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Wealth and Poverty | Students See the Need of Multiple Voices in Urban Planning

Franklinton is an up-and-coming arts district adjacent to the central city. Several redevelopment projects are under way to alter the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus.

By Kaia Mckenney (Freshman in HTC Environmental Studies) The Wealth & Poverty theme took its spring field trip to Downtown Columbus on Saturday March 30. Led by Dr. Yeong Kim of Geography and Columbus-based urban planner Kyle May, 22 Ohio University students participated in the trip to examine growing patterns […]

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April 4, 2019 at 3:58 pmIn Class News

Two Alumni Lead Field Trip to Urban Redevelopment Sites in Columbus

Kyle May, senior planner at planning NEXT in Columbus, explains students about the city’s ongoing building boom and resulting gentrification.

Dr. Yeong Kim took 22 students, mostly from her Urban Geography class, but also from Geography-Urban Planning and Sustainability, International Development Studies, and the Wealth and Poverty certificate, to Downtown Columbus on March 30 to investigate several redevelopment sites, including the Scioto Mile, Franklinton, Short North, and Arena District. Although […]

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March 31, 2019 at 8:02 pmIn Class News

Wealth & Poverty | Fieldtrip to See Inequality and Urban Change in Columbus, March 30

Wealth & Poverty | Fieldtrip to See Inequality and Urban Change in Columbus, March 30

The Wealth and Poverty theme presents a fieldtrip titled “Inequality and Urban Change in Columbus” on Saturday, March 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To sign up, contact Dr. Yeong Kim, Associate Professor of Geography and Wealth and Poverty theme coordinator, at kimy1@ohio.edu. Space is limited. Columbus will add […]

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March 1, 2019 at 4:45 pmEvents

Career Corner | JobQuest Panels with Geography Alumni, Nov. 17

Students are invited to a career panel with Geography alumni as part of Hugh Bloemer Day on Friday, Nov. 17, in honor of the beloved professor of Geography, who started JobQuest panels many years ago. JobQuest Panels In three concurrent panels, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Clippinger, alumni will […]

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November 1, 2017 at 8:00 pmEvents

Urban and Regional Planning Alum ‘Detangles the Knot’ of City Geography

Alum Kyle May currently works as a city planner in Columbus

by Kristin Distel “The second you start to detangle the knot of the urban world, it hooks you,” says Ohio University alum Kyle May, a self-described “geography nerd.” May earned a B.S. in Geography—Urban Planning from the College of Arts & Sciences in 2009. Since 2011, May has worked as […]

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July 11, 2017 at 3:52 pmAlumni

Geography Alum | City Planning as a Career, March 31

Alum Kyle May currently works as a city planner in Columbus

Ohio University alum Kyle May, who majored in Geography and Urban Planning, returns to OHIO on Friday, March 31, to give a talk on “City Planning as a Career” from 3:05 to 4 p.m. in Clippinger 119. Connect with Kyle May on Linked In. May is employed in Columbus as […]

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March 1, 2017 at 4:30 pmEvents