Over the past two weeks, the House made a number of substantial changes to the budget, which allocates funding to the Ohio Department of Transportation and other transportation-related entities.
Over the past several months, bike lanes have been in the news, as an effort to stop the construction of one in Cleveland was met with widespread public opposition, while the construction of one in Columbus has been met with debate.
On February 15, GOPC Director of Strategic Engagement Jason Warner testified before the Ohio House Finance Committee regarding the state transportation budget, which was introduced two weeks earlier by Governor Mike DeWine.
With the introduction of the budget blue book, the work of passing the two year state budget now shifts to the Ohio General Assembly. Hearings should begin soon in the Ohio House of Representatives, with the Ohio Senate likely to begin work in April or May.
The construction of the Intel facility should serve as an opportunity for Central Ohio planners and transportation engineers to instead embrace the development of a multifaceted transportation system that will serve as a catalyst for responsible growth now and into the future.
In early February 2023, the Ohio General Assembly will begin writing the next state transportation budget. This legislation sets transportation infrastructure investments for the next two years.
Spooky season is upon us, and this year we are reaching back into the archives to re-share some of the more staggering statistics we have unearthed as a part of our “Spooky Streets” series.
Since FY2020, the Ohio General Assembly has invested a record $141.5 million in Ohio’s public transportation agencies. This has been an important down payment for Ohio’s future, but now is not the time to pull back support for public transportation.
On August 31, GOPC traveled to Cleveland as part of our work as a member of the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC).
