TIL that the area we used to call West Campus, that OSU first rebranded into the West Campus Innovation District and then made a pretty big deal out of naming Carmenton (in 2022, under Kristina Johnson), is now officially called the Innovation District at Ohio State.

Lots of updates in this one: columbusunderground.com/development-...

ICYMI from Friday..

"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."

Discount bundles on allllll published 50 Maps books: 10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. Stock up for the holidays!

Thanks Stevie, hope you enjoy the book!

It's driving me batty that nobody except Heather Cox Richardson, the Washington Monthly, and myself is covering Trump's race to sell off (for likely demolition) "the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal," w/ murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, etc. I've furnish links below to help reporters get started.

I'm going to be on All Sides with Amy Juravich this morning at around 11:40 talking about trains and transit: www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...

I got a full update on this project, including plans for a second phase: columbusunderground.com/mixed-use-de...

City council race in a little Ohio city, Lancaster (Glass House readers know it). Kate is the daughter of a friend. She ran as an independent in a town that voted for Trump and beat the MAGA guy. Not NJ, VA, or NYC. Small town Ohio. www.lancastereaglegazette.com/story/news/l...

just horrible news for Columbus: columbusunderground.com/kelton-house...

Underground work on the Gay Street segment of the Capital Line will start in December; "block-by-block street-level work will begin in June 2026 and is slated to be fully wrapped up by October 2027."

ICYMI from Friday

One of my low-key favorite parts of the Mamdani campaign is that he walks around the city. People who love cities walk around their cities, but few political candidates do so.

NEW - columbusunderground.com/renderings-e...

The East Broad protected lanes have been in place for almost a year and the city has been measuring their impact: columbusunderground.com/fewer-crashe...

Check it out, photos of the new museum on the Whittier Peninsula, opening Saturday: columbusunderground.com/first-look-p...

This is from 2020 but I think it's the best account, really interesting history!

Check it out, photos of the new museum on the Whittier Peninsula, opening Saturday: columbusunderground.com/first-look-p...

More data coming in about the impact of Trump's tariffs... columbusunderground.com/report-tarif...

ICYMI from Friday, more GoBus routes coming this spring.

Last Open Streets event this Sunday on High Street from Long to Town! (10/26, noon - 4pm) Walk, bike, or roll downtown to play in the street with us. Wear a costume and stop by the Transit Columbus tent to enter our costume contest. 👻

Good news - columbusunderground.com/gobus-expand...

Where does Vision Zero Columbus stand in year five?

Where does Vision Zero Columbus stand in year five?

Updating my LEGO White House

Trying to fathom what a big local story it would be if a developer just started tearing down an iconic building after lying about his plans and without getting any approvals (we still talk about the midnight demo of Union Station and that was in the 70s). But the fact that this is the White House?!

"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit." Taxing the rich works!

Lots of new info in this story, plus I asked CAPA if they might be interested in taking over the Athenaeum, columbusunderground.com/plan-to-turn...

Lots of new info in this story, plus I asked CAPA if they might be interested in taking over the Athenaeum, columbusunderground.com/plan-to-turn...

Every single person in or from Columbus should receive this as a gift so get ordering, friends.

There hasn't been development news at 15th and High for years, this would fill in a huge gap.

Look what arrived over the weekend, the author’s copies of my book! It’s a real thing in the world and it looks amazing, thanks to Vicky and everyone @beltpublishing.bsky.social!

My piece on yesterday’s #NoKings protest in downtown Columbus. @colsunderground.bsky.social

Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Biggest protest in Columbus this year?

No Kings protest kicked off at 4pm in Downtown Columbus Ohio.

Not even the main event at the Ohio Statehouse. This is my Columbus, Ohio neighborhood at the noon hour! Well over 3,000 people turning out for NO KINGS Day!

Pics starting to come in from Central Ohio. #NoKings Clintonville. Crowd estimate 4,000+

No Kings in Ironton, Ohio! Send me photos from where you are…

Ann Arbor #nokings

Mark your calendars! Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear from The War on Cars podcast will be in Columbus on January 27th as part of their Life After Cars book tour. Brought to you by The OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) and Transit Columbus. Stay tuned for more details.

I wrote about this in August (see below), there's a meting today at the King Arts Complex about the project - they're offering ownership stakes for neighbors, and they've done this other places.

Signs of life for the Midwest Connect line - it does have some advantages over 3C+D (state, not railroad-owned tracks east of Columbus, sponsor is MORPC and Ft Wayne, not Ohio Rail Development Commission)

ICYMI, I talked to a bunch of developers about Trump's latest tariffs (& the ones from earlier this year), and how they are causing projects to stall out at a time when we need to be building housing:

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.