Update: Inquiry into Police Policies and Practices

Written by David Robinson on September 7, 2020. Posted in City Council, City Identity, City Services, Ethics, Public Health, Public Safety

Dear Reader,

As we now enter the fall of a most troubling yet significant year, I thought it appropriate that I provide you with an update on efforts to review and, where needed, reform the…

Are Our Police Policies in Line with Our Values? Three Proposals For Worthington City Council

Written by David Robinson on July 11, 2020. Posted in City Council, City Identity, City Services, Ethics, Public Health, Public Safety

Following the killing of George Floyd—and in light of the conduct of the Columbus Police Department at the very outset of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in downtown Columbus—I began…

Public Health, Public Space: Parks are “an Essential Business”

Written by David Robinson on May 21, 2020. Posted in City Identity, City Services, Comprehensive Plan, History, Parks/Greenspace, Public Events, Public Health, Public Safety, Sustainability, UMCH

A recent Urban Land Institute—Columbus webinar, featuring a presentation by MKSK, titled "Parks are an Essential Business," deserves a wide audience here in Worthington. MKSK, the reader may… Continue Reading

Status of state of emergency, health stats, origins of social distancing: Notes on Worthington and Covid-19

Written by David Robinson on May 5, 2020. Posted in City Council, City Services, Household Impact, Public Health, Public Safety

What follows is a series of notes (and links) on several different aspects of Covid-19 and our life in Worthington. Some, none, or all of these topics may interest the reader: origins of social…

Worthington’s Emergency Declaration: Needed now, but let’s Reform the Code later

Written by David Robinson on March 24, 2020. Posted in City Council, City Services, Household Impact, Public Health, Public Safety

Following the Governor’s stay-at-home order (effective 3/23/20 at midnight; https://worthington.org/DocumentCenter/View/6280/ODHStay-at-Home-order-03222020), our City Manager issued yesterday a…

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Update: Inquiry into Police Policies and Practices

Are Our Police Policies in Line with Our Values? Three Proposals For Worthington City Council

Public Health, Public Space: Parks are “an Essential Business”

Status of state of emergency, health stats, origins of social distancing: Notes on Worthington and Covid-19

Worthington’s Emergency Declaration: Needed now, but let’s Reform the Code later