This page displays all of the input submitted by participants through the Launch round between June 11 and August 15, 2025. It includes responses from the online survey, webinar, and in-person input provided on paper forms. It is organized into three parts.

Responses to the question: What do you treasure most about Worthington today?

Total entries: 1056

Entries are listed in the order in which they were entered, with the most recent at the top.

Treasure Entry creation date

Open spaces without high density housing.

July 26, 2025 at 5:35 pm

Community and walkabiility

July 26, 2025 at 5:26 pm

When I first moved to Worthington we had the continent. Shops and restaurants and movie theatre. Then the city did nothing and it has become an old, stuck in the past city. City stops anything innovative or different and keep asking taxpayers for more catering to young families and ignoring everyone else

July 26, 2025 at 5:08 pm

Village Green and downtown area.
Great schools and libraries.
Sense of community.
Friendliness of people.
Variety of age ranges in neighborhoods.

Excellent location to freeways.
Saturday farmer market.

July 26, 2025 at 5:08 pm

Old Worthington/ community feel

July 26, 2025 at 5:07 pm

Historic downtown is a great family atmosphere in the evenings. For the most part, people here are friendly.

July 26, 2025 at 5:06 pm

The sense of community

July 26, 2025 at 5:05 pm

Besides the people – the rec center, the griswold center, the green, the seasonal flags/flowers/lights along High Street, the opportunities to volunteer, to support the schools

July 26, 2025 at 4:14 pm

The old downtown area and the sense of community.

July 26, 2025 at 3:07 pm

The Olentangy Bike Trail, Worthington Farmers Market, Downtown Worthington, proximity to 315, 71, and 270

July 26, 2025 at 2:26 pm

The people, walkability and kindness.

July 26, 2025 at 2:14 pm

The age of the city.
The trees.
The community feel

July 26, 2025 at 1:08 pm

Schools, Parks, walkability, community services (garbage removal, snow removal, street cleaning, etc.)

July 26, 2025 at 10:52 am

Walkable, tight-knit community with some great small businesses to support and visit.

July 26, 2025 at 10:12 am

Tree lined streets and Moses Wright, our only natural forest park (1 of 14 parks)

July 26, 2025 at 9:46 am

Walkability. Intelligent citizens. WADC. Historic. Trees. Beautiful. It’s the town I always hoped I could live in when I was growing up in a dangerous city back east.

July 26, 2025 at 9:18 am

It’s size and access to high st

July 26, 2025 at 8:44 am

1) cute downtown
2) walkability from our house in Old Worthington
3) intelligent population
4) good landscaping, mostly well-kept in town
5) Worthington partnership opportunities and special events

July 26, 2025 at 7:52 am

Quaintness of downtown, greens , historical buildings

July 26, 2025 at 6:52 am

It’s clean and safe

July 26, 2025 at 3:55 am

The community and third spaces

July 25, 2025 at 9:48 pm

Safe. Different styles of neighborhoods. Downtown. Access to highways. Good schools.

July 25, 2025 at 8:59 pm

small town feeling with big city amenities so close by
neighborly feeling with residents and businesses
historic
adequate parks, recreation opportunities, walkability
How much resident love the City
Fabulous recreation – community center, griswold, MAC Swim Inc Pool, parks and bike trail

July 25, 2025 at 8:22 pm

Its quaint small town feeling with all the big city amenities near by,
The parks and bike trail
Historic downtown
neighborly feeling – resident connection
great schools

July 25, 2025 at 8:14 pm

Worthington feels like a colonial village, and I love that it has maintained its authentic appearance all these years.

July 25, 2025 at 6:19 pm

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