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I can’t read the article, but I know the midnight lineup is pretty much a go. I’ve been hearing chatter inside the building of a 1am lineup in the pipeline as well. Eventually 24hr service on the big boy lines (my opinion). If I had to make a wild guess, that would be 1, 2, 5, 6, maybe 7, 8, 10, 22, 24. The last two because of the connection to Rickenbacker and the new transit center (whenever it opens).

I’m not 100% sure if this new to COTA or if it’s just a demo, but this showed up at McKinley. Looks like the future of LinkUS.

Not gonna lie, driving one of the electrics is pretty cool. They are smooth as can be. That video was at the Fields garage, I work out of McKinley (except on weekends). McKinley is pretty much done installing the chargers. The buses are parked in rows lettered A-V (I think). A-H has the chargers. I think once everything is buttoned up at McKinley they are going to hit Fields hard with charging stations. I’ve driven a nine hour route and lost about 60% battery, so I can see these being useful for crosstown lines. It would be tough to pull it off on the big boy lines.

While I understand these routes serve different areas at the end of each line, lines 1, 2, 5, 101 (cmax), and 102 share the same stops downtown, a total of 3,871,996 yearly passengers. I can’t seem to find the info per stop, but I’m curious what percentage of total ridership boards on High between Mound and Nationwide. An aside, and this is purely anecdotal, it seems like some lines are getting busier. I drove the 32 about a week ago and twice I had a standing room only bus. I couldn’t believe it, that’s usually a boring route. I told a couple other operators and they were surprised, but said they thought things were getting busier as well. Even today, an operator told me he was full doing the 9. Seeing the numbers, it doesn’t shock me that the 10 is #2 in volume, although I thought the 1 would be busier (it’s certainly more entertaining lol). But even on the 10, I’ve had to “go 007” a couple times (that’s the code you use to change the bus header to NEXT BUS PLEASE).

Very late to the game on this one, but Here you go.

The New Albany area is still open to expansion if necessary. The southern area near Scioto Downs is forbidden from annexation for the long term. Columbus has already secured the western border :) I agree, but I don't think it's a dire as you say. Columbus has plenty of room to grow if needed...the if needed part being important. Edit: I believe in some areas Columbus is reaching the feasible limit of its water/sewer system (gravity is a cruel mistress) so some of the former selling points (annex for water) are moot.

I apologize for not having a link handy, but it appears Amazon and Kasich will be formally announcing this project tomorrow. Sucks to be Orange Twp. in this case, but I guess you get what you ask for...in this case the generators will be *really* quiet.

Government is the primary factor. Sprawl doesn't happen to the extent that it did if the GI bill spending for post-war housing, government subsidies for driving, for oil exploration, for stormwater management of all that pavement and roofs for huge stores, etc. Without it, most of us couldn't afford the so-called preference. If someone is going to subsidize the cost of me buying a Corvette vs. a Hyundai, of course I'm going to choose the Corvette. Doesn't mean the free market was the arbiter of that decision. Now, declining incomes vs. cost of living and disenchantment with having to drive everywhere for everything is a reason population is growing faster in American cities than in suburbs for the first time since the 1920s. So cost is starting to come back into play again as a larger factor in determining where people live. I heard a long time ago that in business, the third generation ran the company into the ground. First generation built it, second grew up in it, third is handed the keys. It kinda sounds like Columbus. 50s boom = more housing + cars. OK cool, sounds like a plan, then... ------------------------------------ 70s boom = I'm going to live better than my parents 90s boom = See above, plus a pool 10s boom = holy shit, it's a long drive to work

That right there is the key. Columbus is not annexing like it did in the 50s and 60s. In fact, it only annexes upon request these days and has annexation agreements with some bordering townships. The growing power of the suburbs, along with the diminishing power of the "annex for water" argument and the Big Darby Accord means the era of Columbus annexation is past. Yet it still grows...

Wow, Charlotte is slowing down. Re: Columbus and downtown development: The area considered "downtown" is pretty big, all things considered. There is more than enough room right now to build conservative (<10 stories) and still have good population growth in the core. High Street is filling up quickly, but I wouldn't be shocked to see something like East Mound St. take off with the new freeway exit. That entire corridor is screaming to be redone. The amazing part about what is being built is that it *can't be done fast enough* for the demand. That right there makes me curious why things aren't going higher...maybe developers are still a little gun shy after the recession? I have no idea, but as it stands they set their price when it comes to living downtown.

That place was a hoot when Indiana didn't observe daylight saving time.

One of the comments says it looks like circuit boards, and that's not far off. I haven't been to FL in 20 years, and even then I don't recall it being quite like this. I just can't imagine living on some of those lots, although the undeveloped ones with random houses scattered throughout would have been ace as a kid. Oh yeah, something something about sprawl :) http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/09/human_landscapes_in_sw_florida.html

NOT JUST QUAINT Brick streets coming back

Has there been any official thought given to the fact that this railway connects the future casino to downtown and, more specifically, the arena district?

Oh man, do I ever love stuff like this. Thanks for sharing, I think I had a smile on my face the whole way down.