COTA Proposes Two Sites for New Clintonville Bus Turnaround

COTA is still searching for a long-term alternative to Graceland for a bus turnaround site.  The previous proposal to buy a stripmall on the southeast corner of High & Kanawha has been replaced with a new plan to purchase one of two properties on the east side of High Street just north of Graceland. Two [...]

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Transportation and Civil Rights

Streetsblog recently featured some remarks about Ohio transportation policy from the Town Hall on Transportation Disparities Among Disadvantaged Communities event.  Ohio’s Car-Centric Transpo Policy Harms the Poor, Elderly & People of Color by Samuel Gresham Jr. on June 6, 2011 Good evening. My name is Samuel Gresham Jr. and I am the executive director of the Ohio Commission [...]

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COTA Plans Flash-Mob

There must be some kind of fine line between a flash mob and a planned event.  I would say that this is closer to the latter, but I don’t know.  If you’re interested, Columbus Underground posted an e-mail and video about the flash mob. FLASH MOB FLASH MOB FLASH MOB!!!! BUS A MOVE! Want to [...]

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Columbus in 2050

I just learned about an initiative of the Urban Land Istitute’s Columbus chapter in the Dispatch.  It’s called Columbus 2050 and they’re seeking public input on the future of the Central Ohio, specifically housing. Their questions: What do we hope to accomplish with our housing by 2050? What are potential impediments to reaching those goals? [...]

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Two Cities’ Differing Approaches to One Main Street

This Dispatch recently featured an article on the Eastmoor neighborhood, which is on the east side of Columbus east of Bexley.  Growing up on the northwest side, I rarely visited the east side.  I’ve driven through Eastmoor a couple of times, but haven’t spent much time there and don’t know the area well.  Based on [...]

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