Transportation is the key to connecting and moving people, goods and services. Whether it is getting to work by car, biking to the store, or moving freight, transportation is at the forefront of ensuring a high quality of life for the central Ohio region.
As a metropolitan planning organization (MPO), the U.S. Department of Transportation recognizes MORPC as the official transportation planning agency for the mid-Ohio region.
At MORPC, our transportation planning is responsive to the changing social, economic, environmental and demographic conditions of the central Ohio region. Some of the biggest transportation issues facing our region are congestion, maintaining mobility and growth in the region, balancing the need for travel with the quality of life in communities, providing accessible travel options, sustainable funding to maintain and expand our transportation system, and our environment.
Summer 2010 Issue of Transportation Connections
The Summer 2010 issue of Transportation Connections features articles on Shaping our Future: the Regional Plan for Central Ohio, the 2012 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, a summary of the ARRA Stimulus funding, the Principles and Procedures for soliciting projects for the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), MORPC’s Complete Streets Policy and other topics that help shape our regional transportation system. We welcome you to review the information included in Transportation Connections and encourage you to comment and participate in the events featured.
Inaugural Issue of Complete Streets
Complete Streets is a new twice-yearly newsletter that reports progress with MORPC's Complete Streets toolkit (a resource that will contain model policies, engineering, enforcement, education, and encouragement strategies) as well as other news relevant to Complete Streets efforts in central Ohio.
Included with this issue is a fact sheet about MORPC's Complete Streets policy, with answers to some frequently asked questions.
Westerville Road (SR 3) Corridor Study
The Westerville Road (SR 3) Corridor Study, now underway, includes reviews of current travel conditions in the Westerville Road corridor from north of Morse Road to south of I-270 and will identify improvements that are needed by the year 2030. Improvements that may be recommended include additional travel lanes, intersection improvements, access management, improved bicycle and pedestrian access, and others. The study is funded by the City of Columbus, Franklin County, and the Ohio Department of Transportation.
