Port Columbus is getting four new service increases later this year from four separate airlines:
AirTran will be adding a second daily flight to Fort Myers starting on November 4th.
American Airlines is adding two additional daily lights to Miami, starting on November 18th.
Delta will resume their nonstop service to Washington DC with three daily flights to the Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport starting on October 31st. Additionally, they’re offering a $79 one-way introductory fare for ticket purchased prior to Aug 13th for flights between Oct 31st and Dec 16th.
And last but not least, Southwest Airlines is adding a third daily flight to Orlando, starting on November 7th.
Imagine the following scenario: You are a person in a wheelchair. Rolling over gravel and cracks in the sidewalk you make your way to the bus stop. You come to the corner of a busy downtown intersection and wait for the light to change. You press the button to trigger the light so you can cross the street safely. You make your way to the bus stop and wait for your bus to arrive. Your bus pulls up and “kneels” and you roll onto the bus. You deposit your fare. You notice how nice the bus driver is while she helps strap your wheelchair into place. You hear the familiar sound of the bus pulling away as you head toward your destination. [Read More]
The Ohio Department of Transportation is responsible for a wide variety of highway upgrades and maintenance projects throughout Central Ohio, but two of the largest local projects currently in development are the Interstate 70/71 “Split Fix” and the 3C Corridor Passenger Rail system.
We recently sat down with Jolene Molitoris, Director of ODOT, to discuss both of these projects. Part two of our interview focuses on the “Split Fix” and can be found below. Part one of our interview focuses on the 3C Corridor and can be found HERE. [Read More]
The Ohio Department of Transportation is responsible for a wide variety of highway upgrades and maintenance projects throughout Central Ohio, but two of the largest local projects currently in development are the Interstate 70/71 “Split Fix” and the 3C Corridor Passenger Rail system.
We recently sat down with Jolene Molitoris, Director of ODOT, to discuss both of these projects. Part one of our interview focuses on the 3C Corridor and can be found below. Part two of our interview focuses on the “Split Fix” and can be found HERE. [Read More]
The Central Ohio Transit Authority is celebrating the grand opening of their new administrative headquarters this morning at 33 North High Street near the corner of Broad & High. In addition to housing new office space for the organization, the ground floor of the building will serve as the new COTA Pass Sales Center and Customer Information Center. [Read More]
The intersection of Broad & High is commonly referred to as the “crossroads” of our city, and has always been a busy commuter destination for all forms of transportation. These corners will soon become a little bit more accommodating to bus commuters as two new covered shelters will be added for passengers headed northbound on High Street and westbound on Broad Street.
“We’re also making it a priority to upgrade the rest of the shelters along High Street through Downtown,” said Beth Berkemer, Public and Media Relations Manager at The Central Ohio Transit Authority. [Read More]
The Ohio Historical Society unveiled a new historical marker yesterday to honor the recently restored interurban depot in Canal Winchester. The Dispatch has a great article running today (”Depot’s day, 80 years later“) that features a bit of history about this electric fixed-rail system that served the region in a similar manner to a light-rail network. The interurban was a popular, inexpensive and highly utilized system that carried passengers at up to 60mph from Columbus to Chillicothe, Zanesville, Marion, Dayton and all points in between. Unfortunately, the automaker lobbyists killed the system in the 1930s and it only lives on through historical markers.
More info about the Columbus Interurban can be found HERE and HERE.
City officials, state officials and a whole slew of bike riders gathered this morning at the South Campus Gateway to unveil the first “sharrow” street marking that will remind motorists and cyclists to share the roadway along High Street. 188 more of these markings will soon be added to High Street between Morse Road and Nationwide Boulevard as a part of the City’s Bicentennial Bikeways Plan.
“We are investing in signage, bike racks and other infrastructure to make Columbus streets safer for cyclists and motorists to share the road,” said Mayor Michael B. Coleman. “Making Columbus a great cycling city is good for our environment and improves our quality of life.” [Read More]
In this week’s podcast we sit down with Meredith Joy, President of Yay Bikes! to discuss the upcoming Bike to Work Challenge in May. Meredith serves as a Coordinator for the Bike to Work Challenge and shares with us some insight on why bike commuting is important and growing more and more popular in Central Ohio.
You can use the player below to listen to the podcast, click here to download an mp3, click here to subscribe via iTunes, or click here to subscribe to the rss feed.
Last month, Columbus City Councilmember Andrew Ginther hosted multiple public hearings to discuss the issue of texting while driving. This evening, a city ordinance was passed unanimously by present members of City Council to make the practice illegal.
The ordinance is worded to ban text messaging, checking or sending email, web surfing, social networking applications and any other internet-based functions operated on mobile devices while driving an automobile.
“Texting while driving is dangerous for many reasons, but it’s particularly dangerous because it takes drivers hands, minds and eyes off the road at the same time,” stated Councilmember Ginther at tonight’s City Council Meeting. [Read More]
Port Columbus is getting four new service increases later this year from four separate airlines:
The Ohio Department of Transportation is responsible for a wide variety of highway upgrades and maintenance projects throughout Central Ohio, but two of the largest local projects currently in development are the Interstate 70/71 “
The Ohio Department of Transportation is responsible for a wide variety of highway upgrades and maintenance projects throughout Central Ohio, but two of the largest local projects currently in development are the Interstate 70/71 “
The Central Ohio Transit Authority is celebrating the grand opening of their new administrative headquarters this morning at 33 North High Street near the corner of Broad & High. In addition to housing new office space for the organization, the ground floor of the building will serve as the new COTA Pass Sales Center and Customer Information Center. 
The intersection of Broad & High is commonly referred to as the “crossroads” of our city, and has always been a busy commuter destination for all forms of transportation. These corners will soon become a little bit more accommodating to bus commuters as two new covered shelters will be added for passengers headed northbound on High Street and westbound on Broad Street.
The Ohio Historical Society unveiled a new historical marker yesterday to honor the recently restored interurban depot in Canal Winchester. The Dispatch has a great article running today (”
City officials, state officials and a whole slew of bike riders gathered this morning at the South Campus Gateway to unveil the first “sharrow” street marking that will remind motorists and cyclists to share the roadway along High Street. 188 more of these markings will soon be added to High Street between Morse Road and Nationwide Boulevard as a part of the City’s Bicentennial Bikeways Plan.
Last month, Columbus City Councilmember Andrew Ginther hosted multiple public 
