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Great Ideas: Time for Downtown Skyway? Peter Cheng, the indefatigable visionary of Columbia business, foresees an opportunity for a Columbia first. With the coming sale of two historic buildings on the Square in Downtown Columbia, KY, his idea is that the new owner(s) of the Russell Building and the Jeffries Building might build a skyway across Jamestown Street to connect the upper floors of the two buildings. If that were done, perhaps the future bridge from Lindsey Wilson College to Downtown might have a landing which could connect for a gentle descent from Lindsey Hill to the Square, something like what Louisville, KY, has done for the Galt House, Kentucky Center for the Arts, and available parking. This concept may have already been recorded as one of Joe Moore's ideation - he invented a similar idea to get from the Trabue-Russell House some time ago. At the time I heard it I was OD'in on Tray's Garden Sushi - so this may just be the California rolls and won tons talking. Still, there may just be some more great things coming - in a wave of progress - to downtown Columbia. Reading JIM's looks back at history, it's apparent that progressive events in Columbia happen in waves. We're ready for another one on the Square. What gives the greatest hope for the Square's comeback now is the staying power of the people committed to it. The innovative restaurants, the shop owners who stay on, the continuing longing for a renaissance of what we had. But there's more: Columbians could have been the first to have the most livable downtown in America. Some time has been lost, but we do now have in a 14 to 60 mile range, "lab" towns, neighbors, who are getting it right: Greensburg, Campbellsville - Liberty, Lebanon, and Springfield - Burkesville, Edmonton and Glasgow, and Russsell Springs, Jamestown and Somerset. There's also much happening in the residential areas of downtown. Strength in neighborhoods like the prestigious - and ancient by New World standards - High Street, which sets an example for cooperative preservation. It derives from a diverse group: Long time residents, Lindsey Wilson people, incomers, and folks who just appreciate and imagine what an idyllic neighborhood they are in. Some of us feel like Moseses - the promise is just over the horizon. It will happen, but not quite in our lifetime. But today, what's over the horizon in downtown Columbia, KY is gonna happen this year. Former Mayor Bell's Happening Town may be a reality both for all areas of Columbia, not just Jamestown Hill, Holladay Place and Campbellsville Road.I can't wait. This story was posted on 2012-04-28 06:14:27
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