Staff members from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission recently led a two-hour, crash-course work session about infrastructure for 65 teachers at the Metro Early College Middle and High School. The Metro Schools were born out of...

Informational workshop to be held October 4, 2021; Screening Applications due December 10, 2021 The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) announces the availability of over $3 million for environmental conservation in Franklin County through...

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has adopted a new version of its Public Participation Plan, which lays out how MORPC – as the federally designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the Columbus urbanized area – reaches out to...

By WILLIAM MUROCK Published in the Columbus Dispatch One of my favorite tasks as executive director of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is meeting with each of our 75 local...

Public comments due Oct. 22, 2021 The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is currently seeking public comment and review of the draft version of its 2021 update to the Regional Complete Streets Policy. “Complete streets” are roadways designed,...

Comments due by Oct. 9, 2021 The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is seeking public comments on the 2021 draft update to the Columbus Region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). A CEDS serves as a strategic...

By LAUREN CARDONI Published in This Week Community News As transportation planners, we tend to use a lot of terminology to describe our work, which often creates more confusion than clarity. One of those terms is “complete...

Hilliard became a platinum-certified Sustainable2050 member The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) has certified the City of Hilliard as the most recent Sustainable2050 community to achieve an elevated status for their actions to promote sustainability. Sustainable2050 is...