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Exploring Transportation Issues
Faced with record-high gasoline and diesel fuel prices and increasing traffic congestion on roadways, motorists are taking a second look at transit, light rail and other alternative modes of transportation. Nobody enjoys paying nearly $4 a gallon to fill up a car, and certainly nobody enjoys contending with the long line of traffic found on most major highways.
In Ohio, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is listening to these and other concerns as it determines the type of transportation system the state needs for the future. The Ohio 21st Century Transportation Priorities Task Force, comprised of experts from both private and governmental sectors, is bringing all Ohioans to the table to explore the broad spectrum of transportation issues facing the state.
According to ODOT, the task force will determine how the state can best balance the movement of people and freight, create jobs and generate economic development, and link all modes of transportation by connecting highways to rail, aviation, water ports, transit, bike paths, and walkways.
The task force, led by Chairman Ty Marsh, president of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce; Vice-Chairman Frank Jackson, mayor of Cleveland; and Vice-Chair Deborah Lieberman, Montgomery County commissioner, also is looking at the fairest ways to finance Ohio's future transportation system.
Hundreds of Ohioans have submitted ideas and opinions to the task force online at TransportationForTommorow.ohio.gov. And the task force is hosting a series of open meetings across the state, including June 4 in Athens, June 10 in Toledo, June 11 in St. Clairsville, June 12 in Columbus, June 17 in Cleveland, and June 23 in Akron.
A final report from the task force is anticipated by this fall.
Exploring Transportation Issues
May 19, 2008
Faced with record-high gasoline and diesel fuel prices and increasing traffic congestion on roadways, motorists are taking a second look at transit, light rail and other alternative modes of transportation. Nobody enjoys paying nearly $4 a gallon to fill up a car, and certainly nobody enjoys contending with the long line of traffic found on most major highways.In Ohio, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is listening to these and other concerns as it determines the type of transportation system the state needs for the future. The Ohio 21st Century Transportation Priorities Task Force, comprised of experts from both private and governmental sectors, is bringing all Ohioans to the table to explore the broad spectrum of transportation issues facing the state.
According to ODOT, the task force will determine how the state can best balance the movement of people and freight, create jobs and generate economic development, and link all modes of transportation by connecting highways to rail, aviation, water ports, transit, bike paths, and walkways.
The task force, led by Chairman Ty Marsh, president of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce; Vice-Chairman Frank Jackson, mayor of Cleveland; and Vice-Chair Deborah Lieberman, Montgomery County commissioner, also is looking at the fairest ways to finance Ohio's future transportation system.
Hundreds of Ohioans have submitted ideas and opinions to the task force online at TransportationForTommorow.ohio.gov. And the task force is hosting a series of open meetings across the state, including June 4 in Athens, June 10 in Toledo, June 11 in St. Clairsville, June 12 in Columbus, June 17 in Cleveland, and June 23 in Akron.
A final report from the task force is anticipated by this fall.
Posted by Tom Hale on May 19, 2008 | Comments (0)
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