April Update LinkUS is Central Ohio’s transformational and comprehensive prosperity and mobility initiative. The initiative will provide equitable mobility options for residents and visitors, ensure access to jobs and affordable housing, promote economic growth, and improve sustainability. This innovative approach will include high capacity and advanced rapid transit, bikeways, green space, roadways, pedestrian improvements, and development along key regional corridors throughout Central Ohio.   LinkUS will move our region forward.

LinkUS Updates

Engaging the Community Both the East-West Corridor and the Northwest Corridor have had a number of public engagement virtual meetings and stakeholder outreach. Visit these sections below to stay up to date on the latest developments.

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Corridor Chronicles

Northwest Corridor The LinkUS: Northwest Corridor was the first major corridor launched under the LinkUS mobility initiative. Its work began in early 2020, building awareness, gathering feedback, and building technical analysis to move toward a recommendation for transit and mobility enhancements in the Northwest corridor.  East-West Corridor More than 100 residents attended the LinkUS: East-West Corridor Learn & Inspire and Co Create sessions in February. We look forward to continuing the conversation on creating mobility options for Broad and Main Streets. Please visit the LinkUS East-West Corridor Resource Page for answers to questions you may have about the project.

Listening and Learning from the Community  The Northwest Corridor planning team held its first round of engagement from August through December 2020. The second round of engagement sessions were held in February 2021. As part of those February sessions, an estimated 400 individuals were engaged through virtual meetings, an online open house, and a feedback survey. The survey was extended to continue to engage the public in the process. To date, over 1,200 individuals have shared their insights and opinions through the first and second rounds of public engagement for the LinkUS: Northwest Corridor Mobility Initiative. Key findings, as a result of feedback from our engagement, include: ·         Respondents share a high level of support for rapid transit improvements in the corridor regardless of the specific mode of transit  ·         Respondents express the need for a quick travel route with dedicated transit lanes and other transit priority infrastructure to ensure travel time reliability ·         Participants prioritize the importance of pedestrian and bicycle improvements with safe connections to trails, transit stations, and other destinations ·         Participants strongly advocate for affordability, sustainability, and equity as priorities for both transportation infrastructure and new development in the corridor.     Get details of the full report here.

Watch and Share Our Learn & Inspire Session  Help us spread the word about the work in the East-West Corridor! We can provide social media and email content, posters, and flyers for your business or organization. You can also add your voice to the process by taking the East-West Corridor survey.   Watch our Learn and Inspire Session to gain an understanding of the work in the corridor. Share Your Photos on the LinkUS East-West Corridor Community Vision Board  Visit Pinterest to be inspired by innovative mobility opportunities in Central Ohio and beyond. Email your photos and ideas to info@linkuscolumbus.com and we’ll add them to the Community Vision Board!    Hear what community members have to say about the LinkUS: East-West Corridor Plan.

Sharing the Details

Northwest Corridor As the Northwest Corridor moves into the final recommendations for this phase of work, detailed discussions around transit alignment considerations continue to be held. We will keep the community informed and ask that you check the website for updates. We will post details about the alignment in the resource section of the website as soon it is available.   Visit our Northwest Corridor online open house to get a firsthand understanding of the planning concepts for the Northwest Corridor recommendations.

East-West Corridor The LinkUS: East-West Corridor Stakeholder Group recently took a deep dive to understand the similarities and differences between bus rapid transit (BRT) and light rail transit (LRT). The AECOM consultant team shared their high-level analysis of commuter rail, streetcar, LRT, and BRT to determine the most appropriate model for the East-West Corridor. Based on corridor fit, ridership capacity, cost per mile to build/operate and available right-of-way, the team explained the recommendation for BRT moving forward for more detailed analysis. For more information, click here. *The LinkUS East-West Corridor Stakeholder Group includes elected officials, Area Commissions, advocacy organizations, and business and non-profit leaders along the corridor.

Stay Informed

Reimagining Transit in Central Ohio Email your questions and comments about the LinkUS East-West or Northwest corridors to info@linkuscolumbus.com.   Stay connected by following us on social media.

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