Hi gang, welcome to Good Works Columbus, glad to have you here! Hope to see y’all tonight at the Life After Cars Meet & Greet hosted at Seventh Son as well as the Life After Cars event on Tuesday night.

Things you can do in person

• Volunteer with Our City Our Say
  Our City Our Say is collecting 25,000 signatures by July to get our simple fix on the ballot – true district elections for City Council by the people who live in that district.

  May 5th is primary election day here in Ohio, and voters all over Columbus will be heading to the polls.

  This is a GREAT opportunity to gather signatures to put our initiative on the November ballot, since everyone you'll be talking to will be a registered Columbus voter.

  Polls will be open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm; if you can help gather signatures during those hours, please submit this form, and we'll be in touch!  

• Our City Our Say Fundraiser/Social
  Wednesday, April 29th 6:30pm-8:00pm
  Nocterra Brewing, Audubon, 516 Maier Place
  All of us should have a say in decisions that impact our future. That's why we are building a movement to reform Columbus City Council elections so that residents from each district - and that district only - will elect their member of Council.

  We hope you can join us April 29th from 6:30 to 8pm for an evening of socializing, strategizing and discussing the campaign ahead.

  Suggested contribution levels:

  Community member: $25
  Activist: $50
  Supporter: $100
  Champion: $250
  VIP/Host: $500

• COTA'S SHORT-RANGE TRANSIT PLAN PUBLIC MEETINGS

  Join us at one of five in-person meetings or a virtual session to learn about the draft 2027-2031 Short-Range Transit Plan and share your feedback.

  West Side — April 27 5:30–7:30 p.m. Mid-Ohio Farm on the Hilltop 140 N. Wheatland Ave., Columbus, OH 43223

  Northwest — April 28 5:30–7:30 p.m. Bob Crane Community Center (Event Room) 3200 Tremont Rd., Upper Arlington, OH 43221

  Northeast — April 29 5:30–7:30 p.m. Huntington Empowerment Center 780 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus, OH 43205

  Downtown — April 29 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. COTA Board Room 33 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43215

  South Side — April 30 5:30–7:30 p.m. Columbus Metropolitan Library – Driving Park Branch 1422 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH 43205

  Virtual Meeting — April 30 Noon–1:30 p.m. Via Teams at bit.ly/SRTP-Virtual

  Learn more and share your feedback at: https://cota.com/srtp/

• The War on Cars Live Show
  Tuesday, April 28, 6:30PM-8:00PM
  Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N High St
  

  

  Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear, hosts of the acclaimed The War on Cars podcast, have published a book called Life After Cars. They'll be joining Stevie Pasamonte from Transit Columbus, Columbus City Councilmember Lourdes Barroso de Padilla, and co-founder of Columbus Underground Walker Evans for what promises to be an engaging conversation about reimagining our streets and cities.
  
  Whether you're a longtime listener or new to the movement, this is your chance to hear directly from two of the most compelling voices in the urbanism world right here in Columbus.
  
  Tickets here: https://my.wexarts.org/6613/6614
  

Things you can do online

• Tell City Council NO, back Our City Our Say

Our City Our Say has provided a toolkit for submitting written or public testimony.

Things I’m reading/watching:

• West Broad Street LinkUS corridor could be delayed by 16 months from Columbus Dispatch

• What's next for Columbus' old Greyhound station from Axios Columbus

• Columbus Issue 5 wants to send clinicians, not cops, to some 911 calls from Columbus Dispatch
  

Have a great day everyone!

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