Picking on Ohio?
Is Ohio any worse than any other state?
What about Virginia, where municipalities can't do anything without the specific authorization of State legislation (Dillon Rule state). I mean, Fairfax County is a prime example of wonderful planning
I grew up in Indiana, and the sheer ugliness of elements of my hometown (Fort Wayne) inspired my planning career.
-Basically abandoned downtown and racially segregated neighborhoods.
-A major U. S. Highway bypass allowed to develop into the world's uglinest mixture of giant scale strip commercial and declining industrial. The huge high voltage power lines combine with massive truck traffic and absolutely no landscaping or sign regulations create a particularly lovely commercial district for the entire region.
- Suburban sprawl-facilitated by a new ring freeway. Even one of the hospitals abandoned the old city center to move to the new "edge city."
I envy people who have this emotional attachment to their home towns. I don't think I will be moving back to the Hoosier state
