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It’s no secret that American women are less likely than American men to ride bikes in cities. Certain reports put one woman on a bike for every four men in America. In European counties like Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark, the split… [Read More]
As we wrote back in November, Columbus is getting a bike share system that will be launching this summer in coordination with contractor Alta Bicycle Share. As of today, the system is being branded as “CoGo Bike Share”, a name… [Read More]
The Federal Transit Authority has given the green light to COTA to continue planning work on its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project for Cleveland Ave. A letter sent to COTA CEO Curtis Stitt grants the organization “pre-award authority” to complete… [Read More]
American Airlines announced yesterday a new service expansion plan from their Los Angeles (LAX) hub, which includes a new daily nonstop flight to Port Columbus (CMH). The new service will begin on August 27th, but tickets can be purchased early… [Read More]
MS Consultants, an engineering, architecture and planning firm, is celebrating the opening 50 years ago of its first office in Youngstown (they followed that up with a Columbus branch ten years later and now have nine offices in five states)…. [Read More]
A joint press conference was held this morning where local and national leaders gathered unveil the new Columbus Subway System — a multimillion dollar project that aims to help connect the Subway restaurants of the densest Columbus neighborhoods with a… [Read More]
The northern section of Grandview Yard, where a Giant Eagle-anchored shopping center is planned, will soon be seeing significant infrastructure improvements as well. Columbus City Council approved a plan two weeks ago to upgrade Third Avenue from Olentangy River Road… [Read More]
The implementation of the Bicentennial Bikeways Plan continues this spring when construction will start on improvements along Sullivant Avenue and Georgesville Road. “Share the Road” signs will be installed and sharrows (pavement markings indicating that lanes are for both bikes… [Read More]
A working group formed last year to discuss a new shared-use path along State Route 161 met again on Wednesday to further review the project. Project Facilitator Marie Keister presented new data gathered by Korda Engineering and the city’s Department… [Read More]
Universitas, a local group that hosts monthly meetings on a wide range of topics, is turning its attention this month to public transit in Columbus. On Wednesday, March 6th at 6PM, at the Center for Creativity at the Columbus Museum… [Read More]
(Note: This is the fourth installment in the four part “Back on the Bike” series. The full set of articles can be found HERE.) Penelope and I have been through a lot together. With her help I have seen parts… [Read More]
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) announced today the appointment of Evelyn Van Til as their new Online Marketing Manager. Van Til is tasked with the redevelopment of the COTA website and planning the online marketing strategy for the transit… [Read More]
A cold winter with plenty of ice and snow hasn’t kept people from trying out the new bike infrastructure that was installed downtown this past fall. “I have noticed a surprising amount of winter use of the downtown u-racks and… [Read More]
(Note: This is the third installment in the four part “Back on the Bike” series. The full set of articles can be found HERE.) Fun fact: If you ride over wet leaves and attempt to turn quickly, you will fall… [Read More]
The first set of 30 new Downtown parking meters have been installed on High Street, which will go into service on Monday, November 19th at 9am. A total of 120 parking meters will be installed on High Street between Goodale… [Read More]
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