Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Ohio

The Innerbelt runs a mile through downtown Akron, but not for much longer. Image via City of Akron

Akron’s Getting Rid of a Downtown Highway. What Should Replace It?

By Stephen Miller | Jun 8, 2017 | 4 Comments

For years, Akron, Ohio, has been planning to dismantle a nearly-empty highway through its downtown. Now that work is underway, the city has an open-door policy to figure out what to do with the land -- and Akronites are coming up with all sorts of ideas.

A before-and-after look at bus routes in Columbus with service at least every 15 minutes. Maps: COTA

Columbus Just Launched a Completely Redesigned Bus Network

By Stephen Miller | May 2, 2017 | 8 Comments

This week, Columbus, Ohio, became the latest city to flip the switch on a redesigned bus network, changing a decades-old route map in a bid to jump-start flagging ridership. The updated routes bring huge numbers of people and jobs within closer reach of frequent transit service.

A protest ride against the plan to widen Secor Road in Toledo. Photo: The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills

How a Toledo Mom Stopped a Destructive Road Widening

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 27, 2017 | 25 Comments

Dana Dunbar was new to transportation policy and activism. But that didn't stop her from waging a successful grassroots campaign against a road widening in her neighborhood.

Toledo Neighbors Fight Back Against City’s Plan to Widen Their Road

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 15, 2016 | 5 Comments

Roseanne Martinez has lived at the corner of Secor and Bancroft Roads, just over the border from Toledo, for almost 30 years. She and her husband were married in the backyard. They raised four kids there. Every Sunday, they walk right across the street to attend church at Hope Lutheran. But Martinez found out recently she […]

Highway Boondoggles: Ohio DOT’s $1.2 Billion Portsmouth Bypass

By John Olivieri and Jeff Inglis | Feb 3, 2016 | 21 Comments

In a new report, Highway Boondoggles 2, U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group profile the most wasteful highway projects that state DOTs are building. Today we highlight Ohio DOT’s $1.2 billion Portsmouth Bypass, the most expensive and, arguably, least-needed transportation project in the state’s history. A major highway project that scored near the bottom of the […]

500 People Ate Dinner on a Freeway in Akron This Weekend

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 5, 2015 | 1 Comment

How’s this for a creative reuse of outdated 20th century infrastructure? This weekend, 500 people in Akron, Ohio, sat down and had dinner together on the Innerbelt Freeway. The event, dubbed “500 Plates,” brought together people from all over the city to talk about the future of the Innerbelt. The city is planning to decommission […]

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