NOACA Seeking Guidance for Long Range Transportation Plan

447The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) are developing a long range transportation plan (LRTP) for their five-county service area in Northeast Ohio. NOACA are bound by federal law to develop a 20 year outlook on the needs of the region’s transportation system. The LRTP is a fiscally constrained budget, meaning it needs to consider the $13 billion in future revenue NOACA is currently slated to receive over the next 20 years. Beyond this, NOACA want to create a vision for Northeast Ohio’s transportation network that “prioritizes the maintenance of a desirable quality of life in the region” and “identifies other issues (related to the transportation system) not currently being considered.”

“The transportation system belongs to everyone in Northeast Ohio, and we want to make it safe, accessible and convenient for everyone,” says NOACA Executive Director Grace Gallucci. “We also want this Long Range Transportation Plan to be catalytic – to maximize the return on every public dollar invested such that transportation plays its proper role in supporting economic growth in our region and sustaining an attractive and enviably high quality of life.”

Part of this process is to gather input from local stakeholders and the public. To that end they are hosting a series of public meetings that stakeholders and the general public are invited to attend.

Register to attend any of the following meetings by emailing Amy Stacy or calling her, 216-241-2414, ext. 205.

A Framework for Action – History of Transportation Planning in the NOACA Region
A lunchtime learning session will be convened to present the first Long Range Transportation Plan developed for the NOACA region in 1969, titled A Framework for Action. NOACA staff will present an analysis of this first plan to explore the ways in which it affected the development of the transportation system today and the region itself. You are welcome to bring a lunch.
Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Time: Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Place: NOACA, 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Long-Range Transportation Plan 2040 Community and Social Impacts Meeting
Transportation planning and investments affect the social and socioeconomic conditions of communities. A variety of conditions such as convenient and reliable access to regional employment, and maintaining a sustainable physical environment can be impacted by regional transportation investment choices. NOACA will convene a diverse group of community stakeholders to examine quality of life issues and the impact of transportation choices on the LRTP 20 year vision.
Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Place: NOACA, 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Long-Range Transportation Plan 2040 Business and Economic Impacts Meeting
Transportation policies and investments can affect businesses and the economy by making it easy or difficult to move goods into and out of the region and for customers and employees to access businesses. Join the conversation on how transportation affects the economy and businesses in Northeast Ohio and how it can help the region become a powerhouse in the global economy.
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Place: NOACA, 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Long-Range Transportation Plan 2040 – A 20-year Vision for Transportation
What transportation choices do you want for the future of Northeast Ohio? This visioning meeting will summarize public input received to date and NOACA staff will use the public’s input to present a picture of the transportation choices that would be envisioned from these comments.
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Place: NOACA, 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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