Eastmoor Civic Association have teamed up to do neighborhood design charrettes of Broad Street and Main Street in Eastmoor – that section of Columbus located between Bexley and Whitehall. Like many commercial corridors in the inner-city and first tier suburbs, these mile –long stretches, have seen economic, demographic and physical challenges.

The term charrette is borrowed from the design cramming done at architecture schools at the end of a term. In other words, an accelerated - time intensive design process.

On Tuesday, May 16 and Wednesday, May 17 design charrettes took place for Broad Street and Main Street, respectively, at the Fairmoor United Presbyterian Church on James Road. Council members Maryellen O’Shaughnessy and Mary Jo Hudson attended and gave brief talks. The initial two charrettes focused on issue clarification and participant identification of good and bad aspects of the physical environment. The Planning Division staff is in the process of preparing for subsequent charrettes that will lead to design solutions and implementation strategies. There was an additional charrette in August and a follow up meeting in November. View a copy of the draft plan.

The Main and Broad Street Corridor Revitalization Plan was approved by the Development Commission on Thrusday, April 9, 2007 and was also approved by City Council on Monday, April 9, 2007.

Please refer to the Broad and Main Community Commercial Overlays website for additional information