Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Ohio

Ohio’s “Jobs and Transportation Plan”: A Blueprint for Robbing Young People

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 30, 2013 | 3 Comments

The other day I stumbled upon a document from the Ohio Department of Transportation called Ohio’s Job’s and Transportation Plan [PDF]. As I read it, I couldn’t help but feel pessimistic about the direction of the state. The plan is to borrow $1.5 billion against future Ohio Turnpike revenues, match it with federal funds, and […]

The State DOT Revolving Door: Meet Jerry Wray, Ohio’s “Asphalt Sheriff”

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 29, 2013 | 11 Comments

One of the top goals of the national transportation reform movement is to get state DOTs to spend their money more wisely. The feds distribute tens of billions of dollars to state DOTs each year with very few strings attached. But for every state like Massachusetts or Tennessee that’s decided to shift toward building walkable […]

Suburban Voters Wisely Reject Proposals to Withdraw from Regional Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 8, 2012 | 8 Comments

Job markets are regional. So in order to serve a metropolitan region’s workers and by extension the local economy, transit must also be regional, seamlessly serving both central cities and their suburbs, whose share of employment has grown. Almost everyone recognizes that. That’s why for decades, the nation’s cities have been combining agencies and expanding […]

How NOT to Fix Your Economy: Prevent People From Getting to Jobs

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

Let’s say you’re a Rust Belt city trying to dust off your stale image and compete in the 21st century. You would think the last thing you would want to do is prevent able-bodied people in your region from working, especially those who are most economically vulnerable. But you’d be wrong! Perrysburg, Ohio, a suburban neighbor […]

Rep. Steve LaTourette Leaving Congress, Cites Disgust Over Transpo Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 16, 2012 | 4 Comments

We mentioned last week that transit advocates were losing one supporter in Congress: Russ Carnahan of Missouri. They’ll be suffering another grave loss come January: Ohio Republican Steve LaTourette. It was clear that the romance was over last year when he called his own party’s freshmen members “knuckledraggers.” He announced two weeks ago that he had […]

Ohio Rep’s Rider Would Block Cincinnati Streetcar From Receiving Funds

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 2, 2012 | 8 Comments

Remember the good old days when congressmen used to try to insert riders into spending packages to win money for a project in their home districts? My, how things have changed. Last week, Ohio Representative Steve Chabot welcomed in a contentious new era in transportation policy when he attached a rider to the 2013 Appropriations […]

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