Another milestone reached
If you’ve felt a little more optimistic towards COVID-19 vaccinations this week, you’re not alone.
On Monday, the state announced that more than 1 million Hoosiers had received their first dose of the vaccine.
But the good news didn’t stop there.
Sign-up age requirements dropped to 55 and older on Tuesday, and it was also announced that Johnson & Johnson had started shipping millions of its single-shot vaccine across the country.
Also on Tuesday, President Joe Biden said that there will be enough vaccine supply for all adults in America by the end of May.
After an excruciatingly slow start to the vaccine rollout, it appears that needles are now getting into arms at a much quicker pace. It’s exciting that communities are becoming safer places, and we look forward to sharing continuing developments as they come.
Spreading some light
A group of graduate students and a professor from Indiana University’s J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program have made downtown Columbus a little bit brighter.
A new, interactive installation, "Lines of Light," has been installed along the glass panels of the former Republic building. The project uses motion sensors on the building’s steel columns to activate a row of lights, which are more easily observed at night. Visitors can walk up to the outside of the building on its north side and use these sensors as part of a socially-distanced game.
Students Shorf Afza, Jacquelyn Brice, Alyssa Bullock and Mark Kebasso made up the core of students putting the project together, and assistant professor of architecture Daniel Martinez said the installation will be open for the public to experience through April.
The installation is a nice temporary addition that many will enjoy for the next month.
Back on the list
After a four-year hiatus, Columbus is back to being known as one of the top communities for biking in the country.
The city was recently recertified as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Columbus is one of 51 new and renewing entities (of a total of 465 Bicycle Friendly Communities) to earn the achievement across the country.
The award recognizes communities with a commitment to improving conditions for bicycle riders through investments in infrastructure, bike education programs, bike-friendly policies and bike events.
Multiple projects are currently in the works that will make Columbus an even more bike-friendly city that can be viewed at columbus.in.gov/bikewalk.
Columbus previously held the designation in 2012 and 2016.
We look forward to the completion of the projects as the city becomes a more eco-friendly place to live, work, and play.
