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And finally, our Book Club meets on Wednesday 10/21, 7 PM, Meeting Room 1A at the Columbus Main Library. We're discussing the Pulitzer-winning There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone.

Hand holding the book "There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America" with a vertical city-photo strip and a New York Times review sticker, photographed against a gray cinderblock wall.

🚌 Transit Columbus October Events! All open to the public, no experience needed. The big October event is Week Without Driving! Try our daily challenges from 10/1-10/5 and then join us at the Villiage Idiot on Tues 10/6 at 6:30 to celebrate, following the regular engagement meeting at 6:00.

Transit Columbus poster listing October events and dates: Oct 6 — Week Without Driving Happy Hour; Oct 7 — Communications Working Group; Oct 13 — General Meeting; Oct 19 — Green Social Housing Office Hours; Oct 20 — Policy Working Group; Oct 21 — Book Club: There Is No Place for Us.

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It's Friday by Foot! Instead of driving, walk or bike to your destination instead! Post a photo of you walking or biking, tag us, and use #WeekWithoutDriving. We'll be reposting our favorites all week!

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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 to your feed, tag us, and use #HandsOffTheWheel and #WeekWithoutDriving. We'll repost our favorites all week!

Promotional graphic encouraging riders to "Get BUS-y with us"—share your bus ride for #WeekWithoutDriving—shows a relaxed passenger wearing headphones on a bus interior with Transit Columbus branding.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 30/09/2026

The lineup: 🚌 10/1: Bus-y Thursday. Take the bus somewhere! 🚶 10/2: Friday by Foot. Walk or bike to your destination. 🛍️ 10/3: Shopping Spree Saturday. Shop car-free, share your haul. 🌳 10/4: Recovery Sunday. Unwind, relax, no car needed! 🔀 10/5: Multimodal Monday. Use 2+ non-car modes in one day.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 30/09/2026

🎃 Spooky season is coming... and so is Week Without Driving! 👻 TC is challenging you to go car-free and share what you discover. 🚲🚌🚶‍♀️ Post to your feed, tag us, and use #HandsOffTheWheel + #WeekWithoutDriving. We'll repost our favorites all week!

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 24/09/2026

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!

Outdoor pop-up bike parking and activity station with striped canopies, multiple bicycles docked at curbside, and people chatting at informational kiosks on a downtown street.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 24/09/2026

🎉 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!

Temporary shaded seating installation with blue supports and beige fabric canopies lining a closed city street, providing benches and shade for people browsing a sidewalk market beside a brick commercial building. There is a sign in front that reads "Pearl Alley Cram"

Two men securing bicycles in a bright green bike parking rack outside a downtown building, one wearing a STRONG TOWNS COLUMBUS T-shirt

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 22/09/2026

Come ride with us! 🚲 Join Transit Columbus and Yay Bikes! in celebrating the new and improved 4th Street bike lane! 📆 Tues, 9/29, 5:30 pm, rollout at 6:00 📍 Starts at Seventh Son Brewing, ending at Budd Dairy Food Hall for a social hour! 🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/4thstreetbik...

Flyer promoting the Safe Streets Ride on 4th Street — group bike ride Tuesday, September 29, 5:30–8:30 pm (6:00 rollout), meeting at Seventh Son Brewing, with a large bicycle graphic and a photo of a protected bike lane.

Promotional flyer celebrating new bike infrastructure: six-mile casual ride (all bikes welcome, helmets required), begins at Seventh Son Brewing and ends with a social hour at Budd Dairy Food Hall; shows a photo of a protected bike lane, bicycle graphic, and Yay Bikes!/Transit Columbus logos.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 14/09/2026

Did you know we run a book club? It’s a fantastic way to dig into topics like urbanism, advocacy, transportation, and more! 📚 Right now we’re reading the Pulitzer Prize–winning There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone!

Bright graphic invitation reading "JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB!" centered inside a teal irregular frame on a purple background, bordered top and bottom by rows of colorful, stylized book spines.

Book club event poster announcing a discussion of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 PM in Main Library Meeting Room 1A, set on a purple background with colorful book-spine illustrations.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 11/09/2026

TC Member Steve Totzke briefed us on Green Social Housing, highlighting the widening-gap in the middle of the Columbus Housing spectrum. Housing choices are limited by affordability, but also by access to reliable transit and mobility options, making transit and housing tightly linked.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 11/09/2026

Garrett Patterson walked us through COTA's finances and made a strong case for how COTA can eliminate bus fares. Free transit boosts equity, reduces barriers for riders, and can also improves service!

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 09/09/2026

Bike racks filling up at Main Library! There are more racks on the northeast and southeast corners, plus the Ride Hub on the corner of Grant and Library Park.

A large number of bikes parked at a bike rack with a cyclist biking up. There are buildings, trees, and grass in the background.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 04/09/2026

It's not too late for an UNO reverse. 🔁 Want to help us make Columbus a more walkable, bikeable, transit-oriented city? Come to our meeting on September, 8th! All are welcome, no prior knowledge or expertise needed. Video from @thewaroncars.bsky.social visit to Columbus in April.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 02/09/2026

One council member. One district. Elected by the people who live there. That's not how Columbus works today and it's why a neighborhood can ask for safer streets and better transit and get overlooked. Issue 8 fixes it. This is our city and we all deserve a say. Vote YES on Issue 8.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 01/09/2026

Labor Day is slowly creeping up and so is our September meeting! And to be honest, we've really missed you since August's meeting got cancelled. 😉 📆 Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00 pm 📍 CML Main Library, Meeting Room 1A

Announcement: September meeting — Tues, September 8, 7:00–8:30pm at Main Library, Meeting Room 1A; all are welcome.

Meeting agenda for Transit Columbus listing discussion items: Intro & welcome; COTA Financial Rundown and the Case for Free Fares; Green Social Housing in Columbus — Part 1; Our City, Our Say — Update.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 31/08/2026

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

Transit Columbus September events: Sep 1 Engagement Working Group; Sep 2 Communications Working Group; Sep 8 General Meeting; Sep 15 Policy Working Group; Sep 19 (Park)ing Day w/ OSU Knowlton Society; Sep 29 4th Street Ride w/ Yay Bikes — visit transitcolumbus.org/events

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 28/08/2026

⚡️ Today, Friday, August 28, is the last day to submit your ideas for how the city should spend $1 million in your neighborhood! Share your ideas here: common.oneproject.org/en/decisions... ⚡️

Asking "What would you do with $1 million in your neighborhood?" — Transit Columbus call for ideas, bright graphic with a winding road and map-pin icons for bike lanes, parks, bus stops, and street repairs.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 27/08/2026

You have until THIS FRIDAY (August 28) to submit your ideas for how the city should spend $1 MILLION in your neighborhood! Your community. Your money. Your decision. ⏰ Submissions are open through FRIDAY, August 28th. Share your ideas here: common.oneproject.org/en/decisions...

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 26/08/2026

Columbus is trying something new: Our Voice, Our Choice, the city's first participatory budgeting program — and Transit Columbus is helping lead the charge in getting YOUR ideas heard. ⏰ Submissions are open through FRI August 28. 🔗 Submit your ideas here: common.oneproject.org/en/decisions...

Columbus participatory budgeting pilot: $9,000,000 total ($1,000,000 per each of nine council districts) for capital projects only (parklets, community gardens; no staff or programming); submit ideas via link in bio by Friday, August 28 — Transit Columbus.

Participatory budgeting defined: a democratic process where community members decide how to spend part of a public budget, emphasizing that it gives people real power over real money.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 24/08/2026

🌳 Did you see us at Arborfest this weekend? We had a great time talking transit and participatory budgeting with folks! Y'all had great ideas for how you'd spend $1 million spent in your neighborhood! ❗️Submission deadline is FRIDAY 8/28 🔗 Submit ideas here: common.oneproject.org/en/columbus

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 22/08/2026

We're at Arborfest! Come say hi and talk transit and participatory budgeting with us!

Two people standing under a tent in front of a table that says "Transit Columbus". There is also a whiteboard and a ebike.

A whiteboard has text on it that reads? What would you do with a million dollars in your neighborhood. Their answers like more trees, more bus lines, bike lanes, community gardens, pollinator habitats with walkways and milkweed.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 22/08/2026

What would you do with $1 million in your neighborhood? More trees? Bike lanes? Community gardens? Columbus residents have the opportunity to decide how the City invests in their community! 🔗 Submit here before Friday, 8/28: common.oneproject.org/en/decisions...

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 19/08/2026

What happens when two Transit Columbus members attend a Green Columbus fundraiser? They bring tree saplings home on the back of their ebikes! Thanks to Green Columbus for hosting and congratulations on raising over $25,000 to fund critical new tree plantings across the region!

Two helmeted adults smiling and posing with ebikes at night in front of a lit "BUDD DAIRY CO" sign. They each have a tree sapling on the back of their bikes.

Two helmeted adults smiling and posing with ebikes at night. They each have a tree sapling on the back of their bikes.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 17/08/2026

Help us spread the word about participatory budgeting! We're canvassing in District 6 to show residents how they can help decide how the city spends $1M in their neighborhood! 📆 Wednesday August 19th, 11am-1:30pm 📍 Rhodes Park, 1910 W Broad St, by the playground

Volunteer recruitment poster for Transit Columbus seeking canvassers for a Participatory Budget canvassing event on Wednesday, August 19, 11:00am–1:30pm at Rhodes Park (by playground); clipboard graphic beside a blurred downtown skyline.

Transit Columbus recruiting volunteers to canvass District 6 residents and show them how they can help decide how the city spends $1M in their district.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 13/08/2026

Transit Columbus is tabling at Arborfest and we need your help! We need volunteers to staff our table, share info about Transit Columbus, talk to attendees about alternative transit, and encourage folks to get involved with TC! You don't have to be an expert - just bring your authentic self.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 12/08/2026

💰 $9 Million. 9 Districts. YOUR VOICE. 💰 Our Voice, Our Choice — Columbus's first-ever participatory budgeting program is happening now. It's giving people real power over real public money. 🙌 ⏰ Submissions are open through August 28th. 🔗 Share your ideas: common.oneproject.org/en/decisions...

Transit Columbus campaign graphic urging residents to "Use Your Voice!" with a megaphone illustration and the message "Choose how the city spends $1 million in your district."

Our Voice, Our Choice — Columbus participatory budgeting pilot: $9,000,000 total ($1,000,000 per district across nine city council districts) for capital projects only (parklets, community gardens); submit ideas via link in bio by Friday, August 28 — Transit Columbus.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 11/08/2026

🚨 🚨 🚨 TONIGHT’S MEETING IS CANCELLED due to inclement weather. 🚨 🚨 🚨 The Columbus Main Library is still open and with power if you need a place to go! Stay safe, stay dry, and we’ll see you next time!

August meeting canceled — bold yellow "CANCELLED" stamped across a calendar-style graphic with pink rounded labels reading "August" and "Meeting" against a dark grid background.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 06/08/2026

It’s almost time for our August meeting! Join us Tuesday, July 11 at 7:00 pm at the CML Main Library, Meeting Room 1A! Everyone is welcome, no prior knowledge or experience is needed! Whether this is your first meeting or your fifteenth, we’re looking forward to seeing you!

August meeting announcement: Tuesday, August 11, 7:00–8:30pm at Main Library, Meeting Room 1A; all are welcome.

Agenda for Transit Columbus meeting — Intro & welcome; Sustainable Columbus: Building Energy Performance Standards; Green Social Housing; Participatory Budgeting Updates.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 22/07/2026

We've got a book club, and we're meeting a week from today! Our current book is No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age by Jane F. McAlevey. We'll be meeting to discuss it on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 pm at the Columbus Main Library, Meeting Room 3B!

Book discussion: "No Shortcuts" by Jane F. McAlevey — Wed., July 29, 7:00 PM, Main Library Meeting Room 3B; illustrated book cover shown with a colorful bookshelf border.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 15/07/2026

The big event was brainstorming ideas to submit for the Our Voice, Our Choice participatory budgeting program! 💰 How would you spend a million dollars in your neighborhood? Adding sidewalks? Parks? Trees? Drinking fountains?

A small group of people in a classroom workshop talking and taking notes—one wearing a mask and writing, another using a laptop—backpacks and a helmet nearby, with other small groups and discussion happening in the background.

Colleagues gathered around a large wall screen, pointing at and discussing a color-coded map of district boundaries during a planning session in a conference room.

People gathered around a table in a meeting room, smiling and chatting while one person types on a laptop and others listen and contribute.

A diverse group of people seated in a circle in a classroom/library meeting, attentively listening as a masked person wearing a hat and backpack gestures while speaking.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 15/07/2026

We had a fantastic meeting last night! TC Board Member Gillian and Michael from United Way of Central Ohio discussed accelerating the Bike Plus plan in Columbus. Folks also voted on parklet designs for Park(ing) Day with the Knowlton Society!

Poster titled "Let's build a parklet!" showing three labeled design iterations with diagrams, a colorful checkered ballot box and signs on a table inviting visitors to vote for their favorite design.

Community meeting on participatory budgeting, presenter at the front beside a screen labeled "PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING," audience seated in rows raising hands to vote.

Audience seated in rows in a bright meeting room listening to a presenter at the front gesturing toward a wall screen displaying a slide titled "Accelerated Mobility Playbook."

Presenter standing beside a large screen showing a slide titled "Accelerated Mobility Playbook" while several people sit facing him in a classroom-style meeting room.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 12/07/2026

Handing out red and yellow cards like candy.

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 09/07/2026

📣 If you collected signatures for the Our City, Our Say initiative, please turn in your petition forms ASAP - before MONDAY. 📣 Even if they aren't fully filled out, even if they're empty, OCOS needs them to capture every single signature and account for all distributed petition forms.

Urgent reminder to turn in collected petition forms to OCOS ASAP; even incomplete or blank forms should be returned so every signature and every distributed form is accounted for.

Drop Off Opportunities
Thursday, July 9
Columbus Main Library, 5:00-6:30 PM
Friday, July 10
Sweeney’s @ Franklinton Fridays, 5:30-8:30 PM
Saturday, July 11
Clintonville Farmers Market, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Winemakers Shop, 12:00-1:00 PM
Columbus Book Festival, 10:00 AM
Sunday, July 12
Columbus Book Festival, 10:00 AM
Monday, July 13
Global Gallery, 5:30-6:30 PM

Visit ourcityyoursay.com/calendar for addresses, and additional details!

Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 05/07/2026

We love that @cota.com waives fares during extreme weather, like this week, 🥵 but what if our buses were fare free all the time? Making buses fare-free not only increases equity and reduces barriers to transit ridership, but it actually improves service! 🚌

An image of two people a top of the Empire State building with a black flag unfurled beneath them. The flag has been edited to read "fast free buses for Columbus"

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 03/07/2026

We've got a book club and we're meeting this month! Our current book is No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age by Jane F. McAlevey. We'll be meeting to discuss it on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 pm at the Columbus Main Library, Meeting Room 3B!

A hand holds the book "No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age" by Jane F. McAlevey. The background is a city sidewalk, with the Prologue Bookshop storefront in the background.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 01/07/2026

It’s almost time for our July meeting! Join us Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 pm at the CML Main Library, Meeting Room 1A!

Transit Columbus July 2026 Meeting flyer that reads: July Meeting. Tuesday July 14, 7:00-8:30pm, Main Library, Meeting Room 1A. All are welcome.

Transit Columbus July 2026 Meeting agenda that reads: 1) intro and welcome, 2) Presentation - accelerating bike lane build out, 3) participatory budgeting, 4) parklet design voting

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 25/06/2026

Love is love is love is public transit. 🚌 ❤️ 🩷 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 🚌 (Spoofed from @mattherdman.bsky.social)

Text on a black background reads, "Someone you know is gay, lesbian, bi, trans," with respective pride flags. Someoen you know rides COTA with COTA colors. Maybe even someone you love. "Think before you speak hate."

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 19/06/2026

We've had an influx of followers in recent months - if that's you, welcome! 👋 We're glad you're here! Here's some info about who we are, what we do, and how you can get involved beyond just following us for our meme game on socials (if that's your thing). 👀 🔗: transitcolumbus.org/how-to-get-i...

Bold text reads "Who are we?" followed by a description "we are a grassroots community-led advocacy group focused on better transit for all" Images show a bicycle, a bus, and pedestrians.

Bold text reads: What do we do? We fight for a future where people can move and connect freely across Columbus." Images show a bus interior, cyclists near a bus stop, and a person using their phone for a scooter. Colors are bold and vibrant.

Infographic titled "Current Campaigns" by Transit Columbus. Featured initiatives: Safe routes to Columbus City Schools, fair and democratic city council districts, passenger rail service for central ohio, a true Vision Zero, fast and free buses for Columbus, and green social housing.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 17/06/2026

Transit Columbus will be tabling at ComFest on Friday, June 26 to Sunday, June 28 at Goodale Park, and we need your help! We're looking for volunteers to staff our table and help to build community bridges and connections by connecting with attendees! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/TCComFest

Colorful poster for Transit Columbus volunteer event at Comfest. Features vibrant flowers, dates June 26-28, shifts, location at Goodale Park.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 04/06/2026

It’s almost time for our June meeting! Join us next Tuesday, June 9 to meet our new board members, learn about Park(ing) Day, and more! We meet at 7:00 pm at the CML Main Library, Meeting Room 1A! Everyone is welcome, no prior knowledge or experience needed!

Event notice for 'June Meeting' in purple rounded rectangles on black grid background. Details: Tuesday, June 9, 7-8:30pm at Main Library, Room 1A. 'All are welcome!'

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 22/05/2026

Did you know we have a book club? This is a great way to learn more about topics like urbanism, advocacy, transportation, and more! Our current book is No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age by Jane F. McAlevey. We'll be meeting to discuss it on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 pm!

Colorful book spines form a border against a purple background. In the center, a teal banner reads "Join Our Book Club!" in bold black text.

Book event poster against a purple background featuring "No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age" by Jane F. MacAlevey cover. Text details: event on Wed, July 29, 7 PM, Main Library, Room 3B. Colorful book illustrations decorate the borders.

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Transit Columbus @transitcolumbus.org · 21/05/2026

Our friends at Simply Living will pay for bus fare to and from the event and training! 🔗Training: tinyurl.com/artsfesttrai... 🔗Volunteer slots: tinyurl.com/artsfestvolu...