This land is now for sale for over $2 million and being marketed as a development opportunity.

Sounds of spring this morning at the small wetlands by the Tuttle skate park.

It's been a long journey; from the whole complex almost getting demolished in 2013, to the hard-earned preservation of 2 buildings, to plans finally moving forward for this project: columbusunderground.com/groundbreaki...

Interesting designs for these new tiny homes, which will be built in Baltic, OH by Great Lakes Tiny Homes: columbusunderground.com/local-design...

Please share with colleagues interested in housing and/or data analysis. The data team at OHFA is amazing to work with! dasstateoh.taleo.net/careersectio...

The stops have been announced for this year's Urban Living Tour, Sunday, May 3 - Greenhouse in Franklinton (fka Gravity 3), The Diehl, Continental Tower, and more: columbusunderground.ticketspice.com/urban-living...

Saturday in Columbus

In Columbus COTA has 50 EV buses (total fleet~300) but they have not performed to expectations. columbusunderground.com/cota-shifts-...

Thousands of protestors in Downtown Columbus today for No Kings Protest: youtu.be/MfNHGOZMPZc

#NoKings Columbus downtown

“The fact that organized protest can break the spiral of silence, and correct our impressions of what other Americans think, is one of the most immediate and important values of protesting in the first place. Scientists have [shown] protests update our impressions of what other citizens believe.”

See y’all downtown in a couple hours. #NoKings #NoKingsOhio2026

No Kings (Philadelphia)

The deadline to complete this survey has been extended to April 10. Share it with your neighbors!

"The story would be baffling, except that there’s an obvious explanation: Somebody close to Trump knew what he was about to do, and exploited that inside information to make huge, instant profits." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/treason-in...

Habitat has only ever built single family homes in Columbus, so this is new for them: columbusunderground.com/affordable-t...

Yesterday we went out to the new missile/drone factory: columbusunderground.com/photos-andur...

Wind & solar generation increased by 11% to 760 TWh last year. Solar alone jumped by 1/3

If this plan moves forward, Experience Columbus would get a boost while the Greater Columbus Arts Council would take a huge hit: columbusunderground.com/local-leader...

An ambitious proposal to build a 15-story building on this site and renovate the bank building next door both seem to have stalled out:

With all the bad news out there, it's nice to be able to write about a project like this: columbusunderground.com/local-group-...

With all the bad news out there, it's nice to be able to write about a project like this: columbusunderground.com/local-group-...

We'll see if an affordable housing developer takes this over as suggested here, or if it's back to the drawing board for the whole project: columbusunderground.com/spaghetti-wa...

New shopping destination coming soon near Bridge Park: columbusunderground.com/monterey-squ...

Are plans to bring a NWSL team to Columbus gaining momentum?

Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth None of them through the Strait of Hormuz billmckibben.substack.com/p/sunlight-t...

Spotted salamanders are on the move during warm, rainy spring nights as they head to woodland pools to breed. If you're lucky enough to see one, enjoy the moment and give them some space; they've got important places to be! #cbusmetroparks

It was great to talk to Columbus powerhouse Letha Pugh about what she's learned about the housing world the last few years, and what she has planned for the future:

COTA has backed away from its stated goal to only add zero-emissions buses to its fleet, shifting completely to compressed natural gas buses instead:

ICYMI, new roundup:

This account is the best thing on the internet.

Check out the photos of the different inside spaces, such a cool building:

🏗️ More photos and updates from around the central city: columbusunderground.com/construction... #columbus #ohio #columbusohio

Construction finished on first of two mass timber buildings being built in Columbus, it's a cool building..COhatch had to pay to expedite shipping to avoid $200K in tariffs:

More on the state of scooters and bike share in Columbus:

Just 20 years ago, coal produced over half the electricity in the United States while wind and solar produced only 1%. Last year, coal was only 16% of the mix with renewables at 24% and growing. Never let anyone convince you that huge change can’t come quickly.

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close! New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

Here's the latest on the project near Lane and High:

More on the state of scooters and bike share in Columbus:

New renderings and a new name for this 18-story project: columbusunderground.com/downtown-com...

The city released a progress report a year into its implementation of the Bike Plus plan. The latest on that and the planned Frebis lanes, here: columbusunderground.com/city-to-try-...

The latest on the massive building, including before & after pics and info on the Ohio Nurses Association's informational picket which will correspond with the opening: columbusunderground.com/new-osu-hosp...

Veo Micromobility – which offers both stand-up and sit-down scooters, as well as e-bikes and traditional bikes – removed its vehicles on December 27 and relaunched on February 16, a gap of a little over 50 days. MORE: columbusunderground.com/scooter-comp...

“We paused operations in Columbus (for 50 days) amid some record-breaking weather conditions this year,” said Veo spokesperson Paige Miller. “We will evaluate winter operations in partnership with the city to determine the best path forward next season.” columbusunderground.com/scooter-comp...

Drink local coffee. Support local journalism. This is a win-win! ❤️ columbusunderground.com/the-2026-cof...

Rev. Jesse Jackson was a regular presence in my life when I was in college, because of his major campaign against Appalachian poverty at the time. He was bringing people like Martin Sheen and Willie Nelson to southeast Ohio and marching alongside Jerry Falwell and union leaders (in the same march!)

The ghost of the Rhodes tower, as seen from Gay and High

Throwback to the days when every other story I wrote was about a development proposal in Italian Village..this is the big site with the state library on it (which is prepping for a move): columbusunderground.com/multi-buildi...

"Democratic politicians urgently need to adopt the GOP view of public opinion—that it’s movable, and it’s their job to move it." newrepublic.com/article/2058...

Pretty much the most important thing happening in the world right now. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...