While this weekend doesn’t contain any major downtown festivals, it does have one large downtown annual event… City Hop. The tour of downtown living spaces kicks off on Saturday from 10am through 6pm and features 18 developments this year. A great way to check out these places all at once. This weekend is also a [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2008’
Columbus Scooter Parking Debate
Urban In-Fill Columbus Scooter Parking Debate June 10, 2008 by Jeff JohnsonA 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 one form of alternative transit better than another?
Columbus City Council just approved a plan this week to spend $167 million on new bike paths throughout Columbus. I’ve heard nothing about any sort of public outcry on this spending. Bike paths are traditionally used for recreational purposes. Most bike commuters use existing streets to get where they need to go. Meanwhile, the $100 [...]
Columbus will once again be a political hotspot in 2008
November seems like such a long way away when it’s 94 degrees and sunny outside. But that’s not stopping Ohio (and Columbus in particular) from shaping up once again to be a hotbed of political activity leading up to this year’s presidential election. According to a recent article on CentralOhio.com, Ohio suburbs are going to [...]
Google Street View is now live for Columbus
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Skreened.com: New and Improved
My good friends Daniel and Mike just launched the new version of Skreened.com. Check it out! Make your own T-Shirts! Fun!
Columbus Arts Festival 2008
This year’s Columbus Arts Festival is taking place this weekend about two blocks away from our house over here in King Lincoln. Great to have this in walking distance from home, and a lot of fun to walk over for dinner tonight and sit on the grass on the quad at CCAD and do some [...]
Columbus is 4th Cleanest City in the US
Reader’s Digest America’s Top 5 Cleanest Cities By Derek Burnett Reader’s Digest compared data on our 50 most populous metropolitan areas to come up with a ranking of America’s cleanest cities. You might be able to guess some of the winners — and losers. But get ready for plenty of surprises. #4 Columbus, Ohio: Ohio’s [...]
First the symphony… next the horse racing
The Dispatch ran a story yesterday highlighting the current problems that Scioto Downs is facing. For those of you unfamiliar, Scioto Downs is a local harness horse-racing track located on the far south side. I’ve only been there once about 10 years ago, which still makes me more of a “regular” there than most other [...]