The MidTown Project < return           The goal of the MidTown Project is to develop and implement a long-range, comprehensive plan to reestablish this historic, suburban area as a community. Over a period of several years, this goal guided a grassroots effort to identify planning and development opportunities that would  reestablish the area as a community and enhance the qualities that make MidTown “distinctively Columbus.” The MidTown Project evolved as an exercise in community building; individual residents and business owners began getting to know each other, voicing their concerns and dreams for the area. In 2001— concurrent with the local designation process for MidTown historic districts— stakeholders met for the first time with representatives from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation to evaluate MidTown and its future. From earliest thoughts of a Project, the Historic Columbus Foundation offered expertise and financial support; the Columbus Consolidated Government, its planning division and city manager, along with members of Council were integral to the Project’s successful development. The State of Georgia recognized the significance of the Project in awarding a DCA (Department of Community Affairs) grant for Quality Growth. Representatives from the Muscogee County School District, Columbus State University, Neighborworks Columbus, area residents and business owners were involved in the planning process. And the National Trust for Historic Preservation named the MidTown Project one of only eight programs in the country to collaborate in their Preservation Development Initiative. You may download complete reports and long-range plans produced for the MidTown Project: Preservation Development Assessment Report A Master Plan for MidTown Columbus Transforming MidTown MidTown Technical Appendix Economic Impacts Table 1 Economic Impacts Table 2 Economic Impacts Table 3 Economic Impacts Table 4 Economic Impacts Table 5