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 [...]

MSI Design was recently awarded three Honor Awards by the Ohio Chapter of the American Association of Landscape Architects. At OCASLA’s annual event, MSI won Honor Awards in three different categories. The Scotts Miracle Gro Company Community Garden Campus at the Franklin Park Conservatory won in the “Design Constructed” category, the 2010 Downtown Columbus Strategic [...]

Capping a six-month public process, Columbus City Council unanimously approved the 2010 Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan Monday night. Citing its comprehensive nature and its bold vision for the future, council members whole-heartedly voted for the plan that they said would provide the road map for the continued revitalization of Columbus.
Working together with the Columbus Downtown [...]

The Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan officially wrapped up its six month public process last night at a Columbus City Council public hearing. Following the plan’s endorsement by the Downtown Commission in June, this is the final step before City Council consideration on July 19.
In addition to the extensive public input received through three public forums [...]