Ben Keith 🚲@urbanists.socialtoOhio@midwest.social•A new chance to further de-fuck Ohio in November
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10 months ago@thenewred @jesterkun It’s journalistic malpractice for the op-ed to not link to the text.
Here’s the summary: https://www.citizensnotpoliticians.org/petition/
Here’s the raw amendment: https://citizensnotpoliticians.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CNP-Amendment-for-Web.pdf
Basically, it takes district-drawing power away from elected officials, giving it to a panel of 15 people screened by a bipartisan panel of retired judges. Then there’s a whole lot of detail on how to draw maps and ensure that it’s valid.
@benfulton @bloomington_in I think that a skywalk connecting a hotel to an adjacent convention center is a logical thing to have if the city is not going to provide a safe pedestrian connection across a four-lane road. There do not appear to be any pedestrian-oriented businesses at that intersection.