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Housing

by Tim Fulton | Jul 1, 2022 | Civics, Development, Episode, Neighborhoods, Non-Profit, People | 0 |

As the Assistant Director of Housing Strategies for the City of Columbus, Erin Prosser wakes up every day thinking about housing in the city. In today’s episode, we discuss strategies for combatting NIMBYism, the importance of non-commercial partners when we think about housing, why housing should be thought of as infrastructure, and how we can right-size our systems in order to align them to our priorities.

As a bonus this week, we have an additional conversation with entrepreneur David Hunegnaw about one possible micro solution to density: Lease the Lawn.

Council President Shannon Hardin

by Tim Fulton | Jun 9, 2022 | Civics, Development, Episode, Neighborhoods, People, Politics | 0 |

As a growing city, we have growing city problems. No one knows that better than Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin. With the influx of new residents and new jobs, President Hardin discusses transit as an equity issue, the importance of continuing conversations around race and policing, why we have to do big things now, and the big changes coming to how the city council will be elected, starting next year.

Alternative Transit

by Tim Fulton | Apr 5, 2022 | Business, Civics, Episode, Journalism, Transit | 0 |

How should eScooters, ride-hailing apps, and car-share services be considered in the conversation about alternative transportation? Can we think of them as a public good when they are for-profit entities? This week, Columbus Underground reporter Brent Warren discusses the options for last-mile transit that exist in Columbus, how they came to be, and the motivations and incentives for the companies that get us from point A to point B.

The Future of Transit

by Tim Fulton | Mar 17, 2022 | Civics, Development, Episode, People, Transit | 0 |

Columbus is the largest city in the country without any form of rail service. That might not be changing anytime soon but plans are coming together for an alternative by way of the LinkUS Columbus initiative: Bus Rapid Transit. In today’s episode, Josh Lapp of Transit Columbus talks about the plan, how to convince people that we need transit, and what Amtrak service in Columbus may look like.

Behind the Hyperloop Hype

by Tim Fulton | Aug 31, 2020 | Civics, Transit | 0 |

When is Columbus getting a hyperloop?! Reporter Brent Warren spoke with MORPC’s Director of Transportation & Infrastructure Development, Thea Ewing, to discuss where things stand with plans for the hyperloop, what’s holding Columbus back from having mass transit, and the importance of redundancies in technology; including transportation.

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Housing

Council President Shannon Hardin

Alternative Transit

The Future of Transit

Behind the Hyperloop Hype

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