By Patty Olmsted Published in This Week Community News As central Ohio’s growth continues, residents deserve options when it comes to their daily commute. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s Gohio Commute program aims to provide those...

Dr. Amy Acton, the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, has been tapped to lead a new nonprofit group that will guide a plan to connect Franklin County’s trail network with five stream corridors. Acton...

Ohio’s State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) is accepting applications for its annual innovation grants. STIC funds may be used to implement system process changes; build capacity; develop guidance, standards, and specifications; organize peer exchanges; offset implementation costs; conduct...

Four projects awarded funding in Franklin County. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) has announced four projects awarded over $3 million in Clean Ohio Conservation Funds (COCF) in Round 16 for District...

Erik Janas elected Board Chair The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) elected its new board officers at the April 14 commission meeting. Elected for one-year terms, expiring in 2023: Board Chair: Erik Janas, Deputy County Administrator, Franklin County Board of...

By Brandi Whetstone, Sustainability Officer For MORPC and our members, planning for regional sustainability is a priority year-round, but during the month of April, Earth Day (April 22) provides an important reminder of the actions we can all take to protect...

By Melinda Vonstein Published in This Week Community News Every year, residents and visitors travel more than 12 million miles on the Central Ohio Greenways: a network of multiuse trails that connects us to natural spaces, cultural...

By Edwina Teye, Ph.D For most people, where our water comes from is typically out of sight and out of mind. Since we do not see or interact with groundwater as we do with surface waters, we tend...