“The City of Dublin had great vision and leadership for the Bridge Street District helping to secure the future success of Dublin for generations to come, and the Bureau has a great opportunity to raise the awareness of our great City by marketing and selling these new products to the entire world.”
Scott Dring | Executive Director, Dublin Convention & Visitors Bureau
“Access to amenities and convenient commutes are sure to help us attract and retain a diverse talent pool. A vibrant, walkable district like Bridge Street will enable people to live where they work and work where they live, and that kind of connectivity is an asset to Cardinal Health and its employees.”
Carole Watkins, Cardinal Health Chief Human Resources Officer
“As a resident of Dublin for the past 28 years, I am very excited for the vibrant changes that are coming for the City of Dublin. The ongoing revitalization of Old Dublin, the addition of the parkland, and the development of residential homes and retail businesses helps our city to be one of the most desirable communities for people to live and work. The housing opportunities that the Bridge Street District offers for young professionals and empty nesters encourages these residents to make Dublin their home for years to come.”
Pam LaMonica, Dublin resident and Real Estate Professional/Cutler Real Estate
“Urban planners have foreseen a sea change in demographics, already underway, with young and old alike preferring the type of housing to be offered in the Bridge Street District. It will be attractive to young professionals and empty nesters with its walkable cafes, bars, retail and the soon-to-be-doubled-in-size library. The young, educated people likely to live here will help Dublin attract and keep corporate offices, the lifeblood of our tax base. As it builds out, it will undoubtedly generate far more tax revenue for the schools and City than the costs incurred. All of this adds to my home value Dublin has always been cutting-edge, the model for other suburbs, and the Bridge Street District keeps us as a model of forward thinking development. Thank you Dublin, for setting the trends, keeping us economically and socially healthy!”
Bob Fathman, Muirfield Village resident and Chair, Muirfield Village Civic Action Committee
“In central Ohio, traditional suburbs such as Dublin are moving forward with plans for dense, mixed-use projects in response to these trends. Easton Town Center also is considered an example of a highly successful mixed-use development – combining retail, offices and housing – in a suburban area.” Watch the entire presentation
Yaromir Steiner, CEO, Steiner & Associates
“Today’s economy is changing rapidly. There is a high demand for creative, high tech, innovative employees. Companies are following workers to where they want to live – which is resounding urban. Dublin took a really important step… instead of losing their businesses to downtown, they made the decision to create downtown Dublin.”
David Dixon, Principal, Goody Clancy
“The funds the District will receive via the Bridge Street District Cooperative Agreement provide us with a dedicated revenue stream of about $1.5-million annually to be used for technology upgrades which will benefit our students. This past year, we used these funds to purchase almost 1,500 new student computers at all three levels, more than 225 staff computers, and more than 1,700 software licenses for student computers at the elementary level. The agreement allows our District to purchase technology on a more regular basis, rather than always in large batches which is essential to helping us stay current when it comes to constantly changing technology.”
Steve Osborne, Dublin City Schools Treasurer
“Having Cardinal Fuse, our new innovative technology lab, in the heart of Dublin’s Bridge Street District will help us attract a high-tech talented workforce.”
George Barrett, Chairman and CEO of Cardinal Health
“Over 80 percent of the growth in households going forward is projected to be one- and two-person households without kids,” Foegler said at Columbus Business First’s recent Power Breakfast. “Key (for cities) is attracting and retaining young professionals. What you want to have are apartments in your communities that are the last apartment (young renters) live in, so when they are ready to buy they’re embedded and invested in the community.”
Terry Foegler, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Special Projects, City of Dublin
“The Bridge Street District is an extension of my favorite places and connects the experiences of Historic Dublin and the Shoppes at River Ridge. My friends and I appreciate choices…and that’s what the District will be offering. Choices for shopping, eating, learning and staying healthy.”
Colleen D’Angelo, Dublin Enthusiast
“Kudos to Dublin. It’s very refreshing to see a suburb that not only gets it, but is also actively embracing the need for dense, mixed-use development instead of just doubling down on the status quo of wasteful, single-use sprawl out of familiarity and complacency.
Other outer ring central Ohio suburbs should definitely take note of what Dublin is doing here. Hell, other outer ring suburbs throughout this state and region of the country should be taking note of what they are doing.
As for rail, I recall that Dublin’s planners have already been looking into the possibility of a commuter line between their town center and Downtown Columbus. Who knows when it will happen, but they are at least on board with it, maybe even more so than Columbus itself seems to be.”
“This is terrific for Dublin, and frankly, a model that could work Downtown as well.”
ColumbusUnderground.com reader response to Bridge Park article January 21, 2015
Community Forum Public Comments…
“Most excited about not needing to leave Dublin on the weekends. My wife and I are always looking for new places to go in Dublin. Plus, I hope the development will create more opportunities like Forefest.”
“I want to see nightlife, entertainment venues in the Bridge Street District and new public spaces with an exciting urban feel.”
“I applaud the forward thinking strategies of our economic development team and council. We are creating a community that will grow and expand with the population that exists today and the population of tomorrow. We are meeting the needs of people who want a greener community with more fit options. As well, we are making better use of the land and assets at our fingertips. Kudos. I am considering moving from my comfy suburb to the new walkable, bikeable locale.”
“The Bridge Street District is a wonderful idea to make the downtown area more accessible and people friendly.”