Here is a link to a website from Transportation 4 America which has a lot of information on building better communities by planning for ALL modes of transportation.  There are several sections which might be of interest.  One is a description of how Corpus Christi, TX has created a Strategic Plan for Active Mobility.  The second is a description of what the MidOhio Regional Planning Commission has done to encourage planning for all modes of transportation.  At the link you can download a guidebook with all of the information.

Healthy MPOs Guidebook – Report page

Columbus City Council announced the process to fill the council seat vacated by Council President Zach Klein.

In a memo to City Councilmembers, President Klein outlined the appointment process and announced applications for the seat will be accepted beginning Monday, November 20. Applicants must submit eight copies of a resume and narrative of no more than 500 words describing the greatest challenges and opportunities facing Columbus.

Application materials must be accepted and time-stamped by the office of the Columbus City Clerk in City Hall, 90 West Broad Street, Room 231, Columbus, OH 43215 by Friday, December 1, 2017 at noon.

A Council vote on the appointment is tentatively scheduled for Monday, January 8.

Construction Update
for the Week of November 13, 2017

Please note that construction schedules are subject to change due to weather, site issues, etc.

Unsure about which is your area? Visit the Blueprint map and type in your address to find out!

Sump Pump inspections are being conducted in all active areas. Contact our outreach team if you are interested in learning more about our free sump pump program!

Cooke Glenmont

• No activity in this area for the upcoming week

Schreyer Springs

• Installation of new manholes and  basin excavation on Fairoaks
• Downspouts and lateral lines are being installed in this area
• Completed rain gardens will start getting winterized; straw matting will be added to prevent erosion and settlement.

Weisheimer Indian Springs Green Infrastructure

• Crews are working on E Weisheimer Rd performing rain garden excavation
• Water line work will begin on Village Dr
• Completed rain gardens will start getting winterized; straw matting will be added to prevent erosion and settlement as well as the placement  of sod and continued landscape maintenance

Weisheimer Indian Springs Pervious Pavement

• Cooke Way and Alley 2 are near completion! The permeable pavers are almost completely installed. Crews anticipate opening the road to local traffic during the week of 11/13
• Dixon Ct. residents will have their driveway aprons poured with concrete on Monday 11/13. No access to driveways will be permitted but residents can park in front of their homes after work hours.

Blenheim Glencoe

• There will be three crews in this area working; they will be on Fallis, Richards and Northridge Rd
• Basin excavation for all Blenheim Glencoe sites will occur in 2018. Site prep and waterline/storm sewer work will occur this fall into early 2018.

Morse Dominion

• Residents will receive a minimum 1-week notice prior to crews beginning any work.

• No activity next week

Overbrook Chatham

• Residents will receive a minimum 1-week notice prior to crews beginning any work.

• No activity next week

*There will be a storm water improvement project starting up in Clintonville-This is not a Blueprint Columbus Project, but we would like everyone to be aware of the vehicles and equipment that will be in the area. Work for this project will begin 11/12/17 and they will start on Schreyer Pl. (Rosemont to Olentangy River)

*Columbia Gas will also be in the area conducting work. They will have crews working on Chatham Rd (High St to Sharon Ave) and on Beechwold Blvd (Sharon Ave to Indianola)

Please contact the Blueprint Outreach Team with any questions or concerns! Please note, if you do not receive a call back immediately it means we are collecting the necessary information to address your inquiry. We appreciate your patience!

Phone  614-645-1253  | Email blueprint@columbus.gov

For additional information please visit www.columbus.gov/Blueprint
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Thank you to the SaveTheCrew advocates for their presentation at the 11/02 CAC meeting!

Meeting in the Whetstone Library Community Room, 7 pm. Agenda includes two residential variances and one reported commercial encroachment issue, District reports, old and new business.  Detailed agenda posted in “agenda” file.

CAC FINAL Meeting Agenda 2017.11.2

Construction Update
for the Week of October 30, 2017

Please note that construction schedules are subject to change due to weather, site issues, etc.

Unsure about which is your area? Visit the Blueprint map and type in your address to find out!

Cooke Glenmont

• Continuing maintenance
• Plants will continue to be installed over the next few weeks. Some additional plants will be installed in the spring.

Schreyer Springs

• Complete rain garden excavation on Lawnview Dr.
• Fairoaks Dr. will have water service tie-in scheduled for Monday
• Once rain garden excavation is completed on Lawnview crews will begin excavation on Fairoaks
• Downspouts and Lateral lines are being installed within Lawnview, Eastlea and Cooke Rd

Weisheimer Indian Springs Green Infrastructure

• Rain garden excavation is ongoing on E Schreyer Pl
• A second crew is installing new storm pipe on E Weisheimer Rd

Weisheimer Indian Springs Pervious Pavement

• Cooke Way and Alley 2 is scheduled to begin having paver bricks installed this week!
• Dixon Ct. will experience a more in-depth street excavation. At this time access to the street during working hours will be very limited. Please coordinate with the outreach team if you have accomodations that need to be addressed.

Blenheim Glencoe

• Finish storm line work on Fallis Rd.
• Continue water line work will on Foster Rd.
• Crews will move to Richards Rd once they have completed the work on Foster and Fallis
• Basin excavation for all Blenheim Glencoe sites will occur in 2018. This fall and early spring will be site prep and waterline/storm sewer work.

Morse Dominion

• Crews anticipate beginning site prep in the field in November. Detailed schedules will be provided in the coming weeks. Affected residents will receive a minimum 1-week notice prior to crews beginning any work.

Overbrook Chatham

• Site prep work will begin late November/early December. Affected residents will receive a minimum 1-week notice prior to crews beginning any work.
• Survey crews will be out marking bumpout dimensions and conducting additional site reviews over the next few weeks.

Please contact the Blueprint Outreach Team with any questions or concerns! Please note, if you do not receive a call back immediately it means we are collecting the necessary information to address your inquiry. We appreciate your patience!

For questions or concerns regarding Columbia Gas/Miller Pipeline work, please contact Kristin Begg, External Affairs Specialist for Columbia Gas of Ohio, (614) 460-5464 or kbegg@nisource.com.

As always, please reach out with questions or concerns by calling614-645-1253 or emailing blueprint@columbus.gov!

Please be advised a single lane flagging operation will be performed on Wednesday Evening, November 1st between the hours of 10pm and 6am.

Location: Indianola Ave between the intersections of Acton Rd and Richards Rd. Southbound curb lane and southbound right lane. * Scope of work: Prep for Waterline Tap. * Two way traffic shall remain open at all times. * Southbound bike lane will be closed during lane shift operation.

Please be advised a lane shift operation will be performed on Monday, October 30th between the hours of 9am and 4pm.

Location: Indianola Ave between the intersections of Acton Rd and Richards Rd. Southbound curb lane and southbound right lane. * Scope of work: Waterline tap. * Two way traffic shall remain open at all times. * Southbound bike lane will be closed during flagging operations.

ZONING & VARIANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

Monday October 10th: 7:30-8:30pm Clinton Heights Lutheran Church

Variance Applications will be heard: 

MORPC Seeking Public Comment on Franklin County Energy Study Draft Report through October 25

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is seeking public comment on the Franklin County Energy Study draft report through October 25, 2017 (comments due by 5:00pm).  Let us know your thoughts!  The draft report and more information about how to submit comments can be found at www.morpc.org/EnergyStudy.

The Franklin County Energy Study provides a data-driven assessment of energy use and production across key sectors of the economy.  The report identifies all major forms of energy produced and consumed in Franklin County. Knowing where we are now is necessary to get to where we are going. This study establishes the energy baseline and serves as the starting point from which success is measured. By understanding how energy flows from its source to where we live and work, how we use it, and what this process does to our environment, we can begin to develop ways to increase the beneficial effects it has on our economy and quality of life.

We would like to know what key findings are most interesting to you and how the study can be improved.  Feel free to follow up if you have questions and please share this with your networks.

Thanks,
Brandi

Brandi Whetstone

Senior Program Manager, Energy & Air Quality | Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
T: 614.233.4174 | M: 614.595.8631 | bwhetstone@morpc.org

111 Liberty Street, Suite 100 | Columbus, OH 43215