MSI Principal Rick Espe and urban planner Andrew Overbeck recently joined colleagues from Miamisburg and Springfield to deliver a presentation to the 24th annual Miami Valley Planning and Zoning Workshop on the value of greenspace in downtown revitalization efforts. Showcasing park projects in three different Ohio cities, the presentation demonstrated the different approaches that each [...]

Last week, the City of Columbus tested the fountains at Bicentennial Park on the Scioto Mile. The metal halo fountains have fog making capabilities as well as over 1,000 jets for spraying water. MSI founding Principals Keith Myers and Tim Schmalenberger, together with Columbus Downtown Development Corporation and the Department of Recreation and Parks, watched [...]

The Scioto Mile’s Bicentennial Fountain is starting to take shape as the installation of the first of five “halo” fountain features began last week. As a part of the interactive fountain, these spiral halos will both spray water and release fog. Each halo is supported by four pairs of five-inch diameter stainless steel curved posts [...]