The intersection of High Street and North Broadway is in the news again. This time, it’s an alternate proposal from the community to build a roundabout at the intersection. High Street roundabout sought Some on North Broadway favor circle over adding left-turn lane Monday, June 22, 2009 3:11 AM By Bill Bush THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Roundabout Proposed at High & North Broadway
Posted in Auto X-ing, Pedestrian X-ing on June 22, 2009 | 19 Comments »
3C Pushed Back to 2011
Posted in Rail X-ing on June 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Passenger Trains To Be In Ohio By 2011 By Ana Jackson Reporter Published: June 18, 2009 CENTRAL OHIO—The fight for federal money is on, and Ohio is in the race for a piece of the $8 billion that President Obama recently allocated towards improving passenger-rail service. Passenger trains were expected to be up and running [...]
Reminder: 315 is Going to Start Sucking Today
Posted in Auto X-ing, tagged 315, cars, construction, driving, highways on June 15, 2009 | 7 Comments »
From The Dispatch: Rt. 315: Getting there from here Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:33 AM BY BILL BUSH While workers repair bridges and the highway surface, the 70,000 vehicles a day that travel Rt. 315 will be squeezed into two lanes in each direction, down from the existing three lanes. By next Monday, those temporary [...]
Stimulus Funds for Columbus
Posted in Auto X-ing on June 9, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Council OKs accepting $33.5M in stimulus funds Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 10:51am EDT | Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 10:56am Business First of Columbus More than $33 million in federal stimulus dollars is headed to three Columbus roadwork projects after Columbus City Council voted to accept the funding Monday night. Council passed an ordinance accepting [...]
Morse Road Phase 2
Posted in Auto X-ing, Bicycle X-ing, Multi-Modal X-ing, Pedestrian X-ing on June 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Morse Road is about to get its second phase of infrastructure improvements. Hopefully they can address some of the problems that are causing the high crash rates at Karl Road and Cleveland Avenue. Funds in place for second round of Morse Road upgrades * The thoroughfare’s stretch from Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue should have [...]
Top 40 High Crash Intersections in Franklin County
Posted in Auto X-ing, Multi-Modal X-ing on June 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I ran across the following NBC story, which has a couple of problems that I’ll discuss below: Worst Franklin County Intersections Revealed By Matt Alvarez Reporter Published: June 5, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio—NBC 4 has obtained a report from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission which breaks down the most deadly and dangerous intersections in Central Ohio. [...]
ODOT Looking at Columbus-Pittsburgh Corridor for Stimulus Funds
Posted in Rail X-ing on June 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I have a feeling that the Columbus-Pittsburgh corridor was highlighted here because the news source is from Steubenville/Wheeling, not because it’s actually a top priority. Nevertheless, the tracks are owned by the state, so there’s a unique opportunity there: ODOT Plan Would Bring High-Speed Train Through Ohio Valley Posted: 4:35 pm EDT June 3, 2009 [...]
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