Last week, someone started the following discussion on CU : When you drive, why do you do it instead of walking, cycling, or using COTA? My answer to the question was the following: I walk when I’m going somewhere within a mile or so, and when the weather conditions are fairly optimal (ie: not raining, [...]
Posts under ‘Urban Life’
Robert Vitale Makes the Case for Urban Incubators
The first of three Downtown Strategic Plan Public Meetings was scheduled to be held tonight (the snow canceled it, and it should be rescheduled soon) but I can’t help but think that yesterday’s Dispatch article about the North Market by Robert Vitale was timed intentionally for this event. The article starts off by looking back 20 years [...]
I’m Going to be on All Sides with Ann Fisher Tomorrow
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up! I’ll be on Ann Fisher’s WOSU Show “All Sides” on Monday December 28th between 10am and 11am. You can tune in on the AM Radio (820AM) or tune in online here: http://www.wosu.org/radio/ More details about All Sides (along with audio of show archives) can be found here: [...]
Parking Meter Rate Increase Halted For Study
Originally posted HERE on ColumbusUnderground.com: The previously approved 50% parking rate increase throughout Downtown and The Short North has been halted for six months pending further study and additional recommendations by the parking meter working group assigned to oversee rate adjustments. The resetting of the meters will begin as early as tomorrow. Thanks to everyone [...]
Online Petition for Parking Meter Rate Increase
This was originally posted HERE on CU by John Angelo of the SNBA: In November, Columbus’ Director of Public Service imposed a unilateral 50% parking meter rate increase throughout Columbus. The policy was approved by the mayor. Due to the way Columbus’ policies are written, neither city council nor the general populace were invited to [...]
Parking Meters: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
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 [...]
I-70/71 Split Fix Post-Meeting Update
As I mentioned yesterday, I attended the 70/71 Split Fix “Stakeholder Meeting Announcement” last night. I’ve posted the overview of what went down over here on Columbus Underground, which should give you a pretty good idea of what transpired. ODOT presented the plan…. everyone was unhappy with the plan… ODOT seemed to be listening. More [...]
Untangling the I-70/71 Split Fix
I’m headed to a meeting this afternoon where ODOT is supposed to be announcing some of their finalized plans for the Interstate 70/71 Split Fix project. This area is one of the most congested and crash-prone sections of highway throughout the entire state. I’m in favor of doing something about it… but there’s much more [...]
The Columbus Aquatic Center is Awesome
I posted about the Columbus Aquatic Center on Columbus Underground back in March, but I thought it might be worth mentioning again now that the weather has turned cold. I’m always surprised when I mention this place to someone and they admit to having never heard about it before. It’s located on Hunter Avenue right [...]
Columbus Casino Not the End of the World
I’m hearing a lot of folks bellyaching this morning about the unfortunate passage of Issue 3 last night, and rightfully so. I posted my thoughts on why this was a bad deal for Columbus, and it appears that the majority of Central Ohio agreed with me, as every single county in the middle of the [...]