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/
Reposted by Harvey J. Miller
"Why don't kids go outside anymore?!"
Kids outside:
Kids outside:
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Why don't kids go outside anymore?!"
Kids outside:
Kids outside:
It was the largest investment in Appalachia since the 1960s’ “war on poverty” under Lyndon Johnson.
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It was the largest investment in Appalachia since the 1960s’ “war on poverty” under Lyndon Johnson.
Sobering analysis of potential flooding in NYC from a heavy rain event. Not if but when.
See Which New York City Neighborhoods Could Get Hit By the Next Hurricane (Gift Article)
Heavy rain would make a hurricane catastrophic. See the neighborhoods that could face the worst flooding.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Sobering analysis of potential flooding in NYC from a heavy rain event. Not if but when.
“The Earth, of course, is indifferent to what’s politically possible, and where it’s headed is still dangerous for humanity. The planet has seen entire living worlds wiped away by warming many times before, and there’s no reason to think it’s sentimental about organized industrial society… 🧵
Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“The Earth, of course, is indifferent to what’s politically possible, and where it’s headed is still dangerous for humanity. The planet has seen entire living worlds wiped away by warming many times before, and there’s no reason to think it’s sentimental about organized industrial society… 🧵
Yesterday, I saw a good example of the problem: a driver exiting 315 did the right thing by stopping for people in the crossing. The driver behind almost rear-ended that car, and then leaned on the horn in apparent anger, trying to get the first driver to keep going.
Fix this, Columbus.
Fix this, Columbus.
www.nbc4i.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Yesterday, I saw a good example of the problem: a driver exiting 315 did the right thing by stopping for people in the crossing. The driver behind almost rear-ended that car, and then leaned on the horn in apparent anger, trying to get the first driver to keep going.
Fix this, Columbus.
Fix this, Columbus.
Reposted by Harvey J. Miller
While the rest of the world was at #COP30, the U.S. government was busy rolling back bedrock environmental protections www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
While the rest of the world was at #COP30, the U.S. government was busy rolling back bedrock environmental protections www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
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-...
2023: Project planners told CU that Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs) at signal changes will be installed.
2025: “The LPI wasn’t implemented because it wasn’t aligned with the city’s traffic safety standards,” said a spokesperson for the Recreation and Parks Department.
We deserve better.
2025: “The LPI wasn’t implemented because it wasn’t aligned with the city’s traffic safety standards,” said a spokesperson for the Recreation and Parks Department.
We deserve better.
Opening of New Section of Olentangy Trail Spurs Safety Concerns - Columbus Underground
The newest section of the Olentangy Trail opened last weekend in Clintonville, but some of the first cyclists, runners and pedestrians to try it out are raising safety concerns. First proposed in 2018...
columbusunderground.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
2023: Project planners told CU that Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs) at signal changes will be installed.
2025: “The LPI wasn’t implemented because it wasn’t aligned with the city’s traffic safety standards,” said a spokesperson for the Recreation and Parks Department.
We deserve better.
2025: “The LPI wasn’t implemented because it wasn’t aligned with the city’s traffic safety standards,” said a spokesperson for the Recreation and Parks Department.
We deserve better.
Old maps -> AI + GIS -> VR historical neighborhoods! Podcast with David Staley about the Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project, and other cool stuff at the OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)
podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex...
podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex...
Harvey Miller: Mapping the Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus | Voices of Excellence
podcast.osu.edu
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Old maps -> AI + GIS -> VR historical neighborhoods! Podcast with David Staley about the Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project, and other cool stuff at the OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)
podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex...
podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex...
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department response: “This crossing was designed using the City’s traffic safety standards, which follow national best practices.” 🤦♂️
Olentangy Trail crosswalk raises safety concerns for pedestrians, cyclists
The crosswalk is on the east side of the intersection of West North Broadway and OhioHealth Parkway.
www.10tv.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department response: “This crossing was designed using the City’s traffic safety standards, which follow national best practices.” 🤦♂️
More than 5,500 toxic sites nationwide could face coastal flooding by 2100 due to rising sea levels, according to new research.
Thousands of toxic sites across US face risk of coastal flooding
Study finds rising seas could flood facilities handling waste, sewage, and oil and gas – and coastal states most at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
More than 5,500 toxic sites nationwide could face coastal flooding by 2100 due to rising sea levels, according to new research.
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.
You may not recognize the climate crisis but the housing market does.
Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas (Gift Article)
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
You may not recognize the climate crisis but the housing market does.
“Horrifying.” The human cost of prioritizing US corporate interests over the lives of people around the globe.
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“Horrifying.” The human cost of prioritizing US corporate interests over the lives of people around the globe.
GenAI risks contributing to the erasure of systems of understanding that have evolved over centuries. What’s at stake is the resilience and diversity of knowledge itself. Great read!
What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison
The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
GenAI risks contributing to the erasure of systems of understanding that have evolved over centuries. What’s at stake is the resilience and diversity of knowledge itself. Great read!
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?
A great way to take pressure off our beleaguered air transportation system is to fix our passenger rail system
America Is Taking the Train
Airport chaos is leading people to ride the Amtrak. Will they stick with it?
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A great way to take pressure off our beleaguered air transportation system is to fix our passenger rail system
The saga of Penn Station: why we can’t have nice things in America
Why Can’t New York Fix Penn Station? (Gift Article)
The nation’s busiest transit hub stands as a symbol of a condition that afflicts so many attempts to get big things done in America: inertia.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The saga of Penn Station: why we can’t have nice things in America
“A human driver can be held accountable, can hop out, say sorry, can be tracked down by police if it’s a hit-and-run. Here, there is no one to hold accountable.”
Waymo Was on a Roll in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“A human driver can be held accountable, can hop out, say sorry, can be tracked down by police if it’s a hit-and-run. Here, there is no one to hold accountable.”
Greatest. Western. Ever. Thank you, I will not be taking questions.
72 Years Later, the Greatest Quote in Western Movie History Is Still Untouchable
Many great Westerns contributed big moments, but one small quote from a classic is still the best of the genre.
www.cbr.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Greatest. Western. Ever. Thank you, I will not be taking questions.
@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
A longish read, but absolutely worth your time: a glimpse at a future that is not so far away, unless we act now on climate mitigation - and adaptation
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A longish read, but absolutely worth your time: a glimpse at a future that is not so far away, unless we act now on climate mitigation - and adaptation
This would be catastrophic for human civilization. It’s not too late but we must act now.
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This would be catastrophic for human civilization. It’s not too late but we must act now.
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
A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, potentially threatening the health of more than 2 billion people as well as critical ecosystems.
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, potentially threatening the health of more than 2 billion people as well as critical ecosystems.