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The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) announced this afternoon that the organization will be purchasing the building located at 99 E. Main Street in Downtown Columbus, where it plans to relocate in November 2012. This building was the previous home of… [Read More]
The likelihood of getting into a car crash on any given day is pretty small, but the percentage of risk increases if you’re spending time driving through the more accident-prone intersections scattered throughout Central Ohio. Thankfully, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning… [Read More]
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) announced today that they’ve just completed the relaunch of their Central Ohio Greenways website. In addition to a new design, the Greenways website provides interactive maps, information and new updates on biking and walking… [Read More]
A plethora of projects have been announces in the Weinland Park area lately. The most significant is the announcement from MORPC of a “Food Campus” project that would include community gardens, a year-round farmers market and a restaurant. Additionally, two… [Read More]
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) recently conducted a new public survey designed to gather input on how Central Ohioans want to see their region develop. The survey focused on areas including transportation systems, land use patterns, air quality, energy… [Read More]
Via Email from MORPC: Shaping our Future is a plan the Mid Ohio Regional Planning is spearheading for 12 counties in central Ohio. Expected to be completed in 2012, Shaping Our Future will integrate elements that impact the region including… [Read More]
Earlier today MORPC announced their proposed list of transportation projects for the Central Ohio region that will receive around $28 million in federal economic stimulus money. This is coming out of the $935.7 million approved for highways and bridges in… [Read More]
Last week, the Columbus Metropolitan Club hosted a luncheon panel on the topic of passenger rail in Ohio, and the new Retropolitan blog has managed to adequately distill the panel discussion down to one simple sentence: “Crap or get off… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: MORPC, COTA to get $42 million in stimulus money By Debbie Gebolys Federal economic-stimulus money will bring $1.465 billion to Ohio to rebuild the state’s transportation system and create jobs, officials said yesterday. The money is part… [Read More]
The following discussion is about the amount of money – $1 Billion! – that Central Ohio is hoping to get from the federal stimulus monies. Most of the desires are to fund car-based transportation methods
Bill Lhota, the President and CEO at COTA, had a busy day on Friday fielding calls and questions from the local media on the announcement of the new Light Rail Proposal that was released on Thursday. Still, he made time… [Read More]
Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman attended a news conference this morning in Virgina along with several other mayors and governors to hear President-Elect Barack Obama’s proposed stimulus plan to boost the nation’s economy. Coleman has recently written a letter to… [Read More]
I attended the Italian Village Society meeting last night at Short Stop Youth Center at 3rd and High. The meeting opened with a resident’s concern about the removal of mature trees along Pearl St. as part of the current Bollinger… [Read More]
NBC4i.com wrote NBC 4 Reveals Columbus’ Dangerous Intersections Friday, Oct 03, 2008 By Donna Willis A comprehensive traffic study conducted by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, or MORPC, determined there are five intersections where drivers should exercise additional caution…. [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Does Columbus desire streetcars? Thursday, July 17, 2008 BY TIM DOULIN While city officials retool their proposal for a Downtown streetcar line, the debate over whether the city needs one continued yesterday. But the discussion at a… [Read More]
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