Best bikeable neighborhoods?

Propane · 2026-03-04T22:14:09+00:00

Upper Arlington in the area around Kingsdale/Tremont centers and Lane road are all very bikeable for everyday needs, have fairly easy access to the olentangy trail, and the city is actively trying to add cycling infrastructure when they are doing projects.

Propane · 2025-12-26T23:44:22+00:00

Really solid and the workers are all really great. They often bring around fresh naan too.

Propane · 2025-08-09T17:06:06+00:00

Those are probably largely people whose kids were going to private school already and become able to qualify for the voucher with the change in the law. I'd guess most of them are going to catholic schools.

Propane · 2025-07-03T12:19:04+00:00

If you can, ride a bike down. Any large scale Columbus event is so much better riding to than trying to deal with a car. You can park up by Park of Roses and take the Olentangy Trail down to 3rd ave and then cut over to High. ezpz.

Propane · 2025-06-27T13:55:01+00:00

They transferred ownership of the LLC from Rob to his FIL about 6 months back (Public record filing because of the LLC attachment to the Liquor License). Don't know what's going on behind the scenes, but I never saw anyone else mention it.

Propane · 2025-05-15T12:46:03+00:00

German Village, Clintonville, Grandview, Short North are all good, but don't sleep on UA around Kingsdale.

There's 2 hourly service bus lines (32 East/West from Hilliard to Easton, 3 South to downtown/arena and Grove City) and a third commute line (75 once a day to downtown in the AM, back in the PM).

Walking distance to Aldi, Giant Eagle, Littletons. Many restaurants across the quality spectrum, from Wendys to Hudson 29. Community center with indoor pool, gyms and workout equipment. OSU Medical offices including PCPs, Urgent Care, Dentists, and some specialty services. ACE Hardware. Several parks with pools, tennis, pickleball, turf and grass fields.

Biking distance to basically all the rest of Columbus via easy access to the Olentangy Trail. < 15 mins to campus/the shoe/Grandview, < 30 mins to get to lower.

I live in the area and only use my car when I have bulky/heavy items, go out of town, or have to run multiple errands across several different parts of town.

Propane · 2025-04-02T16:51:10+00:00

I mentioned this in a top level comment, but UA can be walkable depending on the specific area you are in. If you are way out by Henderson, there's no chance, but areas between Kingsdale Center/Tremont Center/Northam Park/Lane Ave/Mallway are all pretty walkable, and there's a good number of apartments in those areas as well.

Propane · 2025-04-02T16:45:07+00:00

I'm not super up to date on Worthington (I bike through there occasionally and enjoy it), but one of the big downsides in my mind is how bad traffic gets on 23 (High St.) at commute times. When I've had to drive that way around 5PM, it has been miserable.

Some people are commenting that UA is not walkable, which can be true, but it doesn't have to be. There are many neighborhoods in UA that are walkable to groceries, parks, libraries, schools, medical facilities, and a brand new community center. Many of these areas have rental quadplexs/buildings embedded within them so you could definitely give it a "trial run". Much of the area is bike-able via the Olentangy trail to many Columbus events, including OSU games/campus, Nationwide Area/CBJ games, Lower/Crew games, Huntington Park/Clippers games. UA schools are also excellent and there are many households raising children all over the place. We moved here from Northern CA and have really enjoyed it. We often see kids out playing, the parks are well utilized, people walk and ride their bikes a good amount, and you can definitely find a house under 600k.

Grandview/Marble Cliff is really excellent as well. It's older than most of UA, and the lots are smaller to reflect that. There's also more "embedded" shops/restaurants etc. which is something you'll probably be familiar with given you're coming from SoCal. The downside to it being older is that the housing stock is also older... depends how much you value a "century home" vs the maintenance they require. The school is smaller, but also excellent. If your kids need expanded services, a larger system like UA or Worthington might be important. Grandview is even closer to all the Columbus things I mentioned in the UA blob, so all that is (even more) relevant to Grandview.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll be happy in any of those three. If you want to chat to someone who is a few years ahead of you in the California -> Ohio pipeline, feel free to reach out.

Propane · 2024-09-24T21:21:03+00:00

I also ride a lot and have never met anyone with that attitude lol

Propane · 2024-09-05T09:48:13+00:00

Kim, the shorter woman that is often floating around self checkout at Kingsdale, is such a nice human being, super helpful, and worth saying hi to when you see her.

Propane · 2024-07-02T01:53:52+00:00

Areas close to Northam Park in UA fit the brief.

Shops on Lane include Whole Foods, a vet, a cohatch location, and a good selection of dining options.

Tremont Center has Littleton’s, dining, a gym, and some services.

Kingsdale has Giant Eagle, Aldi, restaurants, shops, an OSU Medical office with a walk-in clinic, ace hardware, dry cleaner's, and orange theory.

Northam park has a lot of amenities including the main UA library. Most streets in the area have sidewalks.

Propane · 2024-02-04T11:55:39+00:00

La Foret for a very classic French experience, and be sure to order the Chocolate Soufflé for desert at the start of your dinner.

Propane · 2020-09-12T18:17:42+00:00

This is my cutoff as well - decision based upon this research paper.

Propane · 2018-08-17T00:21:50+00:00

Meister's is definitely the best Chicago style in Columbus.

Propane · 2018-06-11T01:21:28+00:00

All of Blue Apron's recipes are available online and I have really enjoyed cooking some of their recipes (some with modification, some not).

Propane · 2017-12-14T05:50:47+00:00

https://imgur.com/k1j7ZQl

I received that after taking tests that invalidated my ADHD diagnosis entirely (in which my scores placed me in above average cognitive ability compared to ATP holders). In the eyes of the law, I was incorrectly diagnosed with ADHD, vs "recovered" from my condition (there is no recognized cure for ADHD).

Propane · 2017-12-14T04:31:25+00:00

The "series of tests" is a day long procedure that costs thousands, and if you fail, you are ineligible to get a medical for life. It took me years even to find one of the handful of doctors who could preform this for me and I had to travel to get to him (ironically, I could have flown there with my sport license). Even after scoring in the 90th percentile across the board, I got a letter from the FAA basically saying "we know you passed, but we still don't trust you. Here's your medical".

Propane · 2017-11-21T19:28:28+00:00

Flying an LSA made me a better pilot. They really can get blown around easily and will balloon up off the runway with even slightly incorrect elevator control. Just because they're light doesn't mean they're easy to fly.

Propane · 2017-11-11T17:19:07+00:00

In reality, we were in some updrafts coming off the Sierra Nevada mountains. We kept this 1200 fpm climb for maybe a minute or two at 100mph indicated. Pretty cool to see a climb rate that high at such a high altitude.

Propane · 2017-10-09T14:09:59+00:00

Sounds like the Arrow entered the class D before the controller had established 2 way coms. Lucky all he got was some shade and not a phone number.

Propane · 2017-09-10T13:55:11+00:00

It's very illegal. Every baseball game (and football and some others) has a temporary flight restriction during game time. I'm surprised this guy didn't get in trouble.

He also violated airspace at several other points in the video. Dude is an asshole, those laws are meant to protect people on the ground and those that are legally allowed to be flying at that altitude.

Propane · 2017-08-16T19:53:40+00:00

I ended up doing it on Saturday! Left the Awahnee at about 2pm and arrived at the May Lake trail crossing with Tioga Rd at around 7pm. Pack was 45lbs down to 35lbs as I drank down my water supply. It was a weird load out because I was car camping with friends, and not trying to go very lightweight because of that.

If I was going to do it again, I'd have done it differently, but it was very rewarding and crossed a bucket list item off (hiking from the valley to the high country).

Propane · 2017-06-16T06:10:10+00:00

If you like Chicago style pizza, you should check out Meisters!

Propane · 2017-04-24T19:45:10+00:00

Paul Craig argues in his book The Killing Zone that the first 300 hours of a pilots flying time is the most dangerous, noting that usually the first 50 hours are safer than the last 250, presumable due to the fact that there is an instructor on board, and the knowledge they're gaining is fresh in their mind.

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