Hi friends, welcome back to Good Works Columbus! I’ve got some new actions and some new links below. Hope y’all have a wonderful day!

Things you can do in person

• Resident Building Performance Standards Focus Group #1
  Tuesday, March 17th 6:00PM-7:30PM
  IMPACT Community Action (711 Southwood Ave., Columbus, OH 43207)
  

  A Building Performance Standard (BPS) is a policy designed to enhance the performance of existing buildings by establishing energy or emissions targets that progress over time. A BPS can help our city achieve multiple goals of the Climate Action Plan while enhancing quality of life and fostering local economic growth. Columbus is looking to adopt a BPS Ordinance in 2026 and is seeking public input. This focus gorup is intended to get specific input from residents regarding what they would like Columbus to create to support the improvement of buildings that they live and work in and the energy that they use. 

  Food and drink will be provided. Parking is available for free in the lot adjacent to the building.
  
  Register here: https://us.openforms.com/Form/07b2e8aa-e50b-41ca-94c0-70547caeda75
  
  Resident Focus Group #2: April 2nd, 12-1 Virtual. Register here: https://cocmeetings.webex.com/weblink/register/r54cd2d9d3314af54d33bc81a2da759df

• Elevate Your Voice: Advocacy 201
  The Ohio Environmental Council Emerging Leaders program invites you to Elevate Your Voice: Advocacy 201, an interactive training night designed to strengthen your skills, deepen your confidence, and help you make meaningful environmental change in your community.

  Whether you’re stepping up from Advocacy 101 or joining for the first time, this session offers practical, hands‑on learning led by experienced organizers and policy experts. The night concludes with a conversation featuring Columbus City Councilmember Chris Wyche, who will share insights on how residents can engage effectively with local leaders.
  
  Register here: https://theoec.org/events/elevate-your-voice-advocacy-201/
  

  

• Matter News Housing Conversation
  Thursday, March 19th 7PM
  

  

• Green Drinks Trash Trivia
  Wednesday, March 25th 6PM
  

  

• KickButt Columbus!
  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:
  Wolfe Park Shelterhouse
  105 Park Dr, Columbus, OH 43209
  
  

  Register here

Things you can do online

• West Broad Street Transit-Oriented Development Plan Public Survey
  We want to hear about what you love about your neighborhood, what’s “missing” in terms of services and amenities and what you want your community to look like in the future to provide the framework for this plan.
  https://ndc614.typeform.com/to/GbpiOkna

• ODOT new highway feedback
  Ohio Department of Transportation is studying connectors between US 23 and I-71 and several options are building new highways. Tell ODOT we don’t want more highways!
  https://publicinput.com/23-71study#tab-69900

• 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/LGLSurvey

• Zollinger 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:

• Columbus City Council meeting debates the local impact of data centers from Matter News

• Ohio data centers could increase bills by $70 monthly, report finds from Columbus Dispatch

• Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them from NPR (Good news! Reps. Rader, Glassburn Introduce "Balcony Solar" Bill to Expand Affordable Energy in Ohio from Chris Glassburn News)

• Trump Administration Cuts Hundreds of Millions from Bike and Walking Trail Projects from Columbus Underground
  

Have a great day everyone!

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