Crews began taking down the overhead power lines along Parsons Ave today as part of a project that will remove all the old electric towers from Rathmell to Marion Rd

 

 

 

 

Man those towers were an eyesore, wish they could be buried. 

5 hours ago, KyleofColumbus said:

Man those towers were an eyesore, wish they could be buried. 

 

Looks like the towers closest to Rathmell will come down first.  When I was out there today, it appeared they could start coming down any day.  Getting rid of these eyesores will definitely be a breath of fresh air for the corridor.

 

 

 

Really wish they could bury every overhead line as well. It would basically just be an additional pipeline and would help secure the grid from Mother Nature, etc.

 

City of Columbus launches 'clean and safe corridor' initiative with Parsons Avenue, more areas planned 

 

In response to residents' feedback, Columbus leaders have launched a project that gives extra TLC to certain corridors in need, starting with Parsons Avenue on the South Side.

 

For the past two weeks, on Parsons Ave between East Livingston Avenue and Hosack Street, city workers and law enforcement have filled potholes, inspected code violations, impounded cars and issued citations. They were responding to specific issues raised by residents.

 

Ginther and Council President Shannon G. Hardin announced the Clean and Safe Corridor initiative on Thursday outside Bake Me Happy, a former post office on Whittier. After the two-week blitz draws to a close on Friday, Hardin said the city council intends to vote on a $165,000 grant on Monday to help the South Side Thrive Collaborative sustain the safety and cleanliness efforts in the neighborhood.

 

Some of the highlights during the two-week blitz, city employees: Impounded 25 cars, patched potholes for 78 man-hours and swept streets for 55 man-hours, collected 541 bags of trash and nearly 17 tons of bulk refuse. The city also enhanced 11 intersections with new crosswalks, stop bars and lane control arrows, hung 117 new street signs and planted 34 trees along the corridor.

 

The city intends to expand the initiative this year to three additional commercial corridors, which Ginther will announce on April 16.

 

More about the clean and safe corridor initiative along the Parsons Avenue corridor found here:

 

https://www.columbus.gov/News-articles/City-Announces-the-Clean-and-Safe-Corridors-Initiative-on-Parsons-Avenue#:~:text=Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther,life along key business corridors.

 

 

Does anyone have info on this? I don’t remember seeing anything about. I would assume it’s going in the parking lot behind the current building. 

 

27 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

Does anyone have info on this? I don’t remember seeing anything about. I would assume it’s going in the parking lot behind the current building. 

 

First I'm here of this, I can envision the building somewhere in the highlighted area: 

 

30 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

First I'm here of this, I can envision the building somewhere in the highlighted area: 

 

I would love it to fill in that spot more 

This right in/right out is crazy - it's a freeway off ramp with a pedestrian crossing. I wish Columbus' traffic engineers back off of these types of driveways in urban areas

 

36 minutes ago, Pablo said:

This right in/right out is crazy - it's a freeway off ramp with a pedestrian crossing. I wish Columbus' traffic engineers back off of these types of driveways in urban areas

 

Yeah, parsons is pretty bad when it comes to pedestrian design, especially right there. Hopefully as more retail/housing fills in, the street design becomes better 

On 4/11/2025 at 9:55 PM, Pablo said:

This right in/right out is crazy - it's a freeway off ramp with a pedestrian crossing. I wish Columbus' traffic engineers back off of these types of driveways in urban areas

 

 

What's even worse is this intersection.

 

 

On Friday there was a serious accident (head on collision) from a car either trying to turn into this parking lot coming North bound on Parsons or a car trying to turn South on Parsons from Jackson St. When traffic is backed up from Livingston it makes this a terrifying situation. Also the crosswalk another block down in front of Parsons North Brewing that multiple people (even myself) have near misses from cars speeding down Parsons. 

 

Parsons is 35 MPH on this section until you hit Whittier then it turns to 25 MPH.

12 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

 

What's even worse is this intersection.

 

 

On Friday there was a serious accident (head on collision) from a car either trying to turn into this parking lot coming North bound on Parsons or a car trying to turn South on Parsons from Jackson St. When traffic is backed up from Livingston it makes this a terrifying situation. Also the crosswalk another block down in front of Parsons North Brewing that multiple people (even myself) have near misses from cars speeding down Parsons. 

 

Parsons is 35 MPH on this section until you hit Whittier then it turns to 25 MPH.

I noticed a cross walk on summit around campus that has a red light for pedestrians. After they cross, it starts flashing red to proceed with caution. These need to be placed on crosswalks that cross busy intersections without a stoplight. 

5 minutes ago, sono4315 said:

I noticed a cross walk on summit around campus that has a red light for pedestrians. After they cross, it starts flashing red to proceed with caution. These need to be placed on crosswalks that cross busy intersections without a stoplight. 

Something like the flashing caution yellow light on High Street in the Short North needs to be installed on Goodale from the convention center to the garage. There is a crosswalk but I see people get hit almost all the time trying to cross there. 

^^That's a HAWK signal and there's a lot of rigmarole to get one installed. It needs to be warranted with enough pedestrian crossings. Don't want to slow down those cars....I've seen people run this red light because they are confused - "it doesn't look like a normal light".

 

I think this flashing beacon sign has less paperwork and is easier to implement.

 

6 hours ago, Pablo said:

^^That's a HAWK signal and there's a lot of rigmarole to get one installed. It needs to be warranted with enough pedestrian crossings. Don't want to slow down those cars....I've seen people run this red light because they are confused - "it doesn't look like a normal light".

 

I think this flashing beacon sign has less paperwork and is easier to implement.

 

 

This is at the crosswalk on Parson's and I promise you none pays attention or stops for pedestrians.

5 hours ago, KyleofColumbus said:

 

This is at the crosswalk on Parson's and I promise you none pays attention or stops for pedestrians.

That's got to be a road design problem because the one across Grant near Franklin University gets a shockingly good response rate from vehicles. It does have a tiny center island with an extra sign on it though, and I'd think having an obstruction in the middle of the road probably does a lot to calm traffic. 

On 4/3/2025 at 7:20 PM, Luvcbus said:

 

City of Columbus launches 'clean and safe corridor' initiative with Parsons Avenue, more areas planned 

 

In response to residents' feedback, Columbus leaders have launched a project that gives extra TLC to certain corridors in need, starting with Parsons Avenue on the South Side.

 

For the past two weeks, on Parsons Ave between East Livingston Avenue and Hosack Street, city workers and law enforcement have filled potholes, inspected code violations, impounded cars and issued citations. They were responding to specific issues raised by residents.

 

Ginther and Council President Shannon G. Hardin announced the Clean and Safe Corridor initiative on Thursday outside Bake Me Happy, a former post office on Whittier. After the two-week blitz draws to a close on Friday, Hardin said the city council intends to vote on a $165,000 grant on Monday to help the South Side Thrive Collaborative sustain the safety and cleanliness efforts in the neighborhood.

 

Some of the highlights during the two-week blitz, city employees: Impounded 25 cars, patched potholes for 78 man-hours and swept streets for 55 man-hours, collected 541 bags of trash and nearly 17 tons of bulk refuse. The city also enhanced 11 intersections with new crosswalks, stop bars and lane control arrows, hung 117 new street signs and planted 34 trees along the corridor.

 

The city intends to expand the initiative this year to three additional commercial corridors, which Ginther will announce on April 16.

 

More about the clean and safe corridor initiative along the Parsons Avenue corridor found here:

 

https://www.columbus.gov/News-articles/City-Announces-the-Clean-and-Safe-Corridors-Initiative-on-Parsons-Avenue#:~:text=Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther,life along key business corridors.

 

 

 

Earlier in April, Columbus leaders launched the Clean and Safe Corridor initiative by deploying a "strike force of city resources" to Parsons Avenue on the South Side. The program concentrates city efforts in commercial districts for short periods, bringing in police and city workers to fill potholes, inspect code violations, impound cars and take other beautification and safety actions.

 

Ginther is announcing the next three corridors that will benefit from the initiative: Sullivant Avenue in the Hilltop, Livingston Avenue on the South Side, and part of North High Street in the Short North.

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/government/2025/04/16/columbus-mayor-andrew-ginther-affordable-housing-bonds-eviction-court-state-of-city/83100198007/

 

Snagged these from realm collaborative’s instagram. The post said the riewald project will start later this year.

Low quality because they are screen shots

1 hour ago, VintageLife said:

Snagged these from realm collaborative’s instagram. The post said the riewald project will start later this year.

Low quality because they are screen shots

Spring Street one still hasn't started though...

Crews continue to prepare each of the old electric towers running along Parsons Ave for upcoming removal.

Electric lines have now been removed from Rathmell Road north to Williams Road (except for the lines over 270).

This project will remove all the old electric towers along Parsons Ave from Rathmell Road to Marion Road.

Removal of the old towers along Parsons Ave is now well underway!

Crews have removed around a dozen- all south of Williams Rd- so far...

Crews are making quick work of the old electric towers along Parsons Ave!

From near Obetz Rd...

Looking north on Parsons, the next towers to be removed can be seen in the distance

Looking south on Parsons from the same spot, all towers are gone!

Little update on the Parsons Ave Transmission Project...

Crews began removing the first tower north of Williams Rd today. This next stretch, from Williams Rd to Ziegler Ave, will be a little tricky as most of the towers are very close to houses and businesses along Parsons

These are from a couple hours ago as the first tower north of Williams Rd began to come down

2 hours ago, CbusOrBust said:

Little update on the Parsons Ave Transmission Project...

Crews began removing the first tower north of Williams Rd today. This next stretch, from Williams Rd to Ziegler Ave, will be a little tricky as most of the towers are very close to houses and businesses along Parsons

These are from a couple hours ago as the first tower north of Williams Rd began to come down

2 hours ago, CbusOrBust said:

Little update on the Parsons Ave Transmission Project...

Crews began removing the first tower north of Williams Rd today. This next stretch, from Williams Rd to Ziegler Ave, will be a little tricky as most of the towers are very close to houses and businesses along Parsons

These are from a couple hours ago as the first tower north of Williams Rd began to come down

I'm just curious about what they are doing? Did the city just grow up around these towers that once stood in cornfields or are the doing underground lines?

1 hour ago, sono4315 said:

I'm just curious about what they are doing? Did the city just grow up around these towers that once stood in cornfields or are the doing underground lines?

This article has some decent info about the project:

Yahoo News

AEP project to improve power capacity on South Side near...

The Parsons Avenue Transmission Project will replace five miles of outdated electrical towers to benefit residents and a "future AEP customer."

5 hours ago, sono4315 said:

I'm just curious about what they are doing? Did the city just grow up around these towers that once stood in cornfields or are the doing underground lines?

Like the article cbusorbust linked says these towers are 100 years old. They didn't really look that old in the '90s and before; in fact they looked normal. But now they are really showing their age.

Edited June 5Jun 5 by GCrites

On 5/2/2025 at 5:18 PM, VintageLife said:

Snagged these from realm collaborative’s instagram. The post said the riewald project will start later this year.

Low quality because they are screen shots

Drove by this morning on Parsons and counted 3 different work trucks at this site around the old Papa Johns. Hopefully they'll start working on demolition soon.

4 hours ago, KyleofColumbus said:

Drove by this morning on Parsons and counted 3 different work trucks at this site around the old Papa Johns. Hopefully they'll start working on demolition soon.

I would rather they start on their downtown project, but this is also a great project