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 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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