Good Works Columbus: December 9, 2024
Transit Columbus celebration, Thurber House fundraiser
Intro
Hi everyone, welcome to Good Works Columbus, a newsletter highlighting actions you can take at the local level to help improve our community.
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Things you can do in person
Transit Columbus celebration 🚍
Come join the folks at Transit Columbus for a year end celebration this Tuesday at Jackie O’s anytime between 6pm-10pm. If you haven’t been to a meeting yet or anything and are interested in transit and bicycle advocacy, feel free to join!
Green Columbus x Columbus Blue Jackets Fundraiser 🏒
Watch a Blue Jackets game and support Green Columbus on December 19th at 7pm! 10 to 20 dollars of every ticket sold will go back to Green Columbus and help support a great cause.
https://bluejackets.spinzo.com/?group=green-columbus-4hrw
Use this link to buy tickets:COTA service change meetings 🚍
Please join us on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at noon for our public information meeting to discuss the upcoming service improvements for January service changes, including downtown route changes. This is a good way to give COTA direct feedback on service and to learn more about the upcoming changes. There are two ways to attend:- In person at 33 N. High St.
- Online via Facebook Live
Things you can do online
Thurber House funderaiser 🏠
After recently celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Thurber House faces an uncertain future. Founded in 1984, Thurber House is a nonprofit literary arts hub, James Thurber museum, historic landmark, and gathering place for readers, writers, and artists of all ages. Please donate to the fundraiser here if you are able to.(~6 minutes) Bronzeville Food Co-op 🛒
Help bring a local, community-owned grocery store to the Near East. Take an online survey sharing your grocery needs and wants and enter for a chance to win a gift card.(~5 minutes) Capital Line Survey 🚲
Progress on the design of the future Capital Line is moving forward! If you missed the public engagement meeting you can view the materials and learn more about the project below. Help shape the future of the project by providing your input virtually. Your participation will help ensure that the Capital Line benefits businesses, residents, and visitors alike.Ohio Rail Development Survey 🚂
Check out All Aboard Ohio’s Advocacy Toolkit for this survey and the ODOT survey below.The Ohio Rail Development Commission is developing an update to its State Rail Plan.
The Ohio State Rail Plan update will provide current information on Ohio’s rail system and its role in the statewide transportation system, review passenger and freight rail issues and potential investments and opportunities, and establish the Commission’s goals and objectives for Ohio’s rail network. An updated State Rail Plan will help ensure that Ohio remains competitive for federal discretionary grant opportunities.
Sponsor a set of bike lights 🚲
Bike Lane Uprising is raising money to fund 200 more sets of bike lights for people in Columbus. Fund a set for just $14 and help them reach their goal.ODOT Transportation Survey 🚍
We are requesting your participation in ODOT’s Transportation Preference Survey. We need feedback from people all around Ohio on emerging transportation topics like electric vehicles, connected and autonomous vehicles, walking, biking, transit, working from home and many others.(~10-15 minutes) Columbus Park Plan 🌳
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department is initiating the process of developing its next 10-year Vision Plan. This update will provide a vision and roadmap for the future of recreation programming and services, parks, facilities, trails, waterways and open space planning that scales the city’s recreation and parks system equitably to match Columbus’ place as the 14th largest city in the U.S. This plan will also serve as a guidebook for the department’s programming, development and policies to drive quality-of-life improvements for all Columbus residents.
Take the survey to shape the future of play, parks and open space!
In Case You Missed It
LinkUS Engagement Survey (2 minutes)
Mark up the Vision Zero Columbus map. Have a close call walking, biking, or getting around town? Do you know a dangerous intersection that can be improved? Help identify these spots on the Vision Zero map.
Have a great day everyone!