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 trees, bike [...]
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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 »
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 “Share [...]
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 it an important [...]
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 [...]
Bike to Work Week Events Begin on May 4th
Posted in Bicycle X-ing, tagged B2WW, biking, cycling, events on April 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The 2009 edition of Bike to Work Week kicks off in Columbus in just two more weeks. This year’s event lineup has expanded to cover the whole month of May.
“Bike to Work Week is a chance for people all over Central Ohio to get the bikes out of their garages and cycle in to work, [...]
B2WW dates and website
Posted in Bicycle X-ing, tagged B2WW, biking, commute on April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
http://b2ww.org is open for registration. Bike 2 Work Week was new in 2008. This year is bigger and better, with events throughout the entire month of May. The Commuter Challenge is expanded to 2 weeks this year, from May 4th – 15th.
Signing up is easy. Just log in and create a team for your business, [...]
Columbus Bike LOS Maps
Posted in Bicycle X-ing on March 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
There’s a meeting tonight at MORPC to comment on a draft of a bicycle level-of-service (LOS) map for the Columbus region. LOS is a concept in the Highway Capacity Manual used by many departments of transportation to design roadways to minimize traffic delays. Recently, there has been work on bicycle LOS and multi-modal LOS as [...]
Cleveland to Build Ohio’s First Bike Station
Posted in Bicycle X-ing on February 7, 2009 | 8 Comments »
It looks like Cleveland will be building its first bike station this year in a parking garage downtown. This is the first I know of in Ohio. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Don’t you wish Columbus had done something similar with one of it’s new downtown parking garages though?
en Route to a bike station (or two) in [...]
Bike Sharing in Europe vs. North America
Posted in Bicycle X-ing on February 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was reading about the expansion of Velib in Paris on the Bike Sharing Blog when I noticed this great Google map of places around the world with bike sharing programs in the right frame . The green bikes are existing bike-sharing programs. The blue “?” circles are places considering or planning programs. Check out [...]
‘Shovel ready’ green projects
Posted in Bicycle X-ing, Bus X-ing, Multi-Modal X-ing, Rail X-ing on January 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Here’s a good post from our friends in Cleveland about Ohio’s request for economic stimulus money:
‘Shovel ready’ green projects
Submitted by Marc Lefkowitz | Last edited January 15, 2009 – 1:34pm
What is on the list of ‘shovel ready’ green projects that Northeast Ohio is proposing to fund with an expected hundreds of millions in [...]
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