Treasures

Central location, little traffic

1. My neighbors
2. The citizens
3. Worthington Fire Department
4. Worthington Police Department
5. Evening Street School
6. Beth Tikvah Synagogue
7. The Farmers Market (both Summer and Winter)
8. Downtown Worthington
9. Worthington Restaurants
10. The helpfulness of Worthington City Government starting with the City Manager and continuing through every person I have ever worked with in the Worthington City Government
11. The beauty of the Olentangy River

Things I love: the sense of community, the beauty of our area, walkability of downtown, parks/green space, city services, rich history, great schools, presence/support for historical society and the arts

History, family friendliness, social events, and not too commercially crowded.

The people

The best thing about Worthington is the location. Close to major freeways, groceries, bike trails, downtown area, Community Center, and a public pool.

It’s trees, walkability, and easy access to surrounding communities and downtown Columbus.

The fantastic school system with teachers that really care about the students. The feeling that businesses want each other to thrive. The overall awareness of our environment, climate and other humans by its residents.

Such a great community and a wonderful place to raise kids!

The small town New England vibe and Caring neighbors.

I treasure Worthington’s history that points up the advantage of having been established in 1803 by people who valued community, education, industry and order. In the 1960’s, I-270’s destruction of our section of the third scenic river designated in Ohio at Old Wilson Bridge Road at Olentangy River Rd. brought home to residents and our City the threat of loss of place and geography and the importance of deliberation and planning.

I treasure that Worthington is inside I-270, buffered from rapid and chaotic development where society values mobility and economic progress at the cost of human connection and… aesthetics. I treasure the importance of a sense of place and community that Worthington offers. It is healthy for body and soul.

Neighborhood community; much of Worthington is easily walkable; farmers market and good restaurants; emphasis on environmental sustainability and social responsibility; city activities (parades, fireworks, etc.) and services (community center).

Low density, very few buildings above two stories so we can see the sky. Good schools and services. Historic architecture and family focused activities.

Colonial vibe and no development. Don’t care for the deer you are doing nothing about

The fact that lots of people return to live in Worthington after they’ve gone off to college or after they’ve lived/worked for a while in a different city.
The progressive/liberal attitude toward the importance of education, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and civic-mindedness.
The willingness to preserve Worthington’s core nature — small town feel, greenspace, quaint downtown — even when it means sacrificing ways to generate more revenue.

We’re able to treasure Worthington, today, due to happenstance and recognition by residents and the City in the 1960s that we could lose it to chaotic overdevelopment and all of its attendant downsides.

I-270 destroyed the third designated Ohio scenic river section at Wilson Bridge Rd and Olentangy River Rd. This brought home an awareness to residents and the City not lose sight of the importance of a sense of place and community.

We’re blessed to be an already established community inside the boundary of the outer-belt. We’ve had regulation preventing the over-building we see around us in Central Ohio where there is too great an emphasis on mobility and economic progress to the point of creating anonymity and stress. It is unhealthy for all – rich, poor, animal or plant

I would welcome senior housing/affordable housing of medium density and central public space along with the commercial in the open areas around the City.

I enjoy my neighbors

I love our historic downtown, walkability, DORA, the close school community, libraries and the beautiful neighborhoods.

Big enough to be able to provide the services we want; small enough that I know who to call when I need them.

The walkabilty to downtown, the diversity.

It’s a safe community; crime is low.
Has a cute downtown area.
Its great services such as snow plowing, trash removal, street maintenace.
Has small hills!
Easy commute to many places.
Inside the outer belt!

Preserved historic architecture

The Village Green, and the small town feel.

neighbors in community.
the library is outstanding.
schools brought us here and even though the children are no longer in school, I support the schools.

The schools.