This blog post was written by Annalise Bennett, NDC planning intern. There are many different planning philosophies, but the two that...

As part of our celebration of 38 years of ensuring design as a right, not a privilege throughout Central Ohio, we assembled a tricky...

Interns play a pivotal role at the NDC, engaging with small businesses and communities, developing professional skills and utilizing...

As NDC turns 38 this year, we’re taking time to reflect on our long history of bringing high-quality design solutions to Central Ohio...

To help celebrate 38 years of design as a right, not a privilege throughout Central Ohio, we put together a Prezi about the heritage and...

You’re probably familiar with the 1946 hit song “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” about the iconic highway that traverses the majority of...

Example of an Eastgate home at 320 Sherborne Drive. Almost a century ago, OSU student Andrew Barta detailed the segregated East Long...

Many people think of Central Ohio and Franklin County as having a booming real estate market. But an analysis of average owner-occupied...

Conversations about race often lead to the topic of economic and racial inequality. The effects of poverty are felt disproportionately by...

Many people associate the American Dream with owning a home. The homebuilding industry, especially, would like for that to be the case....

Housing costs are increasing, especially in Central Ohio. A recent report featured in the Columbus Dispatch shows that the “median sales...

In 1918, the neighborhood of Columbus’ economic and social elite was Franklin Park. Today, the neighborhood has a lower than average...

In 1978, a dramatic struggle was occurring between one neighborhood group and a development company owned by the nonprofit research...

Today, the concept of zoning for land use seems ancient. As a legal concept in the U.S., it is more than 100 years old. Keeping noxious...

In the mid-1970s, the City of Columbus embarked on a sequential planning effort to create information profiles and recommendations for...

Heading down Summit Street, you might have noticed a Late 19th and 20th Century Classical Revival structure at the intersection of E. 8th...