NOACA Technical Memorandum Congestion Pricing Evaluation August 2012 The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is a public organization serving the counties of and municipalities and townships within Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina (covering an area with 2.1 million people). NOACA is the agency designated or recognized to perform the following functions: • Serve as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), with responsibility for comprehensive, cooperative and continuous planning for highways, public transit, and bikeways, as defined in the current transportation law. • Perform continuous water quality, transportation-related air quality and other environmental planning functions. • Administer the area clearinghouse function, which includes providing local government with the opportunity to review a wide variety of local or state applications for federal funds. • Conduct transportation and environmental planning and related demographic, economic and land use research. • Serve as an information center for transportation and environmental and related planning. • At NOACA Governing Board direction, provide transportation and environmental planning assistance to the 172 units of local, general purpose government. MADISON TWP. NORTH PERRY The NOACA Governing Board is composed of 44 local public officials. LAKE MADISON GRAND RIVER VILLAGE TWP. PAINESVILLE PERRY The Board convenes monthly to provide a forum for members to present, FAIRPORT HARBOR VILLAGE. PAINESVILLE PERRY TWP. TWP. 90 MENTOR ON PAINESVILLE discuss and develop solutions to local and areawide issues and make THE LAKE TWP. LEROY MENTOR PAINESVILLE TWP. THOMPSON recommendations regarding implementation strategies. As the area CONCORD TWP. TWP. TIMBERLAKE 2 LAKELINE 90 EASTLAKE clearinghouse for the region, the Board makes comments and LAKE KIRTLAND WILLOWICK GEAUGA HILLS GEAUGA WILLOUGHBY WICKLIFFE MONTVILLE WAITE CHARDON HAMBDEN recommendations on applications for state and federal grants, HILL TWP. TWP. TWP. EUCLID KIRTLAND WILLOUGHBY CHARDON HILLS with the purpose of enhancing the region’s social, physical, 90 LAKE BRATENAHL HIGHLAND RICHMOND HTS. HTS. MAYFIELD AQUILLA VILLAGE HUNTSBURG TWP. CHESTERLAND MUNSON CLARIDON environmental and land use/transportation fabric. EAST TWP. TWP. CLEVELAND TWP. SOUTH MAYFIELD GATES EUCLID HTS. MILLS CLEVELAND NOACA invites you to take part in HTS. LYNDHURST 271 SHEFFIELD LAKE AVON LAKE UNIVERSITY 77 HTS. MIDDLEFIELD LAKEWOOD PEPPER HUNTING TWP. BAY VILLAGE PIKE ROCKY 490 SHAKER VALLEY RUSSELL RIVER HTS. TWP. BURTON SHEFFIELD 90 90 BEACHWOOD NEWBURY its planning process. Feel CLEVELAND TWP. MIDDLEFIELD WOODMERE WESTLAKE BURTON 71 TWP. LORAIN LINNDALE CHAGRIN FALLS TWP. FAIRVIEW HIGHLAND ORANGE AVON CUYAHOGA WARRENSVILLEHILLS PARK HTS. MORELANDCHAGRIN N. BROOKLYN RANDALL HILLSFALLS HTS. LORAIN CUYAHOGA S. RUSSELL free to participate, SHEFFIELD BROOKLYN GARFIELD TWP. N. OLMSTED 480 HTS. HTS. MAPLE ELYRIA BENTLEYVILLE HTS. HTS. TWP. 480 2 AMHERST NORTH RIDGEVILLE BROOKPARK BEDFORD 77 AUBURN TROY PARKMAN to ask questions BEDFORD SOLON BAINBRIDGE PARMA VALLEY TWP. TWP. TWP. OLMSTED PARMA TWP. 80 TWP. MIDDLEBURGH HTS. VIEW OLMSTED HTS. SEVEN BROWNHELM ELYRIA FALLS HILLS 271 AMHERST BEREA 480 TWP. TWP. WALTON 422 HILLS CUYAHOGA INDEPENDENCE GLEN GEAUGA and to learn more OAKWOOD WILLOW GEAUGA 90 S. AMHERST 80 PORTAGE BROADVIEW N. ROYALTON HTS. about areawide HENRIETTA NEW RUSSIA COLUMBIA 480 TWP. TWP. CARLISLE EATON TWP. STRONGSVILLE TWP. TWP. 80 BRECKSVILLE OBERLIN 71 planning. LORAIN GRAFTON CUYAHOGA SUMMIT KIPTON MEDINA 80 BRUNSWICK 80 PITTSFIELD GRAFTON LIVERPOOL HINCKLEY CAMDEN TWP. La GRANGE TWP. TWP. TWP. TWP. La GRANGE TWP. BRUNSWICK TWP. SUMMIT 271 PORTAGE WELLINGTON TWP. BRIGHTON MEDINA LITCHFIELD YORK TWP. TWP. PENFIELD TWP. TWP. WELLINGTON TWP. GRANGER TWP. MEDINA LORAIN SUMMIT MEDINA MEDINA ROCHESTER 77 HUNTINGTON CHATHAM LAFAYETTE MONTVILLE SHARON For more ROCHESTER SPENCER TWP. TWP. TWP. TWP. TWP. TWP. SPENCER Briarwood Beach TWP. information, call: Chippewa on the Lake WADSWORTH WESTFIELD TWP. TWP. GUILFORD TWP. LODI 76 (216) 241-2414 HOMER WESTFIELD TWP. CENTER HARRISVILLE WADSWORTH TWP. SEVILLE 71 or log on at: RITTMAN http:\\www.noaca.org 2012 NOACA BOARD BOARD OFFICERS President: Edward Jerse, Director of Regional Collaboration, Treasurer: James R. Gills, P.E., P.S., Lake County Engineer Cuyahoga County Assistant Treasurer: Julius Ciaccia, Jr., Executive Director, First Vice President: Frank G. Jackson, Mayor, City of Cleveland Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Second Vice President: Mary E. Samide, President, Geauga County Assistant Treasurer: Robert E. Aufuldish, Lake County Board of Commissioners Commissioner Secretary: Ted Kalo, Lorain County Commissioner Immediate Past President: Stephen D. Hambley, President, Medina Assistant Secretary: Robert C. Downey, City Manager, City of County Board of Commissioners Cleveland Heights Assistant Secretary: Michael J. Salay, P.E., P.S., Medina County Engineer BOARD MEMBERS CUYAHOGA COUNTY CITY OF CLEVELAND MEDINA COUNTY Robert G. Blomquist, Mayor, City of Anthony Brancatelli, Councilman James M. Lukas, City Manager/Safety Director, City Olmsted Falls Robert N. Brown, Director of Planning of Brunswick William R. Cervenik, Mayor, City of Euclid Frank G. Jackson, Mayor Stephen D. Hambley, President, Medina County Board Scott E. Coleman, Mayor, Highland Heights Martin J. Keane, Councilman of Commissioners Timothy J. DeGeeter, Mayor, City of Parma Mamie J. Mitchell, Councilwoman Michael J. Salay, P.E., P.S., Medina County Engineer Robert C. Downey, City Manager, City of Jomarie Wasik, Director of Capital Projects Kathleen Scheutzow, Trustee, Brunswick Hills Cleveland Heights Township Edward O. FitzGerald, Executive, Cuyahoga GEAUGA COUNTY County Tracy A. Jemison, Geauga County Commissioner NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER Charles M. Germana, Councilman, Cuyahoga Mary E. Samide, President, Geauga County Board DISTRICT (NEORSD) County Council of Commissioners Julius Ciaccia, Jr., Executive Director Edward S. Jerse, Director of Regional William S. Young, Geauga County Commissioner GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT Collaboration, Cuyahoga County LAKE COUNTY AUTHORITY (GCRTA) Gary Norton, Jr., Mayor, City of East Cleveland Robert E. Aufuldish, Lake County Commissioner George M. Dixon, Board President Michael S. Procuk, Mayor, Village of James R. Gills, P.E., P.S., Lake County Engineer Brooklyn Heights CLEVELAND-CUYAHOGA COUNTY PORT Raymond E. Sines, President, Lake County Board AUTHORITY: William D. Friedman, President/CEO Leonard A. Spremulli, Mayor, Village of of Commissioners Bentleyville Daniel P. Troy, Lake County Commissioner OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Robert A. Stefanik, Mayor, City of Mark A. Tyler, Mayor, City of Kirtland (ODOT): Myron S. Pakush, Deputy Director, North Royalton District 12 Michael P. Summers, Mayor, City of Lakewood LORAIN COUNTY Deborah L. Sutherland, Mayor, City of Bay Holly Brinda, Mayor, City of Elyria Ex offi cio Member: Village Kenneth P. Carney, Sr., P.E., P.S., Lorain County Kurt Princic, Chief, Northeast District Offi ce, Ohio Bonita G. Teeuwen, P.E., Director, Public Engineer Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Works, Cuyahoga County Ted Kalo, Lorain County Commissioner Dick Heidecker, Trustee, Lorain County Township Association John D. Hunter, Mayor, Village of Sheffi eld Chase M. Ritenauer, Mayor, City of Lorain Tom Williams, Lorain County Commissioner NOACA DIRECTORS Grace Gallucci, Executive Director Planning and Programs Division Directors: Cheryl A. Kurkowski, CPA, Director of Finance Ronald T. Eckner, P. E., Director of Planning & Operations Jonathan Giblin, Director of Programs William Davis, Associate Director of Planning 2) NOACA Report No. 1) Title & Subtitle TM-12-02 Congestion Pricing Evaluation 3) Author(s) 4) Report Date Mona Aziz August 2012 5) Performing Organization Name & Address 6) Project Task No. 6055-02 Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114-3204 Phone: (216) 241-2414 Fax: (216) 621-3024 website: www.noaca.org 7) NOACA Contract/Grant No. ODOT/FHWA 8) Sponsoring Agency Name & Address 9) Type of Report & Period Covered Ohio Department of Transportation 1980 W. Broad St., Box 899 Columbus, OH 43216-0899 10) Sponsoring Agency Code 11) Supplementary Notes Federal funding for this project was provided by the Federal Highway Administration and administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation. 12) Abstracts This memorandum is a broad overview to explore the feasibility of implementing congestion pricing within the region of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). 13) Key Words & Document Analysis Congestion Management Process (CMP), Congestion Pricing A. Descriptors B. Identifiers/Open Ended Terms 14) Availability Statement 15) No. Pages NOACA 34 16) Price Congestion Pricing Evaluation August 2012 Prepared by NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY Principal Author: Mona Aziz Edward Jerse Grace Gallucci BOARD PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The preparation of this publication was financed through grants received from the Federal Highway Administration and the Ohio Department of Transportation and appropriations from the counties of and municipalities within Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina. The contents do not necessarily reflect official views or policies of the U.S. Department of Transportation or the Ohio Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard or regulation. This page is intentionally