New students, a new festival and a new academic year will mean plenty of traffic in the campus area over the next week.
The early arrival move-in on Thursday, Aug. 15, begins the buildup to Welcome Week at The Ohio State University. Students begin moving in at 9 a.m. and wrap up at 3:30 p.m. Faculty and staff are advised to arrive early to campus and not move their cars.
The Department of Transportation and Traffic Management anticipates major traffic delays on and around campus, including along Ackerman Road, Lane Avenue, High Street, Woodruff Avenue, Herrick...
During home football Saturdays, motorists are encouraged to plan ahead, allow additional travel time and follow the directions of traffic control officers in this area.
All CABS routes (Overnight & Weekend, Buckeye Village and paratransit) are suspended six hours before kickoff until two hours after the end of the game.
A free football shuttle runs from the Mount Hall loop on West Campus to the Sisson Footbridge, west of the Olentangy River, from six hours before kickoff until one hour after the game.
Be sure to plan ahead, allow additional travel time and follow the directions of...
Regular CABS service for autumn semester will resume on Saturday evening, August 17, after student move-in is complete.
CABS provides approximately 5 million rides annually. As part of normal operations, routes are reviewed on annual basis to determine if and when adjustments need to be made. CABS service changes for the 2019-2020 academic year include:
(MC) Med Center Express Service No weekend or holiday service (OW) Overnight and Weekend Route The OW will no longer serve the Buckeye Lot, which will increase service frequencies from 40 to 30 minutes during off-peak times, and 20...
Students at The Ohio State University Columbus campus have a new late-night travel option. Lyft Ride Smart at Ohio State will launch August 1, and provides discounted rides between the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.
"This new service offering is a direct result of our work with the Undergraduate Student Government and adds a transportation option our students have been requesting for years," said Beth Snoke, director of Transportation and Traffic Management.
Lyft Ride Smart replaces the university's previous Safe Ride program after user demand outgrew service capacity.
15th Avenue, between High and Pearl, will close this Saturday, July 27 and will remain closed through late 2020. Pedestrians will have access to 14th and 16th Avenues from 15 Avenue via dedicated walkways. Vehicular traffic will have access from 15th Avenue to 16th Avenue via a newly installed temporary roadway.
Effective Monday (7/29), the Martha Morehouse to Med Center (MM) route will access the medical center via Cannon Drive instead of using 12th Avenue to Neil Avenue. All stops and service frequencies will remain the same. This change is intended to alleviate congestion and wait times. Please view a map of the route changes .
Transportation and Traffic Management's John Shrader can picture the too-full family SUV at the end of spring semester that couldn’t possibly fit a bicycle.
He can comprehend how a bicycle’s flat tire could be neglected in the hustle and bustle of a student’s school year. And he knows that sometimes students are already in a neighboring state on their drive home before they realize they’ve forgotten their two-wheeled companion.
It’s these scenarios and more that Shrader thinks about while he sends sparks flying with the angle grinder he uses to cut off locks and impounds the bikes ....
Beginning August 2, WA and WB permit holders who work weekends (including Friday evenings) or holidays may park in the 9th Avenue West and 9th Avenue East garages with their access keycard.
Staff with a WA or WB permit must use their 2019-2020 access keycard for garage access available for entry Fridays at 6 p.m. through Mondays at 3 a.m. Staff must exit the garage by 8 a.m. on Mondays. Similar arrangements will be in place during university holidays.
As a result of this change and based on recent customer feedback , the...
The Ross Heart Hospital TriFit Challenge will take place on Sunday (7/21) from 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Woody Hayes Drive, between Tuttle Park Place and Fyffe Road, as well as Annie and John Glenn Avenue, between Neil Avenue and College Road, will be closed in both directions during this time. Motorists should anticipate delays around the area.
The annual summer bicycle abatement program is underway at The Ohio State University.
The sweep by the Department of Transportation and Traffic Management helps manage abandoned bikes left on campus.
“We usually get about 400 to 500 bikes per year that people just leave behind,” said John Shrader, field logistics coordinator for Transportation and Traffic Management.
Department staff tag bicycles parked on campus with a bright yellow warning notice. Owners are given two weeks to move the bikes after they’ve been tagged. Bicycles not moved after two weeks are impounded and held for 90 days.
