Good Works Columbus: May 12, 2025
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Things you can do in person
Transit Columbus May Meeting
Columbus Parks and Recreation 10-year plan
In-Person Meetings starting 5/12
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department is developing its next 10-year Vision Plan: Playbook Columbus. Members of the community are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting in May to learn more about the Vision Plan. At each meeting, the project team will share the plan’s proposed goals and Big Moves for the future. These were developed based on data analysis and public input from over 6,200 stakeholders since last summer. You can provide feedback on the recommended goals, Big Moves, strategies, and improvements by attending a neighborhood meeting. The meetings are in an open-house format, and you can come anytime.Support FCW and Ride Bikes
Join us for a community ride as we haul a keg of beer and a keg of non-alcoholic Hop Water from Land Grant through Franklinton. This 7–8 mile ride starts at the shop, stops at Land Grant to pick up the kegs, visits the old Franklinton Post Office, stops at Franklinton Farms Learning Garden, and finishes back at the shop to tap the kegs, celebrate, and give our founder and director Jonathan Youngman a proper sendoff. We suggest a $25 donation to keep the event accessible for all, but please give what you can. If you can’t join the ride, you can still donate to help us reach our goal. Come ride, celebrate, and support FCW!
Register and donate here.Bike to Work Day
Trolley Pub Cleanup Cruise
Wednesday, May 14th 6pm-8pm
Join us for a trolley pub litter cleanup. Spots are limited, register to ensure your seat!
Volunteer with DSACO
The Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO) is urgently seeking volunteers for this year's iCan Bike Camp taking place June 2 - 6 at West Jefferson High School.
2025 iCan Bike Camp Volunteer RegistrationCamp Information:
June 2 - June 6, 2025, West Jefferson High School
We are pleased to offer this bike program to people with disabilities and look forward to having you play an important role in helping our riders learn to ride a two-wheel bicycle independently.
Things you can do online
Franklin County Public Needs Survey
Franklin County, Ohio is in the process of preparing the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, 2025 Annual Action Plan, and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing. (This is a good chance to provide feedback on affordable and social housing!) The Consolidated Plan governs the activities to be funded with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) dollars for the next five years. Franklin County receives an annual allocation of CDBG, HOME, and ESG dollars as a qualified entitlement community and these funds are used to meet priority housing and community development needs in the community. The Consolidated Plan will serve as a blueprint for the expenditures of federal funds in the County from April 1, 2025, through March 30, 2031.Access Ohio 2050 Transportation Survey
Access Ohio 2050 is the Ohio's long-range, multi-modal transportation plan, developed by the Ohio Department of Transportation, that will guide the state’s transportation policies and investments for the next 25 years.
Complete the survey and share your support for expanding passenger rail and multimodal transportation across Ohio. Your feedback will help guide the state’s transportation priorities. Shout out to All Aboard Ohio for their work promoting this and encouraging expansion of multimodal transportation.
Save the date (May 12th) for an upcoming public meeting in Columbus.West Case Branch Community Input
Columbus Public Library is adding a new library at the old OSU sheep farm in NW Columbus and is seeking public feedback in an online survey.
Have a great day everyone and see you next week!
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