Hardly. Some US cities already have them, and many more are planning to add them. A few are historic systems like what you can find in New Orleans, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Most cities have completely removed their historic systems, as Columbus did, and their historic systems have been long since abandoned. Some cities (Portland, [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2008’
Columbus moving foward with Streetcar study
If you haven’t already heard the news, City Council approved the continuation of the Columbus Streetcar Study on Monday. Most advocates are shouting for the thing to get built already, but it sounds like slow and steady progress on the plan is the best way to advance. The new plan should contain more information about [...]
Can I still be mad at Wendy’s for a second?
Andrew Miller posted some info on Columbus Underground this morning about Wendy’s giving away some free food downtown for lunch. That’s all fine and dandy, but I’m still pretty mad that they closed all three of their downtown locations, finishing up with the original location. I ranted a bit about it here back in January. [...]
Experience Columbus hosts Blogging Event Today
Experience Columbus will be unveiling a new marketing campaign this afternoon at a special event only for bloggers. The event takes place at the Experience Columbus space in the Arena District at 6pm today. If you’re a blogger interested in attending, you can RSVP by leaving a blog comment here. The event will include some [...]
Columbus is 6th Best City for Volunteering
According to a new report released by VolunteeringinAmerica.gov, Columbus ranked 6th in terms of volunteering in the US. From the site: “Columbus has an average annual volunteer rate of 34.7%, with 450,000 volunteers serving 55.8 million hours per year. By donating time to serve, Columbus’ volunteers make an estimated annual economic contribution of $1.1 billion.” [...]
A new neighborhood, a new late night car chase
When you live in the city, you quickly get used to the sound of helicopters, trains, traffic, and sirens. It’s usually pretty easy for me to sleep through this sort of background noise, but everyone once in awhile something bigger will wake you up. Anne & I used to live on a quiet lumpy brick [...]
What can $10 at the North Market get you?
On Saturday, Anne & I dropped by the North Market to pick up a few items. We got there around 3:30, and only one of the farmer’s market vendors were still open outside. If you want the best selection you’ve got to get there between 8am and 10am. I was actually sort of surprised they [...]
Urban Backyard Gardening
About two weeks ago, swampkitty (from ColumbusFoodie.com) posted some photos from her backyard garden over here on Columbus Underground. I’ve been growing some bell peppers and tomatoes this year (now that we have some room to do it) and her photos inspired me to take some of my own. These are from Saturday. Some of [...]
King Lincoln District Tour – Thursday July 31st
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Let’s nab a National Convention in Columbus in 2012
Over two years ago, Columbus attempted to land the 2008 Republican National Convention in our city, but ended up falling just short of the required number of full-service hotel rooms located within easy access of the downtown area. When discussed two years ago on Columbus Underground, there were some jeers from the democrats in the [...]