The Dispatch will continue to update this story during the storm s movement and aftermath.
Windshields have been scraped clean and sidewalks plowed. And now, forecasters say, another, smaller snow pattern is headed into central Ohio.
What s the forecast like for later this week?
The National Weather Service is calling for additional snow beginning late Wednesday that may total an inch in Franklin County by Thursday morning s rush hour, said Steve Hrebenach, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Wilmington,
Periodic snow showers should end by late Thursday, with no more than three inches of accumulation, he said. Temperatures should also climb to near freezing by Thursday, so warming shelters may not be as needed and shoveling may become easier as salt treatments become more effective.
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Federal, state, county and local government offices will be closed.
Post offices will be closed, and there will be no regular mail delivery.
Parking meters in Columbus will be free, but parking restrictions will remain in force, so observe signs.
There will be no trash collection in Columbus on Monday. The color collection schedule for trash will rotate forward one weekday and remain there until the next holiday, which will be Memorial Day, May 31. For those not on the color schedule, trash collection day will rotate one day forward with Friday collection on Saturday.
Curbside-recycling and yard-waste collection in Columbus will be delayed by one day. Friday’s collection will be Saturday.
Planners for a new transportation system for major corridors in Franklin County are recommending a bus rapid transit line to link Downtown Columbus with the Northwest Side.
The LinkUS transportation initiative, a collaboration between the city of Columbus, the Central Ohio Transit Authority and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, has scheduled virtual public meetings for noon and 6 p.m. Wednesday for those interested in listening and weighing in with ideas. To register, go to linkuscolumbus.com/nw-vision/
Bus rapid transit, or BRT, is being recommended because it is less expensive than light rail. Such a system has dedicated lanes with state-of-the-art, Wi-Fi-equipped buses that can carry more passengers. On the route would be stations that also act as neighborhood hubs, the thought being that those stations would also attract development nearby.