Good Works Columbus: February 23rd, 2026
Hi friends, welcome back to Good Works Columbus. I’ll be off next week, but look forward to being back in your inboxes in March (when it will hopefully be warmer).
Things you can do in person
No Place to Grow Old movie screening
Monday, Feb. 23rd 4:00pm
Join the Age-Friendly Innovation Center for a screening of the documentary, No Place to Grow Old, followed by a panel discussion with local leaders on how Central Ohio is addressing older adult homelessness.
No Place To Grow Old is an intimate portrait of the rising crisis of older adult homelessness through deeply personal stories of the lives of three older adults - a union carpenter, a poet, and a computer engineer - all struggling to find a safe and stable housing to call home
Learn more and RSVP at: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5jRbtqbK2Q8KzJk
OSU Litter Cleanup at French Field House
Saturday, Feb. 28th 10:00am-12:00pm
460 Woody Hayes Dr. Columbus, OH
Join FLOW and OSU's Frassati Club (a mountaineering group), Black Students Association, and Mount Leadership Society Scholars Program for a litter cleanup event along the Olentangy trail and the banks of the Olentangy River. We will be meeting at the SOUTHWEST side of the French Field House on campus. All tools will be provided. This will be a rain or shine event, so please dress warm and wear sturdy shoes.KickButt Columbus! Registration
It’s time to kick butt, Columbus — cigarette butt, that is!Join Keep Columbus Beautiful for our annual KickButtColumbus! spring highway ramp clean-up event. Help remove litter and blighted conditions from city exit and entry ramps after the winter thaw, while raising awareness about the environmental hazards of cigarette butt waste.
📅 Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2026
🕙 Clean-Up Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
☕ Coffee, donuts & supply pickup begins at 9:00 a.m.📍 Meeting Location:
Register here
Wolfe Park Shelterhouse
105 Park Dr, Columbus, OH 43209
Things you can do online
Linden Green Line Survey
The Linden Green Line is a 58-acre linear park that will connect neighborhoods and natural areas along a 7-mile former rail corridor in Linden and Northland. The project will create publicly accessible spaces for walking, biking and recreation.
We want to hear from you! Take this 5-minute survey to share what you'd like to see on the Linden Green Line.
https://linktr.ee/LGLSurveyZollinger Rd Mobility Safety Improvement Feedback
The City of Upper Arlington is working towards multimodal mobility enhancements and safety improvements on Zollinger Road from Riverside Drive to North Star Road. The City will be submitting applications for grant funding through the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) as Zollinger Road has been identified by MORPC on the Central Ohio Greenways Plan as a roadway that could connect to the Central Ohio trail network.As the City prepares grant applications for this future project, we invite you to take the survey and share your input on potential improvements, as well as any concerns or ideas you have for the project.
Things I’m reading/watching:
Scooter Company Pulled Fleet from Streets from Columbus Underground
After vendor shakeup, micromobility use dips from Axios Columbus
2025 Shared Mobility Report and 2025 Bike Plus Report from City of Columbus
Columbus activists want to change 'weird' district voting system from Columbus Dispatch
Have a great day everyone!
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