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There’s an amazing post that went up today over on XingColumbus. John Wirtz has crunched a lot of numbers to determine the aggregate income density of various census tracts in Central Ohio to not only review the economic vitality of… [Read More]
Via XingColumbus: Columbus Ranks as 2nd Best City for Commuters March 3, 2011 by John According to Kiplinger.com, Columbus is a great place to commute. They included metro areas with more than 1 million people and ranked them based on… [Read More]
COTA’s system map does a good job of distinguishing the limited service express routes (in red), but doesn’t make any distinction for the higher frequency routes in the system. This means that every local bus route looks the same on… [Read More]
From XING Columbus: Should Port Columbus (CMH) have more Transit Service? December 12, 2009 by John A post about the new $41 Million airport interchange generated more comments than I would have expected. Bruce Rawson, one of our frequent commenters,… [Read More]
From XINGColumbus: Top 40 High Crash Intersections in Franklin County By John Wirtz Okay, so Cleveland & Morse has the highest crash frequency of any intersection in Franklin County. Does that make it “the worst” intersection? In short, no. More… [Read More]
John Wirtz has posted up a question on the local transportation blog Xing Columbus, and he wants to know if your commute sucks, and if so… why does it suck? The question has been recently posed nationally with a new… [Read More]
From XingColumbus: Does Columbus Need a Toll Road to Pittsburgh? by johnwirtz In a state with pressing budget problems and a stated objective to focus on more multi-modal transportation, should a new four-lane, grade-separated highway parallel to an existing interstate… [Read More]
XINGColumbus wrote Columbus Ranked 30th Most Sustainable City September 23, 2008 by johnwirtz SustainLane.com has come out with it’s annual rankings of sustainability in America’s 50 largest cities. Columbus finished an embarrassing 50th (dead last) in 2006, but is now… [Read More]
XING Columbus wrote Euclid Avenue vs. High Street: Why the Streetcar Would Work August 2, 2008 by johnwirtz I was recently in Cleveland for two days for a Transportation Research Board workshop to view its new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)… [Read More]
XING Columbus wrote Columbus Ranked 27th Most Walkable City July 26, 2008 by johnwirtz If you’ve never been to WalkScore.com, it’s a pretty cool site that allows you to input an address and get a walkability score out of 100…. [Read More]
XING Columbus wrote COTA Public Hearing Roundup June 24, 2008 by Eric I was one of about 20 interested citizens at tonight�s COTA public hearing convened by Councilwoman O�Shaughnessy (Transportation Committee Chair) and Councilwoman Tavares. I�ll summarize my �minutes� of… [Read More]
XING Columbus wrote Main St. Bridge Update June 2, 2008 by Eric With the recent delivery of a couple arch pieces and a second crane for the Main St. Bridge, it appears that things will start getting interesting in the… [Read More]
XINGColumbus wrote Housing + Transportation Affordability Index April 23, 2008 by johnwirtz The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), in conjunction with the Brookings Institution’s Urban Markets Initiative, has developed an interactive mapping website that shows variables affecting household transportation costs… [Read More]
XING Columbus wrote Coleman Takes Message to the Streets April 1, 2008 by Eric Following a heated exchange with a group of reporters who he claimed, “just didn’t get it”, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman took his message to the streets… [Read More]
XINGColumbus wrote Support The Ohio Hub February 16, 2008 by Eric A petition is up on iPetions for you to show your support for the Ohio Hub plan. Here’s what you’ll be signing up to support… In recognition that the… [Read More]
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