Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson takes part in Amtrak roundtable for more passenger rail service in Ohio
Amtrak is looking to add service from Cleveland to Cincinnati via Columbus and Dayton as part of its vision for the future. Author: Dave Dino DeNatale, Laura Caso Published: 3:56 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Updated: 11:33 PM EDT May 18, 2021
CLEVELAND Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson joined two fellow Ohio mayors and Amtrak leaders on Tuesday to discuss the need for passenger rail service from Cleveland to Cincinnati via Columbus and Dayton.
Jackson was joined by Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, Crestline Mayor Linda Horning-Pitt, and Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission Executive Director William Murdock for the virtual meeting along with Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn and Amtrak President Stephen Gardner.
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Development of an update to Delaware city s comprehensive plan – a wide-ranging planning project launched in April 2018 – was presented to City Council on April 26.
Council held a public hearing and gave a second reading to ordinances adopting the Delaware Together comprehensive plan and a 2020-2040 thoroughfare plan. If approved, both will be amendments to the city’s zoning code.
Work on the comprehensive plan began in 2018 when the city started to solicit residents as volunteers to serve on a comprehensive-plan steering committee. At the time, it was estimated the project would take a year to complete. Such factors as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic delayed completion.
Those who have had flexibility of work and who could work from home were
better off than those who were already struggling, who didn t have the same flexibility, and who lost jobs and fell further and further behind, said Aaron Schill, director of data and mapping for the MId-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), which released the briefs on Tuesday.
That is especially true for people of color and low-income residents, he said. How do we think about the long-term recovery for the region? Schill said.
The MORPC briefs are designed to help the region recover from COVID-19 and its lasting impacts. The briefs, which can be read at https://www.morpc.org/covid19policybriefs/, deal with seven topics: economic and community development, employment and small businesses, housing, the social sector, technology and broadband access, transportation, and public health.