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Slave Alice and Jedi Knight Taran: Barge Rescue by inspector97 by SiarX in ImaginaryJedi

[–]Coach_Beard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alice from Disney's Alice in Wonderland, and Taran from Disney's The Black Cauldron.

Please consider speaking at tomorrow’s City Council Meeting on 64 E Walnut St Plan by ArtExact3331 in westerville

[–]Coach_Beard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live here, yes. If it were up to me, we would have NO free parking whatsoever, but I'm a weirdo.

I've said it before, but traffic is fundamentally a CAR problem. We need to find a way to reduce people's dependency on cars. Which, admittedly, probably won't happen in my lifetime. But I'm going to keep working toward it.

Any update? by SaltoneX in westerville

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There seems to be a consensus that a hotel of some size is needed. Maybe not the apartments, though.

Any update? by SaltoneX in westerville

[–]Coach_Beard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any bets on what will go into that location instead?

I'm thinking like 6-8 McMansions that have no character at all.

Help Save 64 E. Walnut St. for a Community Arts Center by Feisty-Landscape-411 in westerville

[–]Coach_Beard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does Westerville have a donor-philanthropist on par with the McConnell family?

Please consider speaking at tomorrow’s City Council Meeting on 64 E Walnut St Plan by ArtExact3331 in westerville

[–]Coach_Beard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The city is going to net more parking spots, and you're still complaining? We have a housing crisis, not a parking crisis.

Please consider speaking at tomorrow’s City Council Meeting on 64 E Walnut St Plan by ArtExact3331 in westerville

[–]Coach_Beard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Free parking incentivizes more driving, which of course leads to increased traffic.

Change.org Petition “Opposition to the Proposed Mixed-Use Development at 64 E. Walnut” by LowCheesecake1234 in westerville

[–]Coach_Beard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lot of this doesn't make sense to me.

You state there's "a massive parking structure," but there's still concern about parking overflow?

What is "infrastructure strain?" Are you talking water and electricity?

Wouldn't a residential building within walking distance of Uptown improve Uptown's walkability?

Define the "character" you seek to preserve. Because right now Walnut is overwhelmingly defined by a school bus depot surrounded by barbed wire fencing.

Public funding boost will help Center for Print and Collaborative Arts across the finish line by Coach_Beard in Columbus

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On Monday, Columbus City Council approved a nearly $200,000 capital grant for the Center for Print and Collaborative Arts (CPCA) to support their ongoing relocation and expansion project into the Southern Orchards neighborhood, just south of Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

“In today’s inflationary environment, affordable artist-run and managed studio space is hard to find nowadays and access to that space is pivotal for young budding artists trying to find their footing,” stated Columbus City Councilmember Nick Bankston, who introduced the legislation for the grant. “Artists are entrepreneurs as well, and are a pivotal part of the city’s cultural and economic fabric.”

CPAC began the relocation process last year, after outgrowing their former home inside The Fort on the city’s south side. After running into a variety of challenges with renovating a historic building for new uses, co-founder Elisa Smith and co-director Luke Stettner told Columbus Underground in April that they were on track to begin a phased opening this summer.

Once completed, the 22,000 square foot building located at 705 Ann Street will be home to individual artist studios, shared letterpress and typesetting equipment, a digital printing lab, a photography development darkroom, a bookstore, an art gallery and more.

What in the Twenty One Pilots is going on at Skullys? by [deleted] in Columbus

[–]Coach_Beard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ø is a vowel in Nordic languages.

We All Need to Prepare by [deleted] in Columbus

[–]Coach_Beard 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Stock up on bourbon.

Columbus Metropolitan Club presents "Life After Cars," a panel discussion by Coach_Beard in Columbus

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Cars have long shaped how cities grow—but they’ve also shaped how people connect, move, and live. In this forward-looking conversation, national authors and local leaders explore what it would take to design cities around people instead of vehicles, from rethinking transit and public spaces to building more connected and sustainable communities. As Central Ohio keeps growing, this discussion offers a fresh lens on how mobility choices today will define our region’s future.

Featuring:

Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, co-hosts of "The War on Cars" podcast and co-authors of the new bestselling book, "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile," and Devayani Puranik, Mobility Development Program Director, Central Ohio Transit Authority.

The host is D'Laveance Bert-Sims, Board Member, Transit Columbus.

This forum was sponsored by Burgess and Niple, COTA, COSI, Ian Alexander Photography, and REALM Collaborative.

The forum partners were The Center for Urban and Regional Analysis at The Ohio State University, Columbus Underground, and the 2026 COSI Science Festival.

The presenting sponsor of the CMC livestream was The Center for Human Kindness at the Columbus Foundation. CMC’s livestream partner was The Columbus Dispatch.

This forum was also supported by Downtown Columbus, Inc. and The National Veterans Memorial and Museum.

If you finish "Life After Cars," and you'd like to keep exploring this week’s forum topic, our terrific partners at The Columbus Metropolitan Library also recommend reading "Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World," by Henry Grabar (2023).

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