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This week, CURA Director, Harvey Miller did an interview with David Staley for the College of Arts and Sciences' Voices of Excellence podcast. During the interview, Dr. Miller discussed CURA's…

On Saturday, July 12, CURA was proud to sponsor the 2025 All Aboard Ohio Annual Meeting on the future of passenger rail in Ohio. CURA Director Harvey Miller and Outreach Coordinator Jordan Swaim…

At a public event at the Union Grove Baptist Church on the Near East Side neighborhood of Columbus, CURA teamed up with the Sharpe Field Library to demonstrate virtual reality experiences of the…

On October 1st, CURA and the Ohio State City and Regional Planning Student Association hosted several speakers to talk about the LinkUS initiative. Kim Sharp of COTA, Charles Newman of the City of…

CURA and Artfluential co-hosted a community visioning workshop at the African American and African Studies Community Extension Center on Wednesday, July 24th. The event brought together two…

On June 6, the Department of Geography welcomed 100 elementary, middle, and high school teachers from Columbus City Schools. This event was part of a collaborative initiative involving Columbus…

Congratulations to the 2023 GreenSpotLight award winners! Council President Pro Tem Dorans recognized three businesses on their successes over the past year.

Winners:
White Castle …

This week, CURA met with board members of the James Preston Poindexter Foundation, Poindexter Village Museum project manager, Shelbi Toone, and the Center of Folklore Studies gentrification course…

Last month, CURA attended the 2022 MORPC (Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission) Summit on Sustainability. This year’s event theme, Transforming Our Future, featured various sessions in…

This past Thursday, CURA has the opportunity to meet Monique Williams McCoy with Veggie Van. Veggie Van is a mobile grocer and food education program on wheels. This organization partners with…

On January 26, 2022, CURA's director Harvey Miller was invited by LinkUS to give a presentation on bus rapid transit (BRT) and transportation. This event was conveniently placed on the same street…

On January 21, 2022, CURA hosted Dr. Jesse M. Keenan, Associate Professor and social scientist within the faculty of the School of Architecture at Tulane University. During this talk, Jesse walked…

On November 15, 2021, CURA and MORPC welcomed Robert Dietz, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders for a webinar. Robert was the first CURA graduate associate while…

On March 12th, 2021, CURA welcomed Charles Marohn, the founder of Strong Towns and the author of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity. He argues that the…

Earlier this month, CURA hosted acclaimed author (and genuinely nice person) Alan Mallach. Mr. Mallach is a senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress in Washington DC. A city planner,…

Last month, CURA kicked off our Strengthening Legacy Cities series with a panel discussion from experts living and working around Ohio. Our panelists included: