Good Works Columbus: March 9th, 2026
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Things you can do in person
City of Columbus Housing Workshops
Various Dates
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/17599341014
The City of Columbus is hosting a series of public workshops to inform the Columbus Housing and Opportunity Plan. These workshops are designed to receive input from the community on the plan’s analyses and proposed ideas to address housing affordability, segregation, community relations, and opportunity throughout neighborhoods in Columbus.Community participation is critical to the success of this plan – our most important data point is YOU. Your input directly impacts local policy and programming, including how funding is used to improve housing opportunities for all Columbus residents.
Event Details
There are four workshops, one in each quadrant of the city, that will cover the same content. We encourage you to attend the workshop in your quadrant, but all are welcome to attend any of the sessions! Pizza and beverages will be provided for all attendees. Please join us and help spread the word about this opportunity!
March 9, 2025 | 6-8PM – Dodge Community Center (Southwest)
667 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215March 10, 2025 | 6-8PM – Bethel IUMC (Northwest)
1220 Bethel Road, Columbus, OH 43220March 11, 2025 | 6-8PM – Linden Community Center (Northeast)
1350 Briarwood Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211March 12, 2025 | 6-8PM – Columbus Metropolitan Library, Driving Park Branch (Southeast)
1422 E. Livingston Avenue, Columbus, OH 43205Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee Hearing: Data Centers
Wednesday, March 11th 5:30PM-8:30PM
90 W Broad St - Columbus City Hall
Join Councilmember Wyche and Council President Hardin for a discussion on data centers!Join Columbus City Council's Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee for the first Committee Hearing of 2026. Chair Christopher L. Wyche and Council President Shannon G. Hardin will be leading a discussion on data centers.
To testify, email clgolterman@columbus.gov specifying in person or written with a digital copy of your remarks by noon on Tuesday, March 10. Remarks for in person testimony should be limited to 3 minutes.
This hearing is open to all members of the public. All members of the public must use the Front St. enterance and have a form of ID to enter City Hall. Street parking around the City Hall campus can be found through the Park CBUS App.
Parsons Ave. Cleanup
Friday, March 13th 10:00AM-12:00PM
https://pointapp.org/orgs/7577
Community Cleanup
Saturday, March 14th 10:00AM
Whetstone Park
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/r54cd2d9d3314af54d33bc81a2da759dfKickButt 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:
Columbus’ voting system is an embarrassing failure. City council must fix | Our View from Columbus Dispatch
COTA Shifts Away From Electric Buses Due to Reliability Concerns from Columbus Underground
West Columbus residents weigh in on future transit from NBC4
70% of taxpayers in the US can file taxes for free. Here's how from USA Today
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