Transportation

GOPC Releases Transportation Funding White Paper

GOPC Releases Transportation Funding White Paper

Since FY2020, the Ohio General Assembly has invested a record $141.5 million in Ohio’s public transportation agencies. This has been an important down payment for Ohio’s future, but now is not the time to pull back support for public transportation.

Report: Pedestrian Fatality Rates Hit 10 Year High in Ohio, Nationally

Report: Pedestrian Fatality Rates Hit 10 Year High in Ohio, Nationally

The increase in fatalities for the first six months of 2021 follows the trend that began in 2020, which saw a spike in pedestrian fatalities after two previous years of decline, according to preliminary figures released last fall by the NHTSA. That

LinkUs Update: Central Ohio may soon become latest to invest in Public Transit, BRT

LinkUs Update: Central Ohio may soon become latest to invest in Public Transit, BRT

Bus rapid transit, or BRT, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have better capacity and reliability than a conventional bus system. Standard BRT systems include roadways that are dedicated to buses and give priority to buses at intersections where buses may interact with other traffic.

Highlights from the 2022 “State of the State” Address

Highlights from the 2022 “State of the State” Address

While pronouncing the state as strong, Governor DeWine highlighted accomplishments achieved over the past three years while also outlining his agenda for the final year of his current term in office.

USDOT Sets Aim at Reducing Road Deaths as Latest Goal

USDOT Sets Aim at Reducing Road Deaths as Latest Goal

The new policy will be important for Ohio, which reversed a four year trend last year, experiencing an increase in the number of pedestrian-related crashes last year, while at the same time continuing the trend of an increase in the number of fatal accidents (up for the second year in a row following a three-year decline).

11 Principles for Maximizing Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Funding Opportunities

11 Principles for Maximizing Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Funding Opportunities

As newly appropriated funds start flowing, GOPC has once again prepared principles to help ODOT, MPOs and Ohio’s legacy cities and communities fully utilize from these dollars.