“Up” is the operative word in Columbus, and not just because of the new zip line that will whisk brave souls across the Chattahoochee later this year. A desolate area on a bluff overlooking the river is ripe for revitalization as a “creative village.” And Columbus is pitching an ambitious plan to increase the number of flights taking off from its airport with high-speed passenger rail service to Atlanta’s airport.

Factor in the city’s thriving downtown, and it’s fitting that Columbus has always called it “Uptown.”

These projects have something else in common: potential for connections. The 1,200-foot zip line will not only link Georgia to Alabama (at 40 mph), but will complement Columbus’ distinctive outdoor tourist attraction, the largest urban whitewater course in the world.

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