News & Announcements

Transportation Review Advisory Council Comment Period

MORPC is seeking comments on prioritizing 5 projects seeking selection or funding from the Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). The TRAC has accepted Major/New Project applications for their 2010 project selection round.

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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.

Proposed Changes to the Federal-Aid Highway System

MORPC is proposing revisions to the federal-aid highway system functional classifications. The revisions are mostly due to planned changes to the roadway system that will result from the Ohio Department of Transportation's I-70/I-71 innerbelt project. Generally, ODOT will be developing a new system of “collector-distributor” streets to funnel traffic between the freeway system and downtown Columbus, replacing some of the direct freeway on/off ramps. The new “collector-distributor” streets need to be reclassified to reflect their new role and this results in some other associated changes to the downtown area street system. The new (under-construction) Town-Rich bridge also requires some classification changes.

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.