There’s been some conflicting news about the status of the I-71 widening from four lanes to six lanes between Columbus and Cleveland. Almost all is finished, but will the last 25-mile segment in Morrow County be completed? No money, so work on I-71 stops $86 million would finish up 10-year construction zone Tuesday, April 21, [...]
Archive for May, 2009
So is I-71 on hold or not?
Posted in Auto X-ing on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Does Your Commute Suck?
Posted in Auto X-ing, Multi-Modal X-ing on May 16, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Transportation for America has started a new website called My Commute Sucks. The goal of the site seems to be to send a bunch of the following form e-mails to Congress: My commute sucks and it’s not getting any better. Stop pouring billions into a broken system. Transportation shouldn’t be an expensive, dirty burden. Fix [...]
Share the Road and Regional Bike Maps
Posted in Bicycle X-ing on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There was some big bike news in Columbus last week, which was fittingly Bike to Work Week. First, the city-wide Share the Road campaign launched on High Street. There’s a couple of video spots and one audio featuring Mayor Coleman and OSU President Gordon Gee on the website. Even better, High Street will get new [...]
Young Professionals on Transportation in Central Ohio
Posted in Bicycle X-ing, Bus X-ing, Rail X-ing on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 1, 2009 Dim view of area transit options drives young workers’ frustrations Business First of Columbus – by Jeff Bell …Chamber officials have found that access to transportation modes other than cars is a big issue with many young workers concerned about the environment or looking for less hassle in commuting. That makes [...]
Summit/4th Two-Way Planning on Hold for Light Rail Decision
Posted in Auto X-ing, Bicycle X-ing, Rail X-ing on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
City shelves plan for two-way Summit, 4th Focus put instead on light rail for Downtown routes Saturday, May 2, 2009 2:56 AM By Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH It was supposed to be a key part of Weinland Park’s traffic plan: converting 4th and Summit streets, two busy commuter routes between Clintonville and Downtown, from [...]
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