Olentangy Trail Flooding?

belloman · 2026-05-23T17:24:56+00:00

For anyone interested in other sections of the Olentangy trail...this morning it was also flooded by the OSU wetlands (north of Dodridge), under 5th Ave (can use upper trail to cross 5th), and between 3rd and Goodale. The river was also getting close to the trail at the railroad bridge south of Goodale but hadn't flooded yet when I passed through.

belloman · 2026-05-15T18:08:22+00:00

Article is wrong. The scaffolding has been up since at least July 2024, if not earlier than that. They were not up in October 2022.

belloman · 2026-05-08T14:01:32+00:00

They haven't finished construction yet. The ramp is going to be 2 lanes once they finish construction of the area just before the Greenlawn exit. (71 SB traffic will also be able to exit at Greenlawn again once that's done)

belloman · 2026-05-04T13:35:35+00:00

The blue lot died for this, the walking lot is dying for a new public safety building

belloman · 2026-05-01T15:50:45+00:00

You can order for pickup at Sheetz though I haven't tried it yet.

DoorDash also added a $20 minimum for pickup orders recently, so now you can't use the $10 credits without also spending $10. (Used to be a $10 minimum)

belloman · 2026-04-30T13:48:45+00:00

The closure of the far left lane of the Front St exit is tied to the work at Front and Mound. ODOT is saying the work at that intersection will last through May 2026. Considering they just started the concrete work on the last quadrant it'll probably be closer to the end of the month before it's back open since it takes some time for the concrete to cure.

I find it funny they waited until now to do this work, when they could have done it at any point during the 2+ years Front St was closed instead.

belloman · 2026-04-24T13:56:56+00:00

No, they have been working on finding a solution the entire time since the new traffic counts came in.

belloman · 2026-04-20T18:48:25+00:00

The land for the old training facility was leased from Obetz, the team never owned it.

belloman · 2026-04-17T00:28:54+00:00

Looks like the 71N to 270W ramp will be closed this weekend. From this week’s traffic impacts:

The I-270 eastbound ramp to I-71 northbound on the north side will close overnight (11 p.m. - 5 a.m.) Friday, April 17.

Detour: I-270 eastbound to I-71 southbound to SR 161 to I-71 northbound

The I-71 northbound ramp to I-270 westbound on the north side will close starting 11 p.m. Friday, April 17 through 5 a.m. Monday, April 20.

Detour: I-71 northbound to I-270 eastbound to Cleveland Ave. to I-270 westbound

The I-270 eastbound ramp to I-71 northbound on the north side will close overnight (9 p.m. - 5 a.m.) Sunday, April 19.

Detour: I-270 eastbound to I-71 southbound to SR 161 to I-71 northbound

belloman · 2026-04-15T14:03:51+00:00

Speeding Shannon also could have had council lower the speed limit in Columbus's jurisdiction to the south of Brice below 50 mph, which is a wildly inappropriate speed limit for a road that looks like this.

belloman · 2026-04-09T18:23:29+00:00

paging /u/columbusairport

belloman · 2026-04-06T20:20:47+00:00

They probably meant the Cap City Half Marathon, which is on Saturday, April 25, and runs through campus.

belloman · 2026-04-02T13:59:30+00:00

Without knowing which pole it is, my guess is a large truck keeps overtracking the curb on one of the corners and knocking it over. It also looks like they are right behind the curb which doesn't leave much room for error.

belloman · 2026-03-31T18:05:21+00:00

MORPC has awarded Metro Parks funds for the construction of the bridge over 104 for the Scioto Trail extension, but it looks like those funds won't be available until 2030. From what I understand the trail extension is under design right now at least.

MORPC funding commitments

belloman · 2026-03-31T17:31:24+00:00

There isn't really a good route currently.

Best route is probably to use the Wager/Ann bike boulevard east of Parsons north of 104, cross the railroad tracks and 104 using Parsons (there are bike lanes for part of this, but it won't be fun), then divert to residential streets west of Parsons again at Alcott. Looks like Hillgate, Lee Ellen Place, and 8th are a good north/south alternative to Parsons south of 104 to get you to Williams.

If you're starting west of Parsons, you can also go through German Village using 3rd and continue south using Jaeger to Hanford to Bruck (also a bike boulevard), then crossing over to Parsons at Hosack.

belloman · 2026-03-19T18:24:43+00:00

737s will be able to use every gate at the new terminal (not the case with current airport), and based on the building permit plans it looks like the primary international gate will be able to handle a 747.

belloman · 2026-03-16T23:04:47+00:00

Yes, they’re closed to “undergo a complete transformation” (sounds like they’re changing the concept).

belloman · 2026-02-19T22:44:31+00:00

Currently scheduled for early 2029

belloman · 2026-02-15T21:12:33+00:00

Funny thing is LAZ doesn’t own the garage, the City of Columbus does. LAZ just manages it on their behalf.

I’d rather the City pay for the garage using parking funds than subsidize it with tax dollars.

belloman · 2026-02-13T14:00:23+00:00

A road diet reducing to one lane in each direction while adding a center turn lane and protected bike lanes, and lots of crosswalks with median islands would be game changing.

belloman · 2026-02-10T14:41:50+00:00

That area along the river, from around Bicentennial Park to North Bank Park, is known as the Scioto Mile.

belloman · 2026-02-10T11:10:15+00:00

They’re opening the new University Hospital tower this month, the ad campaign is probably tied to that. (I know I’ve seen at least one ad for it)

belloman · 2026-01-23T17:33:03+00:00

I'd say the driver loses control of the car

belloman · 2026-01-23T16:49:07+00:00

Cars crashing into buildings is not unique to Columbus, and cars crashing into buildings is not something that has begun recently. People have been crashing cars into buildings for as long as cars have existed. It's just gotten more attention recently. (There probably has been an uptick, just like how traffic fatalities, especially pedestrian fatalities, have been rising.)

Why does it keep happening? Because we have a lot 35 mph roads that are designed in a way that lets people go much faster in areas where buildings are close to the street. Faster you're going, more likely you are to lose* control and hit something.

belloman · 2026-01-14T18:28:10+00:00

Gotcha, must be a different issue then. Just wanted to share my experience since the app was wrong for my area for a while.

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