Dublin City Council will get its first look at recommendations for making West Bridge Street more walkable and transit-friendly when it meets Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at 5555 Perimeter Drive.
The same meeting includes a separate discussion on how to revise zoning rules for the ID-2 and ID-3 Innovation Districts, the two zones that cover most of the 370-acre West Innovation District. Neither item involves a vote. Both carry long-term consequences for how Dublin's busiest development corridors evolve.
Bridge Street Corridor: the walkability study
The West Bridge Street Corridor Visioning Update covers the stretch between Frantz Road and the Scioto River. It evaluates pedestrian connectivity, crosswalk safety, streetscape improvements, future street connections and the feasibility of bus rapid transit consistent with the regional LinkUS initiative, according to the city's project page.
The study builds on an East Bridge Street effort, completed in 2025, that examined the segment between Riverside Drive and Sawmill Road. Staff from the Community Planning & Development department, led by Director Jennifer Rauch, will present findings Monday.
The city has been gathering public input since April, when it hosted urban planner Jeff Speck of Speck Dempsey for a free community conversation at Wendy's Innovation Center on April 14. Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission discussed preliminary observations at a joint work session on June 15, and the city held drop-in office hours the following day at the Development Building on Emerald Parkway.
The project schedule calls for final corridor recommendations to reach Council between August and December.
ID-2 and ID-3: what comes after the data-center ban
The ID-2/ID-3 discussion is a direct follow-up to Council's July 1 votes on the West Innovation District. That night, Council passed Ordinance 33-26 on a 6-1 vote, creating the new ID-6 Research Transition District and banning data centers throughout the WID. A companion measure, Ordinance 06-25, rezoned roughly 370 acres to ID-6, ID-2 and ID-3 on a 5-2 vote.
Council then voted 7-0 to direct staff to review the ID-2 and ID-3 code using feedback and lessons learned from the ID-6 process, and to have City Manager Megan O'Callaghan bring back a process and timeline after summer recess.
Monday's discussion is that first report back. Staff will outline an approach for revising the two districts before any formal legislation is drafted. ID-2, the Research Flex District, covers small-to-medium research and office buildings. ID-3, the Research Assembly District, allows large-format clean manufacturing and assembly at higher intensity.
The ID-6 changes adopted July 1 lowered maximum building heights from 68 feet to 45 feet, required 200-foot setbacks along Cosgray Road and banned stand-alone warehousing. The Cramer's Crossing Homeowners Association, which borders the WID, reported after the July 1 meeting that Council agreed to "take another look at what should be allowed in zones ID-2 and ID-3." The review is expected to apply community feedback on uses, setbacks, buffering and building heights to refine those two districts.
What's next
No vote is expected Monday on either item. The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for Aug. 24. Residents can attend in person at 5555 Perimeter Drive or monitor the agenda packet online.
