2023: Project planners told CU that Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs) at signal changes will be installed. 2025: “The LPI wasn’t implemented because it wasn’t aligned with the city’s traffic safety standards,” said a spokesperson for the Recreation and Parks Department. We deserve better.

Old maps -> AI + GIS -> VR historical neighborhoods! Podcast with David Staley about the Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project, and other cool stuff at the OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex...

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department response: “This crossing was designed using the City’s traffic safety standards, which follow national best practices.” 🤦‍♂️

More than 5,500 toxic sites nationwide could face coastal flooding by 2100 due to rising sea levels, according to new research.

People are not happy with the new, dangerous crossing of the Olentangy Trail at N Broadway in Columbus, for good reason. It’s 2025 and we should be doing better than this.

You may not recognize the climate crisis but the housing market does.

“Horrifying.” The human cost of prioritizing US corporate interests over the lives of people around the globe.

GenAI risks contributing to the erasure of systems of understanding that have evolved over centuries. What’s at stake is the resilience and diversity of knowledge itself. Great read!

When the new Broadway crossing of the Olentangy Trail in Columbus was proposed, the local bike community expressed concerns and ask for changes. But instead we got a dangerous crossing that we have to beg the city to retroactively fix. Why can’t this city just do the right thing in the first place?

A great way to take pressure off our beleaguered air transportation system is to fix our passenger rail system

The saga of Penn Station: why we can’t have nice things in America

“A human driver can be held accountable, can hop out, say sorry, can be tracked down by police if it’s a hit-and-run. Here, there is no one to hold accountable.”

Greatest. Western. Ever. Thank you, I will not be taking questions.

@OSUCURA is in the house for the November Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) breakfast at The OSU. This month’s theme: Emerging GIS Applications for Community and Environmental Health

A longish read, but absolutely worth your time: a glimpse at a future that is not so far away, unless we act now on climate mitigation - and adaptation

This would be catastrophic for human civilization. It’s not too late but we must act now.

We are approaching the second anniversary of this hard-hitting investigative article being posted at my Columbus Dispatch app. Why won’t it go away? How do I get rid of it? Serious questions

A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, potentially threatening the health of more than 2 billion people as well as critical ecosystems.

The promise and failures of the Bronx River Parkway - the first modern highway in the world. Planners had no idea what they released.

Name one thing the Romans have done for us

"with 1 trillion dollars, Elon Musk could-" He doesn't have one trillion dollars. He's not going to have one trillion dollars. The company promising to give him one trillion dollars isn't worth one trillion dollars. It's not going to be worth one trillion dollars.

"It's only fair that those who have the most, and therefore pollute the most, pay their fair share.”

We are through the looking glass, people

“Normal. That’s the word. Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday”

Understandable

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

Our fair city - Columbus, Ohio

“Here’s the thing, Bill Gates: There is no “patch” for the climate crisis. And there is no way to reboot the planet if you crash it. The only safe and reliable way out when you find yourself in a climate hole is to stop digging—and burning—fossil fuels.”

Climate change is already reshaping our world. The question is not whether we will reshape our institutions to manage climate impacts, but how

Bike lanes work

The LinkUS initiative is already having a positive impact

This is a good start! Keep going, Columbus.

Who wants to tell them?

Cars are a huge financial drain on Americans. There are cheaper ways to move people around cities. Imagine a future where every household has an extra $10K+ per year to spend. That future is possible.

Indeed

Very succinct summary of the Law of Induced Traffic: "Reality check: Expanding a highway doesn't necessarily reduce traffic delays, researchers have found. Instead, more drivers show up to try to take advantage of the increased supply of roadway, and the traffic problem continues."

‘At one end, the wealthiest 0.1% emit an average of 2.2 tonnes of CO2 every day, equivalent to the weight of a rhinoceros or an SUV. At the other, a citizen of Somalia burns off just 82 grams of CO2 each day, barely the mass of a single tomato or half a cup of rice.’

Respect to the City of Columbus for putting pedestrian and bike infrastructure where it is need, not just affluent neighborhoods

A shout to OSU CURA and our Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project in this article! We are proud to support the forthcoming Poindexter Village African American Museum and Cultural Center www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...

Fast and free buses? It’s complicated…

As an economist, Low searched for a more precise term to describe how she and other working moms often find themselves stretched for time and energy. She came up with “the squeeze”, and it’s backed by data that shows how women often get burnt out trying to manage competing demands at home and work.

“Just getting from here to there is a full-time job. There are too many of us for these roads.” Transportation in rapidly growing and urbanizing Africa

Which bicyclist did this?

Now do cars. Srsly, I can’t disagree with most of these rules, except the 10 MPH speed limit which is too draconian.

The E.P.A. is set to repeal the endangerment finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health and therefore must be regulated by the federal government finding, claiming that the burden to industries of cutting greenhouse gas emissions is more harmful than a warming planet.

A century of failing to build our way out of congestion still hasn’t convinced some people that the only solution is mobility choices other than driving.

Data shows that extreme weather is driving immigration to the US

It's finally here! "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile" is now available wherever you buy books. Thank you to everyone who has made this day possible, including our amazing podcast listeners. We hope everyone finds the book valuable! www.lifeaftercars.com

I’ve been listening to this excellent podcast about Fela Kuti - one of the most powerful musicians of all time. Read the interview for a taste.

You may not believe in climate change, but the insurance industry does.