EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Board of Directors September 14, 2018 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AGENDA PRIORITIES & STATUS • NOACA 50th Anniversary • Long-Range Transportation Plan • Communications & Outreach • Legislative & Funding Issues • Overall Work Program (OWP) • Announcements Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increase Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achiev ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility AchievingNOACA Increased Mobility 50TH Achieving IncreasedANNIVERSARY Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achievi ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased NOACA 50TH ANNIVERSARY Events conducted this summer • June photo contest • Winning photo served as the banner image for NOACA’s Facebook page in July • NOACA Community Day at the Cleveland History Center (Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum) • Sunday, August 26 • First 100 guests received free admission courtesy of NOACA NOACA 50TH ANNIVERSARY Events coming up: • Trolley tour of NE Ohio using Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail app • Part of NARC Executive Directors conference • September 30 • Transportation-oriented film in November • Introduction & short film by Howard Maier • NOACA time capsule – December Board meeting NOACA 50TH ANNIVERSARY
ANNUAL REPORT “FLIP BOOK” • Covers 2018 & 50th Anniversary Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increase Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achiev ncreased MobilityLONG Achieving-RANGE Increased Mobility TRANSPORTATIONAchieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achievi ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased MobilityPLANAchieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN • HYPERLOOP • Feasibility Study underway • NOACA presentation at Ohio Freight Conference August 16 Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increase Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achiev ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased MobilityCOMMUNICATIONS Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility & OUTREACH Achieving Increased Mobility Achievi ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH NOACA in the News Lorain County Metro Parks trail under construction on Lorain’s east side The Morning Journal, June 19
• A new trail is being constructed through Riverbend Commerce Park between Colorado Avenue and the Black River • Trail runs roughly parallel to Colorado Avenue and is expected to be complete by November • Project received ODOT and NOACA federal Transportation Alternatives funding COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH NOACA in the News Laketran introduces new Park-n-Ride coaches News-Herald, June 26
• Laketran recently purchased six new clean-diesel (MCI) commuter coaches • Buses feature the latest clean-diesel technology with near-zero emissions • Vehicles purchased with the help of NOACA Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) funding and Ohio EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH NOACA in the News Construction to begin on a tiny, yet complex, section of Towpath Trail FreshWater, July 25
• Work is underway on Stage 1 of the Towpath Trail • 0.7-mile section to connect Harvard Road trailhead with Steelyard Commons • Stage 1 alignment follows Harvard Avenue and Jennings Road to Steelyard Commons • NOACA committed $4.8 million to the Stage 1 project COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH NOACA in the News NOACA issues air quality alert through Saturday for Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Ashtabula, Medina, Portage, Summit counties cleveland.com, June 29 • 2018 has been a busy year for Air Quality Advisories • Through August, NOACA recorded 13 days with unhealthy air quality • AQ Advisories well covered by local media • NOACA encourages motorists to use Gohio Commute—and carpool, take transit, ride a bike to work or telecommute on days when air quality is unhealthy COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH NOACA in the News Strongsville will seek designs for roundabout at Howe and Shurmer roads cleveland.com, July 10 • The City of Strongsville is proceeding with a plan to design a roundabout at Howe and Shurmer Roads, near SouthPark Mall • City seeks design proposals from engineering firms for the project
• Howe-Shurmer intersection has had traffic issues for years ms consultants, Inc. • A 2014 NOACA traffic study recommended that the entire Howe corridor be studied COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH NOACA in the News Six big, bold ideas that could change Cleveland as we know it FreshWater, July 19 • Cleveland to Chicago Hyperloop: reducing ground-level travel time between the cities to 28 minutes • NOACA is partnering with HTT on $1.2 million feasibility study • Cleveland could be a hub for a regional Hyperloop complex • Eventually could connect additional Midwestern cities as well as coastal metropolitan areas COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH NOACA in the News Local Effect of Trump's Plan to Freeze Fuel Economy Standards Would Be Like Adding 4 Million Cars to Cuyahoga County Cleveland Scene, July 19 • If the Trump plan is implemented: • An additional 1.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide could be released into the County each year by 2040 • The cumulative effect of this increase is the equivalent to adding over 4 million additional cars to our roadways • NOACA analysis shows that greenhouse gases will rise 3% • Beginning in 2020, automakers would no longer have to make vehicles more fuel efficient every year • NOACA and Cuyahoga County issued a joint press release stating that the region’s air quality could worsen quickly should fuel economy standards freeze COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH NOACA in the News Ohio City is Conducting a Traffic Calming Study on Franklin Boulevard Cleveland Scene, July 20 • City of Cleveland and NOACA are partnering on the study to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists • Three-week demonstration project - traffic diverters set up to encourage pass-through traffic to use arterial roads such as Detroit Avenue • Planners will measure the impacts to traffic speed and volume to analyze potential changes in traffic patterns on adjacent streets • Feedback from local residents will be reflected in the study’s final recommendations COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH NOACA in the News Broadview Heights receives federal funding for Broadview Road-Oakes Road improvements Broadview Hts. community blog, Sept. 4 • City of Broadview Heights will receive federal funding to widen the Broadview Road/Oakes Road intersection • The project will also include: • The addition of left-turn lanes on both northbound and southbound Broadview at Oakes • New traffic signals at the intersection • New curbs and crosswalks • Vehicle detection in the Broadview-Oakes traffic light • NOACA recommended lane additions and other improvements in a 2016 study COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH
NOACA’s social media has hit two important milestones: • 1000 “Likes” on Facebook • 2500 followers on Twitter • You can follow us on social media at: • Facebook: facebook.com/NOACA • Twitter: twitter.com/NOACA_mpo • LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/NOACA Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increase Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achiev ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased MobilityLEGISLATIVE Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving & IncreasedFUNDING Mobility Achieving ISSUES Increased Mobility Achievi ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased LEGISLATIVE & FUNDING ISSUES OARC 2018 Gubernatorial Candidates Forum, July 10 • Hosted by OARC • DeWine & Cordray
Gubernatorial Hopefuls Address Infrastructure, Transportation Plans Both Mike DeWine and Richard Cordray on Tuesday promised if elected governor to empower local communities to help guide their administration's approach to infrastructure, workforce development and other pressing local issues. (Gongwer) LEGISLATIVE & FUNDING ISSUES TLCI Applications Now Available • TLCI helps communities fund planning and land-use studies to strengthen community livability • The TLCI Program has two components: • Planning studies up to $500,000 total • Implementation projects no less than $1.5 million • Application deadline: October 12 at noon • NOACA hosted an applicant workshop on September 13, 2018 • Local financial participation accepted but not required • Applications and details: noaca.org/TLCI LEGISLATIVE & FUNDING ISSUES
EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant program (DERG) • On September 5 Ohio EPA announced the 2018 Request for Proposals for DERG projects • Open to public transit systems for diesel transit bus replacement projects • $10 million available • $50,000-$2,000,000 per request Applications due November 1 Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increase Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achiev ncreased MobilityOVERALL Achieving Increased Mobility WORK Achieving Increased PROGRAM Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achievi ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility(OWPAchieving Increased) Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan update – public meetings Coordinated Plan addresses the transportation needs and priorities for older adults and people with disabilities. The plan identifies: • Gaps in service faced by transportation-disadvantaged populations • Strategies for addressing gaps or redundancies in service • Priorities for funding decisions
NOACA conducted seven public meetings in July & August to gather input to inform the Coordinated Plan update OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP)
NEO Clean Air Challenge
• Successful Gohio Commute event held in June • Century Cycles – Clean Air Challenge champion • Employers/organizations competed for top honors • Scores based on percentage of organization’s employees using alternative commutes OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) Cleveland Foundation’s “Common Ground” Initiative
• Hotdogs & Hyperloop: How ultra-high-speed transport could change Cleveland • Sunday, June 24 at the Happy Dog in Cleveland • NOACA gathered feedback from a group of local residents regarding the potential future hyperloop • Received very positive feedback OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) LOCUS Link-Up: Trolley tour of Transit-Oriented Development Sites • Hosted by NOACA, City of Cleveland, and RTA July 25 • Members of LOCUS and other real estate investors • Tour included locations in the city with potential for TOD, including RTA’s Cudell-West Boulevard Red Line transit station • Tour was preceded by an overview of TOD opportunities and incentives for development at NOACA’s office OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) NOACA Street Supplies • Roadway demonstration materials library with cones, paint, brushes, stencils, planters, etc. • Used for Open Streets Cleveland events this summer on MLK Boulevard, and Community College Drive • Coming up: “Tour of Lakeshore” in Euclid • Walking tour of Lakeshore Boulevard’s Pop-up Parkway and demo of NOACA Street Supplies • Friday, October 5, 2 – 4 p.m. • For local governments and transportation professionals • Register at touroflakeshore.eventbrite.com OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) Conferences and Speaking Engagements • Ohio Smart Mobility Summit, June 15 • Ohio Planning Conference, July 18 • Ohio Conference on Freight, August 15-18 OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) ODOT Delays Development of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) • 2021-2024 TIP timeframe • Due to uncertainty with future federal funding • NOACA will continue with current project selection schedule, expanded through 2024 OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) • Capital Programs Financial Summary: 2018 Results
Original Additional Total Available Encumbered Program Allocation Available ($M) ($M) ($M) Balance STBG $ 31.0 $ 5.8 $ 36.8 $ 36.5 $ 0.3 CMAQ $ 16.0 $ 8.6 $ 24.6 $ 23.2 $ 1.4 TAP $ 3.1 $ 2.2 $ 5.3 $ 2.9 $ 2.4 $ 50.1 $ 16.6 $ 66.7 $ 62.6 $ 4.1 • Encumbered – $62.6 M encumbered (94%) • Carry Forward to SFY 2019 – $4.1 (6%) • $1.5 M for one project that opened bids but not awarded (waiver received from ODOT) • Advanced $8 M in projects utilizing other MPO funding OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) • Capital Programs Financial Summary: Carry Forward History
68.0% 70% 59.0% 60% 51.0% 50%
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30% 24.0% 25% Threshold 20% 9.1% 7.5% 6.2% 5.6% 10% 2.5%
0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 State Fiscal Year OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) FY 2018 Capital Program Accomplishments SIB / other debt service paid down – $6.8 M Harvard Avenue/ W. 150th Streets, Cleveland – $0.2 M Bagley / Pleasant Valley Road, Cuyahoga County – $1.6 M Vrooman Road, Lake County – $3.0 M Nagle Road, North Ridgeville – $0.5 M Opportunity Corridor, ODOT – $1.5 M
SIBs executed for remaining planned projects North Carpenter Road, Brunswick – $11 M Tower City Bridges, Cleveland – $9.4 M Royalton Road, Cuyahoga County/North Royalton – $11.7 M OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP)
FY 2018 Capital Program Accomplishments Projects awarded to contract 32 miles of roadway improvements 5 bridges rehabilitated 2 Signal upgrades 32 transit vehicles replaced 3.5 miles of new bicycle facilities 3 Streetscapes 3 TLCI Implementation Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increase Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achiev ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving IncreasedANNOUNCEMENTS Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achievi ncreased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased Mobility Achieving Increased ANNOUNCEMENTS Sustainable Cleveland Summit Together, We're Building a Thriving Green City on a Blue Lake
• September 20 – 21, at Cleveland Public Auditorium • Hosted by the City of Cleveland’s Office of Sustainability • Presentation of NOACA’s 2018 Commuter Choice Awards on Sept. 20 • Register at www.sustainablecleveland.org • ANNOUNCEMENTS Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture Stakeholder Workshops • NOACA is hosting stakeholder workshops for updating the Regional ITS Architecture and ITS Strategic Plan • Tuesday, Sept. 25, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Brunswick Recreation Center • Wednesday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m. – noon, Willoughby Public Library • Thursday, Sept. 27, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m., Independence Civic Center, Red Oak Room ANNOUNCEMENTS Lake “Eerie” Bike Challenge • Gohio Commute challenge for October • Bicycle commuters log individual trips on Gohio Commute • Weekly prize drawings and grand prizes for the month’s most active bike commuters • Visit gohiocommute.com/s/lake-eerie to participate ANNOUNCEMENTS ODOT Active Transportation Academy • NOACA will host the course, “Community Traffic Calming Programs” on Thursday, Oct. 11, 1 – 5 p.m. • Course on how to implement a community traffic-calming program centered on neighborhood involvement and low-cost solutions or temporary test measures • Participants will gain the knowledge and skills needed to implement a community traffic calming program • Professional Development credits available • Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/community-traffic-calming-programs- tickets-49921679086 ANNOUNCEMENTS Next Board of Directors meeting: December 14, 2018, 9 a.m. Don’t forget your items for our time capsule!
RSVP to Amy at [email protected] NOACA will STRENGTHEN regional cohesion, PRESERVE existing infrastructure, and BUILD a sustainable multimodal transportation system to SUPPORT economic development and ENHANCE quality of life in Northeast Ohio.