Once a decade, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency sends surveys to households in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina counties asking them to answer questions and track their daily transportation habits. The last time NOACA studied patterns in 2010, it found that 85% of travel was conducted by a private vehicle, 13% was by walking, biking or in a wheelchair, and 1% was through public transit. NOACA used the data to determine that the region's need for additional roadway is “not as profound as the additional need for walking, biking and transit.” This time, a mobile application will be used to track travel patterns for the first time. If you were not asked to participate, there is still a chance you will see a request. NOACA is mailing surveys to more than 500,000 households throughout the first half of the year until it reaches its response goal of 9,000 households. — Laura |
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NOACA survey results will help inform travel investments, such as updates to Cleveland's public transportation. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com) |
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NOACA survey: Upset about the number of potholes in your neighborhood? Do you wish there were more public transportation options to help you get to work? The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency wants to hear from you as it determines the region’s transportation plan for the next decade. Zachary Smith reports surveys are out, asking Northeast Ohioans to answer questions and track their daily transportation habits. Fracking: An Ohio government panel voted Monday to grant a West Virginia company exclusive rights to drill for natural gas under Salt Fork State Park in Southeastern Ohio, a culmination of a recently approved state law meant to spur Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration to allow fracking under parks and other state-owned lands. Andrew Tobias and Jake Zuckerman report the vote from the Ohio Gas and Land Management Commission means Infinity Natural Resources LLC will enter into negotiations with state regulators for permits and other details. Today in Ohio: Tres Genco is the first “incel” to be convicted of federal hate crime charges. We’re talking about his sentencing and what punishment is appropriate for writing about -- but not attempting -- a mass killing on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Space training: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on Monday led Ohio congressional delegation members in a letter that urged the Defense Department to base U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command’s Space Delta 12 mission at NASA Glenn’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky. The Ohioans say the Armstrong test facility has one-of-a-kind, world-class space simulation test facilities that will enhance Space Force’s operational effectiveness, reports Sabrina Eaton. Interchange memorial: Ohio lawmakers are moving forward legislation that would name a Cleveland interchange after a Norfolk Southern conductor who died last year after a dump truck collided with his train. Jeremy Pelzer reports House Bill 381, which cleared the House Transportation Committee earlier this month, would designate Exit 12A of Interstate 480, the offramp for West 150th Street, as the “Louis P. Shuster Memorial Interchange.” |
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Earning degrees: An increasing proportion of students at Ohio’s public universities are completing their degrees instead of dropping out, according to recent research from the Ohio Department of Higher Education. Laura Hancock reports that over 3,000 additional students statewide earned degrees within six years when comparing the students beginning in 2012 and 2015. School money: Cleveland schools CEO Warren Morgan appeared before Cleveland City Council on Monday to defend his actions related to a $20 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott. The money was originally set aside for the “Get More Opportunities” program, but Morgan received permission from the school board to put the remaining $16 million of the money to a different use: helping to close a $168 million budget gap, Courtney Astolfi reports. West Side Market: Cleveland Public Market Corp. is preparing to staff up for market operations and build vendor relationships as it takes over management of the West Side Market. Paris Wolfe reports the CPMC board is finalizing a 10-year lease agreement with the city for the city-owned market. Cleveland State: Laura Bloomberg is staying at Cleveland State University and that’s just fine with the school. Bloomberg, CSU’s president, was a finalist to become the next president at University of Minnesota, but CSU announced late Monday afternoon that she was not selected, Peter Krouse reports. |
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AMGEN plant: The California-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AMGEN officially opened a new production facility in the same suburban Columbus community where Intel is building a chip factory. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports that the New Albany plant, which will expand Amgen’s manufacturing capabilities, represents an investment of half-billion dollars in American manufacturing and has created 400 full-time jobs in Ohio. Pain sensitivity: Women may be more sensitive to moderate pain than men as older adults, suggests a new study spearheaded by Ohio State University. Julie Washington reports the study suggests that the brain system enabling us to inhibit our own pain changes with age and that there may be gender-based differences in those changes. Pilot Flying J: The Haslam family sold the Pilot Travel Centers truck stop chain more than one month ago, but Tuesday, Berkshire Hathaway finally revealed what it paid for the last 20% of the company. Sean McDonnell reports Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway paid $2.6 billion to buy the last slice of Pilot Co., having bought 80% of it in the past, according to the firm’s annual report released Monday. Car insurance: The cost of auto insurance nationally is up 38% in just two years and Kia and Hyundai vehicles — most known at this point for how often they’re stolen — are an easy scapegoat. But both experts and the data say they are at best only partially to blame for rising premiums. Sean McDonnell reports costs are up for insurance companies across the board. And data says they’re paying thousands of dollars more for vehicle fixes, property damage and medical bills. |
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Judge on trial: A disciplinary board launched its trial Monday into the conduct of Judge Timothy Grendell, who in 2020 jailed two teenagers after they refused a visit with their estranged father amid a custody dispute. During opening statements to a panel of lawyers who will recommend what sanctions, if any, the Geauga County judge should face, state lawyers depicted him as a “vindictive” man who forced the children to choose between visiting a father they deemed abusive or spending a weekend in jail, Jake Zuckerman reports. Restaurant shooting: A man was arrested Saturday and accused of shooting three restaurant employees, including the owner, in a dispute over food, reports Olivia Mitchell. The three men, ages 52, 46 and 23, suffered wounds to their stomachs, according to a police report. One of the men was also shot in his arm and chest. |
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Jon Batiste: The multi-talented Jon Batiste has become one of the more celebrated musicians in music. Malcolm X Abram reports that for Batiste's first two Cleveland appearances Sunday at Gartner Auditorium, he gave the special shows the presumably cheeky title of “An Evening of Genius Music Composition and Instrumental Virtuosity with Jon Batiste.” Ask Lucas: What if you have anxiety about the solar eclipse? Lucas Daprile writes that he understands that social anxieties are not the right ones to be focusing on. You see, the closest thing we can get to the power of the sun here on Earth is a nuclear reaction. Caviar: Because of its high price and exclusivity, caviar can often be a bucket list item for foodies to try once or enjoy on special occasions. It 2024, it feels like there’s a wave of making caviar approachable, reports Alex Darus. Northeast Ohio restaurants like Never Say Dive take a dollop of caviar and throw it on a Kobe beef hot dog with house chips, mayo and herbs. March MIX: For Women’s History Month, March MIX at the Cleveland Museum of Art celebrates the theme “Women on Wax” with two female DJs. Wax, of course, being vinyl records. Paris Wolfe reports March Mix goes from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday. |
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