🚨🗣️The second Thursday of the month is tomorrow!!!!🚨🗣️ Don't be surprised, sign up now to receive phone and email street sweeping and OSU game day alerts by clicking the link in our bio or visiting our Street Sweeping page at columbus.gov

It’s My Buddy Charles Day! Take a look at the videos, learn more about our parking system, and join us in celebrating all the lessons MBC has shared.

Reminder! Don't risk getting ticketed or towed! Mark your calendar for 2026 street sweeping and OSU game days. Sign up now to receive phone and email alerts by clicking the link in our bio or visiting our Street Sweeping page at columbus.gov

Spring has sprung, and so have potholes. Everywhere. Spot one on your street? What about that one you dodge every commute? Report it through 311 and help our crews find and fill them! Submit a 311 in the app, by phone at (614)-645-3111 or at www.columbus.gov/Services/Submit-a-Request-or-Report-311

Reminder - street sweeping starts back up this week! Don't risk getting ticketed or towed! Mark your calendar for 2026 street sweeping and OSU game days. Sign up now to receive phone and email alerts by clicking the link in our bio or visiting our Street Sweeping page at columbus.gov

Our Closed Lanes or Steel plate Events (CLOSE) Program allows us to manage frequent activity in the public right-of-way and transportation infrastructure. Read more about this innovative tool in the latest issue of Esri News esri.com/content/dam/esrisites/en-us/media/e-news/2026-slg-spring-news.pdf

April is National Safe Digging Month. Whether you're planting trees, installing a fence, or performing construction, call 811 or make a request online at oups.org to request that buried utility lines be marked before you dig. It's free, safe and required by law.

You know what's wild? This incredible recycling facility, right here in Columbus!♻️ On our 11th episode of the #DirectorsDiaries, we head over to the Rumpke Recycling and Resource Center to check out what happens to our recycling after we take our blue bins to the curb.♻️

Beginning TODAY, our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers will open and close an hour earlier, operating from 9 AM to 5 PM. These hours are being adjusted to reflect peak utilization hours, ensuring quicker and more effective service at residents' preferred times.

Mayor Ginther and our Director were proud to honor Ray Ballard for his 40 years of service to the Department of Public Service at last night's Columbus Blue Jackets game. We appreciate and thank you for your commitment to Columbus and its residents, Ray!

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

This Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting Chloe Green, who joined DPS in October as a Transportation Planner with our Mobility & Parking Services team. She works on projects that shape how people move throughout Columbus & served as an auxiliary snow dispatcher this winter.🚲🅿️

DPS is proud to stand alongside Mayor Ginther and city leaders in King-Lincoln Bronzeville to highlight the Clean and Safe Corridors work happening across Columbus, improving the corridors that connect our neighborhoods.

Last chance to complete @colsrecparks Linden Green Line Community Survey! Scan the QR code or visit tally.so/r/WO8dgL to complete the survey by this Friday, March 27. Share your thoughts and send this post to your neighbors!

🚦**TRAFFIC ALERT**🚦 SR 104 Overnight Work

Our crews are out getting it done! Potholes are being repaired across Columbus to keep roads safe and moving, but we need your eyes to help us find and fill them all. Submit a 311 request in the 311 app, call (614) 645-3111, or report it at www.columbus.gov/Services/Submit-a-Request-or-Report-311

Beginning March 31, our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers will open and close an hour earlier, operating from 9 AM to 5 PM. These hours are being adjusted to reflect peak utilization hours, ensuring quicker and more effective service at residents' preferred times.

🚦**TRAFFIC ALERT**🚦 SR 104 Overnight Work

Our team explains how to use a PHB, check it out👇

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results - Einstein Don't roll over the same potholes over and over! Report them to 311 so our crews can fill them - through the 311 app, by phone at (614)-645-3111 or at https://f.mtr.cool/kwbphbhjsy

Yesterday, Mayor Ginther, alongside Columbus City Council, recognized the essential workers who serve our community every day. From responding during Winter Storm Fern to the daily work that keeps our city running, these teams show up for our residents no matter the conditions.

😂🐾 Yeah… we woke up asking questions too. 🐾😂

Beginning March 31, our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers will open and close an hour earlier, operating from 9 AM to 5 PM. These hours are being adjusted to reflect peak utilization hours, ensuring quicker and more effective service at residents' preferred times.

This World Essential Workers Day, we are proud to thank our staff who support our mission to provide essential services that maintain and improve the traveling safety and quality of life for Columbus residents. Your dedication and hard work keep Columbus moving forward every day.

Important announcement!

Who hates potholes?🙋Stop swerving around them and help us fill them! Let our crews know where they are by reporting them through 311. You can submit a 311 in the 311 app, by phone at (614)-645-3111 or at https://f.mtr.cool/mjxjffzjmd

This Women in Construction Week, we’re highlighting Terri, who taught math for decades before earning an Associate’s in Civil Engineering Technology and Surveying at 50. Her story reminds us that learning never stops. Thank you, Terri, for helping build a stronger Columbus. 👷‍♀️🚧

Food Waste Action Week is going strong! Today, we visit one of our free food scraps drop-off locations on collection day to see how residents are using the site. Find your closest one at columbus.gov/foodwaste

Yesterday, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther delivered the State of the City, recognizing the progress being made across Columbus including LinkUS, Vision Zero safety efforts, and the dedicated Snow Warriors keeping our streets safe and moving during winter weather events.

Last week, we joined the LinkUS team at the Hilltop Branch Library to talk about the future of West Broad Street. Community members learned more about transit-oriented development along the corridor and shared feedback on what they want to see in their neighborhood.

It's Food Waste Action Week and we love highlighting our free food scraps drop-off location across Columbus that are accessible no matter how you get around town. Learn more at columbus.gov/foodwaste

On this episode of the Director's Diary, we join Lisa Boggs, winner of Keep Columbus Beautiful Lifetime Achievement Award, on her 104th cleanup of Sullivant Ave The #DirectorsDiaries show Public Service from the Director's POV, highlighting the work that keeps our city safe, and moving forward.

👷‍♀️🚧 It’s Women in Construction Week! Across the City of Columbus, women are designing projects, managing crews, operating equipment, and solving problems that keep our city moving forward. Thank you to the women helping build a stronger Columbus. 💪

Happy International Women's Day! Today, we celebrate women's excellence and achievement, here and around the world. We appreciate each and every one of the women at the Department of Public Service who keep Columbus moving every day!👏

Spring cleanup season is here. 🌱 Teams across the city took time today picking up litter and helping refresh neighborhoods as part of today’s citywide cleanup effort. Keeping Columbus clean takes all of us, and we’re proud to do our part.

With the warmer weather returning, pothole season has begun! See one on your street? Report it through 311 and help our crews get to them faster! You can submit a 311 in the 311 app, by phone at (614)-645-3111 or at www.columbus.gov/Services/Submit-a-Request-or-Report-311

Last week, we had a great time hosting students from Columbus Downtown High School for Engineer for a Day! We also had the honor of celebrating Brandan Hayes as the Patrick L. Eiden Young Engineer of the Year, recognizing his outstanding work and dedication to the field.

This #WomensHistoryMonth, we're highlighting the women of DPS. Preeti Choudhary is a new addition to the DPS team, serving as our Chief LinkUS Program Officer. A leader in transportation innovation, Preeti will help guide the future of LinkUS here in Central Ohio!

Starting March 6, at 7 a.m. through Sunday, March 8, at 3 p.m., Vine St and Spruce St will be closed from N. High St to Park St for the Arnold Sports Festival at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.  See the course map for these rolling closures at arnold5k.com/event-info/course-map/

Unfortunately, our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers cannot accept any construction materials or demolition waste from home or business projects. Please consider taking those items to the landfill or one of the C&DD sites in Central Ohio.

Innovation started in Columbus. Granville T. Woods helped transform transportation with inventions like the synchronous multiplex railway telegraph, allowing trains to communicate while in motion and making rail travel safer.

Last year, a total of 812,577 trips were taken using shared mobility devices in the city’s program!😍 Read more below and view the full mobility report at Columbus.gov/Community/Getting-Around

Congrats to Brandan Hayes, awarded this year’s Patrick L. Eiden Young Engineer of the Year Award! He oversees site plan review for our Division of Traffic Management. He is an excellent communicator and inspiring leader, and is well deserving of this award! #nationalengineersweek

Columbus Downtown students stepped into the real world of engineering during the City of Columbus Engineer for a Day program! Hosted by the @columbusdps.bsky.social this experience gave our students a behind-the-scenes look at how engineers keep our city moving, safe, and strong. #CTEMonth

Join the LinkUS team on March 5 at 6 PM for a brief presentation on the planning effort for transit-oriented development (TOD) along the West Broad Street Bus Rapid Transit corridor, followed by a Q&A and feedback stations where attendees can connect with project team members.

Happy National Engineers Week! We asked our engineers to describe what engineering means to them in 5 words or less. Most stayed on topic.. thank you to the engineers across Columbus for the work you do every day. #nationalengineersweek

🚦**TRAFFIC ALERT**🚦 Weber Rd west of I-71 to Indianola Ave will be closed for several hours this afternoon while emergency repairs are made at the railroad crossing. Motorists may use Hudson St or E. North Broadway as alternate routes.

Have you noticed? The speed limit on Parsons Avenue between Broad and Whittier has been reduced from 35 mph to 25 mph! This @visionzerocbus.bsky.social safety improvement will help prevent crashes and protect all road users. Safer streets start with slower speeds! #VisionZeroColumbus

Snow and ice have melted, and what have they left behind? POTHOLES. Don't just cringe when you roll over them, report them to 311 so our crews can find and fill them! You can submit a 311 in the 311 app, by phone at (614)-645-3111 or at www.columbus.gov/Services/Submit-a-Request-or-Report-311

It's Thursday during Ohio Loves Transit Week, so you know we had to hit you with some throwback pics.📸 From streetcars to early COTA operations, transit has always kept Columbus connected. #ThrowbackThursday