In many instances, I’ve been impressed with some of the parking-related adjustments that have come out of City Hall lately.
The scooter & motorcycle parking initiative that was rolled out last year was done in a swift and effective manner to provide not only additional parking revenue for the city, but also to provide a progressive [...]
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Parking Meters: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Posted in Auto X-ing, tagged City Hall, downtown, meters, parking, short north on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Shared Space
Posted in Multi-Modal X-ing on September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I was reading Columbusite’s blog and I noticed he ran across an article that discusses a minimalist traffic engineering concept called “shared space.” I’ve been meaning to post about shared space for a while.
The idea is mostly credited to a dutch traffic engineer named Hans Monderman, who passed away in January, 2008. In short, [...]
Scooter parking downtown, today at 10 AM
Posted in Scooter X-ing on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Update!! From the Mayor’s office, care of Walker:
“The properties controlled by ODOT and CDDC (670 Cap and Rich/High corner) are still being negotiated. The City does not control the properties but is advocating for parking as a use on those spots.
We’ll start striping and signing Gay Street spots today, and the rest will come on [...]
good Dispatch write-up on scooters
Posted in Scooter X-ing on July 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I thought that Kevin Joy did a good job with his article on scooters. You can find more of my thoughts on my scooter site. But the article explains that with gas prices going up, scooter sales have shot up. The article also includes quotes from various users (not all of them live in the [...]
Columbus Scooter Parking Debate
Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Urban In-Fill
Columbus Scooter Parking Debate
June 10, 2008 by Jeff Johnson
A group of downtown enthusiasts/scooter fans met this past Friday to discuss ways to enhance the urban experience and how it relates to moving people in, out and around downtown Columbus.
Those who commute to work on motorized two-wheeled vehicles are seeking solutions. This group is interested [...]
Scooter Parking Restrictions – Columbus Alive
Posted in Scooter X-ing on October 21, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Park Restrictions
By John Ross
October 18th, 2007Jamey Fauque no longer parks his scooter at this Arena District bike rack.
Up until a few weeks ago, Jamey Fauque would ride his scooter from his home in Grandview to his job Downtown, parking at a bike rack behind the Frog Bear & Wild Boar Bar in the Arena District.
It [...]
Motorcycle/Scooter Parking Cont’d…
Posted in Motorcycle X-ing, Scooter X-ing on October 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Walker beat me to the punch in talking about Columbus’ need for dedicated motorcycle and scooter parking. Having just gotten back from San Francisco and getting to see an amazingly successful system firsthand, I figured that I’d just add a few pictures of what a functional system looks like.
You see these scattered all throughout [...]
Columbus needs dedicated motorcycle and scooter parking
Posted in Scooter X-ing on September 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Yeah, I’ve thought about buying a scooter. I know the Ohio weather would only allow me to ride it for a portion of the year. And I don’t think they really make baby seats for them. But really, the main reason I haven’t gotten one yet is that I don’t really have much of a [...]
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