Harvey J. Miller
@mobileharv.bsky.social
Time geography and geospatial analytics for sustainable mobility and livable cities.
Professor and Director, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), The Ohio State University. All opinions mine not theirs.
https://u.osu.edu/miller.81/
Professor and Director, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), The Ohio State University. All opinions mine not theirs.
https://u.osu.edu/miller.81/
It’s sneckdown time! Sneckdown = snow + neckdown (a narrowing of a street to calm traffic). Snow reveals how little space drivers need to travel at safe, reasonable speeds. Instead, traffic engineers give them too much space, with the result that people drive too fast and recklessly.
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It’s sneckdown time! Sneckdown = snow + neckdown (a narrowing of a street to calm traffic). Snow reveals how little space drivers need to travel at safe, reasonable speeds. Instead, traffic engineers give them too much space, with the result that people drive too fast and recklessly.
The OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), Transit Columbus and Spin are pleased to announce a special live event with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon from The War on Cars podcast. They will discuss their new book, Life After Cars and answer questions.
cura.osu.edu/events/life-...
cura.osu.edu/events/life-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), Transit Columbus and Spin are pleased to announce a special live event with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon from The War on Cars podcast. They will discuss their new book, Life After Cars and answer questions.
cura.osu.edu/events/life-...
cura.osu.edu/events/life-...
People are not happy with the new, dangerous crossing of the Olentangy Trail at N Broadway in Columbus, for good reason. It’s 2025 and we should be doing better than this.
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
People are not happy with the new, dangerous crossing of the Olentangy Trail at N Broadway in Columbus, for good reason. It’s 2025 and we should be doing better than this.
When the new Broadway crossing of the Olentangy Trail in Columbus was proposed, the local bike community expressed concerns and ask for changes. But instead we got a dangerous crossing that we have to beg the city to retroactively fix. Why can’t this city just do the right thing in the first place?
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
When the new Broadway crossing of the Olentangy Trail in Columbus was proposed, the local bike community expressed concerns and ask for changes. But instead we got a dangerous crossing that we have to beg the city to retroactively fix. Why can’t this city just do the right thing in the first place?
@OSUCURA is in the house for the November Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) breakfast at The OSU. This month’s theme: Emerging GIS Applications for Community and Environmental Health
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
@OSUCURA is in the house for the November Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) breakfast at The OSU. This month’s theme: Emerging GIS Applications for Community and Environmental Health
We are approaching the second anniversary of this hard-hitting investigative article being posted at my Columbus Dispatch app. Why won’t it go away? How do I get rid of it? Serious questions
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We are approaching the second anniversary of this hard-hitting investigative article being posted at my Columbus Dispatch app. Why won’t it go away? How do I get rid of it? Serious questions
Our fair city - Columbus, Ohio
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Our fair city - Columbus, Ohio
November 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Which bicyclist did this?
October 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Which bicyclist did this?
Join me on December 7 for Ohio State Arts and Science College “Science Sundays”. I’ll talk about how we are using AI and GIS to create 3D virtual worlds of historical neighborhoods from old Sanborn Fire Insurance maps. Free and open to the public
October 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Join me on December 7 for Ohio State Arts and Science College “Science Sundays”. I’ll talk about how we are using AI and GIS to create 3D virtual worlds of historical neighborhoods from old Sanborn Fire Insurance maps. Free and open to the public
Yeah, whatever, it’s a stroopwafel
October 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Yeah, whatever, it’s a stroopwafel
The OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and JusticeTech program spent two days at the New America foundation in DC, discussing how to make eviction data more available and useful for fighting housing instability in the US
September 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and JusticeTech program spent two days at the New America foundation in DC, discussing how to make eviction data more available and useful for fighting housing instability in the US
CURA was delighted to share a VR experience of Mt Vernon Ave in 1951 with Columbus city council president Shannon Hardin at the "What Good is Growth if Not for All?" ULI conference at Ohio State University
September 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
CURA was delighted to share a VR experience of Mt Vernon Ave in 1951 with Columbus city council president Shannon Hardin at the "What Good is Growth if Not for All?" ULI conference at Ohio State University
This Wednesday at the Columbus Metropolitan Club: I'll be moderating a panel of key civic leaders to discuss innovation solutions to the housing, childcare, and job creation challenges facing Central Ohio. Link for more info and registration in the thread
September 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This Wednesday at the Columbus Metropolitan Club: I'll be moderating a panel of key civic leaders to discuss innovation solutions to the housing, childcare, and job creation challenges facing Central Ohio. Link for more info and registration in the thread
This is the thing that I don’t get why people don’t get it. Source in thread
September 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is the thing that I don’t get why people don’t get it. Source in thread
The consequences of public transit cuts in Philadelphia. This is a Saturday afternoon
September 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The consequences of public transit cuts in Philadelphia. This is a Saturday afternoon
Spectacular project studying the air quality exposure, physical activity and quality of life impacts of the TransMiCable in Bogota. Impressive community engaged research! Presentation by Dr. Olga Lucia Sarmiento at the 2025 Urban Health Symposium, Drexel U. #HealthInCities
September 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Spectacular project studying the air quality exposure, physical activity and quality of life impacts of the TransMiCable in Bogota. Impressive community engaged research! Presentation by Dr. Olga Lucia Sarmiento at the 2025 Urban Health Symposium, Drexel U. #HealthInCities
Opening session of the 2025 Urban Health Symposium at Drexel University. Public health directors from Kansas City, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Mecklenburg County (NC) talk about the challenges they face, including data. #HealthInCities
September 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Opening session of the 2025 Urban Health Symposium at Drexel University. Public health directors from Kansas City, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Mecklenburg County (NC) talk about the challenges they face, including data. #HealthInCities
Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia. We can do nice things in America
September 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia. We can do nice things in America
Ben Franklin included Geography among the most useful and ornamental subjects. Just saying
September 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Ben Franklin included Geography among the most useful and ornamental subjects. Just saying
Enjoy the quiet beauty of a bike trail
August 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Enjoy the quiet beauty of a bike trail
According to an article in the Columbus Dispatch about the proposed LinkUS BRT (see thread), Reynoldsburg residents and the mayor are concerned about losing parking to a dedicated bus lane. Here is a satellite image of the area in question
August 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
According to an article in the Columbus Dispatch about the proposed LinkUS BRT (see thread), Reynoldsburg residents and the mayor are concerned about losing parking to a dedicated bus lane. Here is a satellite image of the area in question
I-70 freeway wall in Hanford Village, Columbus, Ohio. What were they thinking when they divided neighborhood like this in the 1960s and 1970s? Why are we still thinking it today?
August 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I-70 freeway wall in Hanford Village, Columbus, Ohio. What were they thinking when they divided neighborhood like this in the 1960s and 1970s? Why are we still thinking it today?
Columbus Open Streets. It’s a good start!
August 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Columbus Open Streets. It’s a good start!
Join us tomorrow (8/15) at 12pm EDT for the last webinar in CURA's summer webinar series on Public Data for the Public Good. We'll hear from Joy Bonaguro who will share the many lessons she as learned as the Chief Data Officer for California and a civic tech consultant
cura.osu.edu/events/lesso...
cura.osu.edu/events/lesso...
August 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Join us tomorrow (8/15) at 12pm EDT for the last webinar in CURA's summer webinar series on Public Data for the Public Good. We'll hear from Joy Bonaguro who will share the many lessons she as learned as the Chief Data Officer for California and a civic tech consultant
cura.osu.edu/events/lesso...
cura.osu.edu/events/lesso...