As the winner of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) first-ever Smart City Challenge, Columbus was awarded $50 million in grant funding and the designation as America’s Smart City. The initiative seeks to transform mobility throughout Central Ohio. Smart Columbus…
A significant recommendation that emerged as a direct result of community feedback from the 2018 Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan is for the City to revisit the issue of inadequate indoor community gathering space. Most notably, the findings of a…
A key takeaway from our 2018 Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan is the need to improve our athletic field conditions. In efforts to improve the quality of our athletic fields, play restrictions will be implemented on a rotational basis. A…
After receiving public feedback earlier this summer regarding playground style options for the Reed Road Park playground replacement project, the City’s Parks & Recreation Department has developed a proposal of what components to include in the playground, and now invites…
After the success of last year’s Centennial Cycle, Parks & Recreation decided this would be a great event to add to their annual lineup. With a few modifications, including a name change to Cycle UA, you are invited to join…
The Lane Avenue business corridor is the City’s most rapidly evolving commercial district, and it continues to experience unprecedented levels of reinvestment. This transformation has enhanced the area’s vibrancy and appeal, providing new dining, retail, housing and service options, along…
Fall is a great time to begin the task of cleaning and decluttering your home and garage before you bundle up for the winter. You might be surprised by how many old and unused pieces of electronics are taking up…
At last night’s Council Conference Session, City Council formally concluded its search for the new Upper Arlington City Manager, appointing and entering into an employment agreement with Steven R. Schoeny. Mr. Schoeny will assume his new role at the City…
After launching our new City logo in 2019, we would like your help selecting a new design for our community’s flag. Two options have been developed following extensive discussion and research on what design considerations make for a successful—and memorable—city…
In our neck-of-the-woods, traffic and parking always get a bit more hectic once OSU begins holding its home football games each year. To address these concerns and keep safety at the forefront, the City is again restricting parking for certain…
Whether you’re an artist or an art lover the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival—one of the region’s premiere showcases of artworks in all manner of media—is not to be missed. Held in our picturesque Northam Park, the 53rd Labor…
The 2018 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) should have recently arrived in your mailbox, providing an overview of your City’s financial health. Taxes and finances are a complicated thing on a personal level, let alone at the City or State…
There is a strong interest by many residents to revisit the issue of inadequate indoor community gathering space. Most notably, in a statistically valid survey conducted for the 2018 Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan, 81% of respondents supported a feasibility…
As the Lane Avenue corridor continues to experience unprecedented levels of reinvestment and growth, City Council has approved a contract with OHM Advisors, to take a detailed look at the area to better understand the impacts of future growth and…
From the fall of 2017 into mid-2018, the City took a detailed look at the River Ridge/Kingsdale West neighborhood through a formal study process. The purpose was to identify ways to preserve and strengthen this area through thoughtful steps that…