Columbus Downtown Development Corporation

The Downtown Columbus Development Corporation has set ambitious goals for growth in Columbus. It wants to nearly quadruple the number of residents downtown, increase the workforce and create more green space and pedestrian-friendly ways to get around the area all by 2040.

The Columbus YMCA building at 40 West Long St. will be renovated into affordable housing units according to the chair of the board of the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation Michael Coleman.

What once was vacant land adjacent to COSI, will, in a few years time, be a thriving urban neighborhood of high-rise residential buildings, shops and…