2023 Intern Spotlight
From left Priyanka Chowdhury, Elsie-Almodovar-Reyes, Haylee Zavaski, and and Dani Berno. Interns are a pivotal part of the team at the...
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Space planning for a new normal. NDC helps improve interior office space for local nonprofit
If you visit their offices at 1111 E. Broad Street, you’ll notice a few differences inside the OhioMeansJobs Columbus—Franklin County...
Parklet Improves COTA Bus Stop on Sullivant Avenue
COTA riders on the #6 route will notice a new addition to Stop #2734 on Sullivant Avenue. The bus stop got a recent makeover through a...
Student Diversity Murals Installed! Why not take a peek?
With The Ohio State University celebrating its 150th anniversary, the university community has the opportunity to reflect on...
We closed out October with a fun Hilltop project!
Irie Jamerican Cuisine: Before and after NDC intervention on Oct. 31, 2020 Earlier this year, we finished the Hilltop Community Plan with...
A Conversation with Nick Bankston: NDC’s role in community planning with the City of Columbus
To celebrate 38 years of ensuring design as a right, not a privilege in communities throughout Central Ohio, we spoke with Nick Bankston...
New plan for Franklinton created by NDC in partnership with the City of Columbus
Supported by funding from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), the NDC worked in partnership with the City of Columbus Housing...
Hilltop Employment in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, the City of Columbus embarked on a sequential planning effort to create information profiles and recommendations for...
Student Collaborations: Nonprofit Immersion Program Part 1
Student Experience. Collaboration. Communities. Equitable Design. If you know the NDC, you know these are essential aspects of how we...
Envision Hilltop Plan Release Brings Neighbors Together
On January 14, Hilltop neighbors and community members gathered at the Glenwood Community Center to hear the 27-point plan to stabilize...
Student Feature: Community Planning Studios
Students presenting project findings from a youth engagement activity in Spring 2019 Community planning efforts by the NDC in the Linden...
OneLinden Plan Released
After 18 months, the OneLinden plan was released and announced by Mayor Andrew J. Ginther at St. Stephen’s Community House on Oct. 23....
November Hilltop Planning Meeting Draws Crowd
On Thursday, Nov. 8 many residents of the Hilltop area came together for the second Hilltop Community Plan working meeting. Held at the...
Hilltop Community Plan Kicks Off
Representing much of Columbus’ West Side, the Hilltop is a historic neighborhood with beautiful homes, intriguing topography, and a...
NDC Using Wikimap for Hilltop Plan
At the heart of community planning lies public input. To facilitate increased public engagement, NDC has implemented a wikimap for the...
Summer Outreach in Full-Swing on the Hilltop
Representing much of Columbus’ West Side, the Hilltop is a historic neighborhood with beautiful homes, intriguing topography, and a...
Linden Plan Wraps Up with Final Community Event
On April 24, the Linden community gathered at St. Stephen’s Community House to hear a preliminary presentation of concepts developed...
Beautifying High St: Instagram Wall Goes Up
NDC partnered with local artist Adam Hernandez and the University District to produce this beautiful mural on High Street near High and...
NDC 2017: Selected Projects
From taking on new types of projects to getting settled into a new office space, 2017 has been a landmark year for the Neighborhood...
Linden Miracle Garden Supported by Parcels to Places Project
Photo Courtesy of the Columbus Dispatch A beautiful new gazebo has risen just south of the Linden library at Kenmore and Cleveland...
Maroon Arts Group Community Gallery is Underway
At Mt. Vernon and 17th Avenue you’ll notice some unique structures in the midst of the historic King-Lincoln District. Standing out from...
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