Transit Columbus

Heads up, Olentangy Trail users! Per our friends at Central Ohio Greenways, the trail will have two closures during October for improvements.

The area near Olentangy Wetland Park will be closed from Thursday, October 8, to Saturday, October 17, and the area near Tuttle Park will be closed from Thursday, October 22, to Saturday, October 31.

If you've walked or rolled through there, you know these areas are busy and have lots of tree roots, so we're excited for these improvements, despite the temporary inconveniences.

For more info, follow them here: https://www.facebook.com/centralohiogreenways/

Fight the Sunday Scaries and get in some R&R before the start of the week! Post a picture while you're unwinding at the park, hanging out with friends, or doing whatever makes you feel rejuvenated - without using a car to get there!

How to participate: Comment below or share a photo, tag us, and use . We'll repost our favorites all week!

Transit Columbus is challenging you to ditch the car for one trip, one day, one week, or somewhere in between during WWD! Ride, roll, and walk your way around town, then share what you discover. 🚲🚌🚶‍♀️

Why it matters: 1 in 3 people in the U.S. are nondrivers, including people with disabilities, seniors, young people, and folks who can't afford to drive or choose not to. Week Without Driving puts their needs in the spotlight and helps shape policies that get everyone where they need to go, regardless of how they move. 💪

Happy Shopping Spree Saturday! Today's challenge is to ditch your car and do some shopping! Maybe it's groceries, maybe it's a sweet treat, maybe it's some thrifting, anything is valid!

How to participate: Comment below with a photo of you, your haul, and your non-car mode of transport, tag us, and use . We'll repost our favorites all week!

Transit Columbus is challenging you to ditch the car for one trip, one day, one week, or somewhere in between during WWD! Ride, roll, and walk your way around town, then share what you discover. 🚲🚌🚶‍♀️

Why it matters: 1 in 3 people in the U.S. are nondrivers, including people with disabilities, seniors, young people, and folks who can't afford to drive or choose not to. Week Without Driving puts their needs in the spotlight and helps shape policies that get everyone where they need to go, regardless of how they move. 💪

Here's the lineup for Transit Columbus events this month! All events are open to the public and no prior knowledge or experience needed!

In addition to our regular meetings, there are three other events this month:

🚌 Week Without Driving! Take on one or many of our WWD challenges between 10/1-10/6 and then end the week by picking your favorite non-car mode of transit to get to Village Idiot and celebrate a week without driving with the Transit Columbus crew on Tuesday, October 6 at 6:30 PM, following the standing engagement meeting at 6:00 at Northside Library.

🏡 Green Social Housing Office Hours on Monday, October 19, from 5:00-7:00 PM at OneLine in the Short North. Join folks from our Policy Working Group for Green Social Housing office hours where you can ask questions about TC's campaign for Green Social Housing, and learn about how you can help push for it in Columbus!

📚 Check out our Book Club on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 PM in Meeting Room 1A at the Columbus Main Library. We'll be discussing the Pulitzer Prize–winning There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone.

In addition to that, we've got our standing meetings - more info below! 👇

Our general meeting is a place to learn more about what we’ve been working on, what’s happening in our community, and how it all relates to Transit Columbus’s mission. It’s also an opportunity to connect with fellow TC members!

Our working groups give you the opportunity to collaborate with other Transit Columbus members to make an impact. We have three:
🤝 Engagement - Plan community events, empower others to get involved, partner with aligned local groups, and build relationships.
📣 Communications - Share information, educate the community, make memes, and use your creativity for a good cause!
🏛️ Policy - Decide policy priorities, draft feedback, engage with decision makers, and work on campaign strategies.

Additional event details can be found here: https://transitcolumbus.org/events

It's Friday by Foot! Instead of driving, walk or bike to your destination instead!

How to participate: Post a photo of you walking or biking to your story or grid, tag us, and use . We'll repost our favorites all week!

Transit Columbus is challenging you to ditch the car for one trip, one day, one week, or somewhere in between during WWD! Ride, roll, and walk your way around town, then share what you discover. 🚲🚌🚶‍♀️

Why it matters: 1 in 3 people in the U.S. are nondrivers, including people with disabilities, seniors, young people, and folks who can't afford to drive or choose not to. Week Without Driving puts their needs in the spotlight and helps shape policies that get everyone where they need to go, regardless of how they move. 💪

We're kicking off Week Without Driving with Get Bus-y Thursday! Post a picture of you taking the bus to get to somewhere you need to go!

How to participate: Post your photo, tag us, and use and . We'll repost our favorites all week!

Transit Columbus is challenging you to ditch the car for one trip, one day, one week, or somewhere in between during WWD! Ride, roll, and walk your way around town, then share what you discover. 🚲🚌🚶‍♀️

Why it matters: 1 in 3 people in the U.S. are nondrivers, including people with disabilities, seniors, young people, and folks who can't afford to drive or choose not to. Week Without Driving puts their needs in the spotlight and helps shape policies that get everyone where they need to go, regardless of how they move. 💪

Happy 🚌-y Thursday! Where are you riding the bus today?

🎃 Spooky season is coming... and so is Week Without Driving! 👻

Transit Columbus is challenging you to ditch the car for one trip, one day, one week, or somewhere in between! Ride, roll, and walk your way around town, then share what you discover. 🚲🚌🚶‍♀️

How to participate: Post to your story, tag us, and use and . We'll repost our favorites all week!

📅 The lineup:
🚌 Thu 10/1: Bus-y Thursday. Take the bus somewhere you need to go.
🚶 Fri 10/2: Friday by Foot. Walk or bike to your destination.
🛍️ Sat 10/3: Shopping Spree Saturday. Shop car-free and show off your haul.
🌳 Sun 10/4: Recovery Sunday. Unwind at the park or with friends, no car needed.
🔀 Mon 10/5: Multimodal Monday. Use 2+ non-car modes in one day.
🍻 Tue 10/6: TC Tuesday. Take your favorite non-car ride to Village Idiot and celebrate with the Transit Columbus crew!

Why it matters: 1 in 3 people in the U.S. are nondrivers, including people with disabilities, seniors, young people, and folks who can't afford to drive or choose not to. Week Without Driving puts their needs in the spotlight and helps shape policies that get everyone where they need to go, regardless of how they move. 💪

Tomorrow! See you there! 👀

Come ride with us! 🚲

Join Transit Columbus and Yay Bikes! as we celebrate the new and improved 4th Street bike lane with a group ride and advocacy discussion. The ride is free but registration is appreciated for planning and safety purposes.

📆 Tuesday, September 29, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, rollout at 6:00
📍 Starts at Seventh Son Brewing, ending at Budd Dairy Food Hall with a social hour!
🔗 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/4thstreetbikeride

The ride will be six miles at a casual pace, with two stops along the way to learn more about design choices and discuss opportunities for further improvement in the future.

Riders must wear a helmet and we recommend you have lights, water, and comfortable clothing. All types of bikes are welcome!

Yay Bikes! Safe Streets Rides highlight bike infrastructure around Central Ohio to celebrate projects that are making our streets better for everyone, especially vulnerable road users.

🎉 We had a blast at Park(ing) Day!

Huge shoutout to OSU's Knowlton Society for absolutely blowing it away with their Pearl Alley Cram during Pearl Alley Jam last Saturday!

All weekend, the parklet transformed into something other than a parking spot — it was shade on a hot day, shelter from the rain, a place to sit, a place to chat, and a spot to weigh in on community polls. It became a real, living piece of public space and a shining of example taking back space for people!

Knowlton Society put it best:

"Our parklet is a protest and a prototype. It's a protest that acknowledges our city's largest public space, our roads, are not built for people, but for cars, and a direct action to see that change. It's a prototype that demonstrates how everyday people can get together, organize, and execute a project, even if its imperfect and temporary."

Let's keep reclaiming space for people and we'll see you at Park(ing) Day 2027! 🚗➡️🧍