Transit Columbus

If you build it, they will ride. 🚲 Ridership on the 4th Street bike lane is up 60% since protections were installed. People ride when they feel safe. This didn’t happen by accident. It took years of advocacy, from groups like Transit Columbus pushing leaders to make projects like this a priority.

As brought up in our meeting on Tuesday evening, here are four things you can do right now to support transportation, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, or green social housing in the region!

3) City of Bexley Active Transportation Plan - Bexley is working with the Ohio Department of Transportation to develop an active transportation plan and this survey is to help better understand how you feel about walking and biking in Bexley! 🔗 tinyurl.com/bexleyATP-su...

As brought up in our meeting on Tuesday evening, here are four things you can do right now to support transportation, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, or green social housing in the region!

1) The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) are working on their 2028–2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Tell them about your transportation needs, challenges, and ideas for the what transportation in our region should look like in the decades ahead. 🔗 us.maptionnaire.com/q/morpcbest

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our 4th Street Safe Streets ride with Yay Bikes! About fifty of us (and one dog!) rode to celebrate the progress in our bike infrastructure but also to grieve William Brewer, who was killed after being struck at the intersection of Summit and 19th.

2) MORPC is seeking community input on the next Metropolitan Transportation Plan (2028-2055), which identifies transportation priorities, strategies, and projects across future decades that will be eligible for critical federal transportation funding. 🔗: tinyurl.com/morpcmtpsurvey

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our 4th Street Safe Streets ride with Yay Bikes! About fifty of us (and one dog!) rode to celebrate the progress in our bike infrastructure but also to grieve William Brewer, who was killed after being struck at the intersection of Summit and 19th.

📣 Advocacy works! Public meetings and community engagement opportunities play a big role in shaping what gets built. Whether you attend or speak at a meeting, write a letter of support, or call local officials, your voice makes a difference in the future of bike and pedestrian infrastructure.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our 4th Street Safe Streets ride with Yay Bikes! About fifty of us (and one dog!) rode to celebrate the progress in our bike infrastructure but also to grieve William Brewer, who was killed after being struck at the intersection of Summit and 19th.

🚧 The city is developing a Quick Build Toolkit to tackle problem spots fast, without waiting years for a full rebuild. Intersections like Summit and 19th, where William Brewer was struck, are exactly what it was made for.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our 4th Street Safe Streets ride with Yay Bikes! About fifty of us (and one dog!) rode to celebrate the progress in our bike infrastructure but also to grieve William Brewer, who was killed after being struck at the intersection of Summit and 19th.

Week Without Driving is over. How was it for you? 🚶‍♀️🚌 For some, this was the first time really experiencing their own neighborhood without a car. What was your #WeekWithoutDriving like?

You can also submit a 311 requests to report issues to the city or file bus related issues directly with COTA. People have the power to make change! Your experience is the evidence that gets streets changed. 🚶‍♀️🚌

Week Without Driving is over. How was it for you? 🚶‍♀️🚌 For some, this was the first time really experiencing their own neighborhood without a car. What was your #WeekWithoutDriving like?

Did you run into frustrations or opportunities you hadn’t noticed before? Was there a sidewalk the whole way? Was your bus stop sheltered, well-lit, and accessible? How much extra planning did your day take? How would your route feel after dark or in bad weather? What could be improved?

🎃 Happy Spooky Season! The leaves are crunching, the air is crisp, and something wicked this way comes...our October meeting next week! 📆 Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 pm 📍 CML Main Library, Meeting Room 1A

🚲 eBike Regulation. Upper Arlington and other jurisdictions have recently raised or passed new rules on eBikes and eMotos. Our Policy Working Group will break down what's changing and what it means for riders and neighbors alike.

🎃 Happy Spooky Season! The leaves are crunching, the air is crisp, and something wicked this way comes...our October meeting next week! 📆 Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 pm 📍 CML Main Library, Meeting Room 1A

On the agenda: 🌱 Green Social Housing. How do we collectively win GSH for our city? Come build with us in the second part of our GSH presentation, where we will delve into a single building to illustrate on the costs, returns, and tradeoffs a Social Housing developer would face in Central Ohio.

Walk, ride, roll, or bus to our happy hour tonight to close out a Week Without Driving with Transit Columbus! We'll be meeting at 6:30 at the Villiage Idiot following the standing engagement meeting (6:00 at Northside Library). Can't make it? Share what you've learned this week in the thread!

Remember, this week wasn't about perfection but abour curiosity and noticing how removing driving felt for you. Did your bus get cancelled? Did a sidewalk randomly end on your way to get groceries? Did you feel safe biking to work?

Week Without Driving starts winding to an end with Multimodal Monday! Use at least two non-car forms of transit throughout the day, such as walking, biking, or taking the bus! Post a photo, tag us, and use #WeekWithoutDriving.

Heads up, Olentangy Trail users! Per our friends at Central Ohio Greenways, the trail will have two closures for improvements soon! The area near Olentangy Wetland Park will close from Thurs, 10/8, to Sat, 10/17, and the area near Tuttle Park will will close from Thurs, 10/22, to Sat, 10/31.