Well, at least I’m pretty sure we should. 2020 is another census year, which means there will be some electoral shakeups around the country as fast-growing states gain members of Congress and slower-growing/declining states lose representatives. For almost 100 years now, we’ve had this fixed-pie system at the national level, where states could lose seats…
Ratios of Housing to Jobs in parts of Ohio are as bad as the San Francisco Bay Area Columbus homeowners have been celebrating news that their home values have skyrocketed in that last few years. The Columbus Dispatch in particular has been praising the local market, saying that homeowners are “sitting on a gold mine”…
There’s been a lot of hype around the hyperloop here in Ohio lately. There are two separate efforts for a regional hyperloop between the Buckeye State and Chicago: in Columbus and in Cleveland. The effort in Cleveland is much further along in the process, having completed a feasibility study, and as a result, it’s getting…
In case you missed it, the rail map I made recently became somewhat famous. I’m calling that map draft #1 for now – there is more to come. Thanks again to everyone who shared feedback and support. For now I’m taking a break from transit to dig into another interest of mine: political maps. Who…
It’s not that we don’t have money for it. It’s that it’s not a priority. Last week, I posted a fantasy transit map for the state of Ohio. The reception of the map on twitter was surprising. Honestly, I thought that like four nerds would be interested in it, but apparently it struck a chord.…
I generally don’t like the idea of cars. They are highly inefficient, they take up a ton of space, and they cost a lot of money. I’d much rather ride a bike or take a train or bus where I can read while traveling. Nonetheless, we have two cars in my family, and I’d really…
Welcome to part 2 of my little exploration of 2020 Ohio Elections. If you’re looking for part 1, which covers Ohio House races, you can find it here. Today, we’ll dig into Ohio’s 2016 and 2018 Senate races, and explore whether democrats will be able to win some seats in the upcoming 2020 races. The…
With a year to go before the 2020 elections, it’s a good time to dig into what it will take for democrats to flip some of the seats in the Ohio General Assembly and more importantly why we should care about flipping them. There’s been some ink spilled lately about whether or not Ohio is…
