Public Transportation

GOPC Shares Support, Opposition to Planned Infrastructure Projects with TRAC Board

GOPC Shares Support, Opposition to Planned Infrastructure Projects with TRAC Board

We hope that TRAC will consider more projects that increase multi-modal options and benefits and decrease congestion. At the same time, we encourage TRAC to prioritize investments that seek to improve existing infrastructure and not the creation of new infrastructure that will only add to the long-term costs of maintenance in the future.

Community Revitalization Championed in Final State Budget

Community Revitalization Championed in Final State Budget

These provisions will continue efforts to revitalize blighted properties, expand and protect access to affordable housing, and invest in a true multi-modal transportation system that provides more Ohioans to greater options to travel to work, school, or play.

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Ohio Begins Debate Over Two Year State Budget

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Ohio Begins Debate Over Two Year State Budget

Now that the budget has been introduced, hearings are underway in the Ohio House of Representatives. The House is expected to pass the transportation budget (with hearings being conducted in the House Transportation Committee) by the end of February.

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GOPC Testifies in Support of Public Transit, Active Transportation Policies at Statehouse

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GOPC Testifies in Support of Public Transit, Active Transportation Policies at Statehouse

On February 15, GOPC Director of Strategic Engagement Jason Warner testified before the Ohio House Finance Committee regarding the state transportation budget, which was introduced two weeks earlier by Governor Mike DeWine.

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Main Operating Budget Proposal Submitted to the General Assembly

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Main Operating Budget Proposal Submitted to the General Assembly

With the introduction of the budget blue book, the work of passing the two year state budget now shifts to the Ohio General Assembly. Hearings should begin soon in the Ohio House of Representatives, with the Ohio Senate likely to begin work in April or May.

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Opinion: Intel development creates a unique opportunity to invest in a multifaceted transportation network

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Opinion: Intel development creates a unique opportunity to invest in a multifaceted transportation network

The construction of the Intel facility should serve as an opportunity for Central Ohio planners and transportation engineers to instead embrace the development of a multifaceted transportation system that will serve as a catalyst for responsible growth now and into the future.

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Transportation Budget Poised for House Floor Vote, GOPC Takes Case for Transit to Ohio Senate

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Transportation Budget Poised for House Floor Vote, GOPC Takes Case for Transit to Ohio Senate

On March 3, the Ohio House Finance Committee approved moved forward a revised state transportation budget that includes for funding for public transportation than had previously been proposed by the executive budget last month. That bill is now poised for a floor vote in the full House of Representatives on March 4.

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