{"id":9483,"date":"2021-04-28T13:48:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T13:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/?p=9483"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:15:41","slug":"placemaking-spotlight-columbia-mo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/2021\/04\/28\/placemaking-spotlight-columbia-mo\/","title":{"rendered":"Placemaking Spotlight: Columbia, MO"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making Cultural Headway in the Missouri Heartland<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognized as one of the nation\u2019s top 10 college towns and one of the best places in the nation to live, Columbia, Missouri, is known for the small-town comforts, community spirit, and big-city culture that make it a prime example of placemaking excellence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcolumbiamo.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/develop-scenic-america.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Downtown_night-Sandi-Peters-2018-1-959x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Downtown_night-Sandi-Peters-2018-1-959x1024.jpg 959w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Downtown_night-Sandi-Peters-2018-1-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Downtown_night-Sandi-Peters-2018-1-768x820.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Downtown_night-Sandi-Peters-2018-1-1438x1536.jpg 1438w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Downtown_night-Sandi-Peters-2018-1-1918x2048.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Columbia at night, credit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcolumbiamo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Columbia CVB<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Affectionately known as \u201cCoMo,\u201d Columbia was founded in 1821. It is nestled in the heart of Missouri, midway between St. Louis and Kansas City near the Missouri River. The city is surrounded by sweeping prairies and valleys, intricate cave systems, majestic cliffs, and gurgling creeks, plus forestland where coyotes, foxes, and deer freely roam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Columbia boasts two small, private, higher educational institutions, Stephens College and Columbia College, it is best known as the home of the University of Missouri, or \u201cMizzou.\u201d The university\u2019s most lauded architectural features\u2014including Jesse Hall, the neo-gothic Memorial Union, and the David R. Francis Quadrangle\u2014have become some of Columbia\u2019s most significant and recognizable landmarks. Mizzou\u2019s picturesque campus sits within walking distance of the downtown core, fostering a comfortable symbiosis between the student population academic community and the residents and business community.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from its distinction as the home of the state\u2019s flagship university, Columbia\u2019s wide-open skies and acres of green space also make it unique among mid-sized midwestern cities. In fact, Columbia boasts an admirably high ratio of green space to population, with its 123,195 residents spread comfortably across the city\u2019s 65-square-mile footprint. By comparison, St. Louis packs about 300,000 people into a geography of similar size. Within the town boundaries, there are more than 42 parks, including Rock Bridge State Park, the Mark Twain National Forest, Stephens Lake Park (known for its 11-acre lake), and the MKT Nature &amp; Fitness Trail, a 4.7-mile urban walkway through the city\u2019s greenbelt. The 185-mile Katy Trail State Park, the largest rails-to-trails conversion in the nation, also winds its way through the city.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/develop-scenic-america.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dreamstime_xxl_83076098-1024x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9484\" width=\"512\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dreamstime_xxl_83076098-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dreamstime_xxl_83076098-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dreamstime_xxl_83076098-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dreamstime_xxl_83076098-1536x844.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dreamstime_xxl_83076098-2048x1125.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>The University of Missouri&#8217;s iconic campus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Teddy, Columbia\u2019s director of community development, also notes that the town isn\u2019t hemmed in by boundaries with other municipalities or geographic features. \u201cWithout any true suburbs or natural barriers, there\u2019s no natural horizontal limit to our growth.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Tim acknowledges, the absence of growth barriers or other factors that might shift the development focus to one part of the city to another is both a challenge and an opportunity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn most towns or cities, you prioritize development in certain parts of the city and focus on specific zones or neighborhoods,\u201d he explains. \u201cOn one hand, we aren\u2019t as limited, but on the other hand, we aren\u2019t as focused.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim is also mindful that further expansion can breed urban sprawl, straining the city\u2019s capacity to deliver essential services. However, as he continues, he notes that Columbia\u2019s 1-2% annual growth rate is both modest and manageable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like other university towns, Columbia deftly navigates its \u201ctown and gown\u201d relationship with Mizzou. The changing demands of the growing student population sparked a boom in purpose-built housing in high-rises downtown, which some locals claim threatens the historic feel of the neighborhood. Just the same, however, officials recognize the important role the university plays as an economic generator for the town.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/develop-scenic-america.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mizzou-Tiger-Plaza-Rachel-Grant-2015-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mizzou-Tiger-Plaza-Rachel-Grant-2015-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mizzou-Tiger-Plaza-Rachel-Grant-2015-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mizzou-Tiger-Plaza-Rachel-Grant-2015-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mizzou-Tiger-Plaza-Rachel-Grant-2015-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mizzou-Tiger-Plaza-Rachel-Grant-2015-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Mizzou Tiger Plaza, credit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcolumbiamo.com\/\">Columbia CVB<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even beyond the bustling university scene, Columbia is also a popular destination for festivals and sporting events that enhance its reputation as a thriving cultural center. Although COVID-19 impacted the town\u2019s line up of events, in most years people travel to Columbia en masse to take part in unique art, film, and culinary festivals, such as the True\/False Film Fest, Art in the Park, the Roots \u2018N Blues \u2018N BBQ, and the Show-Me State Games, an annual statewide amateur Olympics-style sporting event. While in town, visitors, students, and locals commingle at notable restaurants, including Booches, established in 1884, and Shakespeare\u2019s Pizza, known across the country for its pizza. The city\u2019s cultural scene also comes to life in its art galleries, museums, farmers markets, botanical gardens, a historic battlefield, music venues, and other performing arts stages and spaces.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s Columbia\u2019s cultural line up, paired with its charming cafes, inventive restaurants, and friendly people that make Tim, a native of Illinois, proud to call Columbia home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy office is in the downtown area, and I just love being here. You can walk down an alley to a cool coffee shop and run into people that you know. Our downtown isn\u2019t overwhelming, but it has a great urban feel. Our skies are quiet. We see more hot air balloons than aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with all roles in urban planning, Tim acknowledges the responsibility he has in helping shape Columbia\u2019s future. Just the same, he is proud of how the town has embraced good placemaking principles to create a desirable town to live, play, and work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI enjoy being able to step back and look at the big picture. It\u2019s important to note that we plan with the community, we don\u2019t plan the community. The community is bigger than all of us,\u201d he says.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about Columbia at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcolumbiamo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visitcolumbiamo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making Cultural Headway in the Missouri Heartland Recognized as one of the nation\u2019s top 10 college towns and one of the best places in the nation to live, Columbia, Missouri, is known for the small-town comforts, community spirit, and big-city culture that make it a prime example of placemaking excellence. 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