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News from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
August 2011 - Vol 1, Issue 8 |
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Howard R. Maier Receives Public Employee of the Year Award | |
On August 22, Build Up Greater Cleveland (BUGC) presented this year's Senator George V. Voinovich Public
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NOACA Executive Director Howard R. Maier (left) accepts the 2011 BUGC Public Employee of the Year Award from Mike McCarthy, BUGC chairman (center), and Joe Roman, CEO and president, Greater Cleveland Partnership (right).
Photo courtesy of Jim O'Hare, Biomedia, LLC |
Employee of the Year Award to NOACA Executive Director Howard R. Maier. The award, initiated in 2010, recognizes a public sector employee whose commitment, hard work, and enthusiasm in his/her field has been instrumental in advancing their organization as well as the mission of BUGC. |
| OhioRideshare Program Helps Launch Vanpools | |
With assistance from NOACA's OhioRideshare staff and Vanpool Services, Inc., five vanpools
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An Akron vanpool driver receives his 12-passenger van. |
have been formed to transport employees of the Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Medical Center to work in Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood. The vanpools serve commuters from Akron, Fairlawn, Painesville, and Cuyahoga Falls. NOACA works with organizations throughout northeast Ohio, helping their employees consider various options for getting to work. For more information about OhioRideshare, vanpooling and other commute options, contact OhioRideshare Specialist Colleen Donnelly. |
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NOACA Establishes Air Quality and Water Quality Advisory Committees | |
Last month, the NOACA Governing Board approved eliminating the Environmental Advisory Committee and elevating the agency's air quality and water quality subcommittees to full committee status. The Water Quality Advisory Committee met for the first time August 24, and both committees will meet next on Wednesday, November 16 at NOACA's office. |
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Commuter Challenge 2011 Results are In! | |
During the last two weeks in July, NOACA asked people to change their
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Bicycle commuters use RTA bike racks during Commuter Challenge 2011. |
commute habits and carpool, take transit, bike, walk, or telecommute to work to support Commuter Challenge 2011. Almost 2,000 people participated, resulting in 87,400 vehicle miles and $13,100 dollars saved. In addition, the region's air was spared from 75,000 pounds of pollution. NOACA staff tabulated these results and more during the two-week challenge. The Greater Cleveland RTA and Laketran distributed free passes during Commuter Challenge, offering incentive for people to ride the bus. |
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NOACA Air Quality Programs Annual Report and Broadview Heights Capacity Analysis Posted on Website | |
T wo new reports are now posted on the NOACA website. The Air Quality Programs Annual Report includes staff activities undertaken during the year, results from Commuter Challenge 2010 and a summary of air quality advisories issued in 2010. The Broadview Heights Capacity Analysis, a technical report completed for the city under the Links component of NOACA's Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative, assesses traffic operations on Broadview Road at three intersections and recommends improvements for better traffic flow and safety. |
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Reminder: Upcoming Events | |
If you work in downtown Cleveland, stop by the WDOK Soft Rock Free Lunch event at Star Plaza on Wednesday, September 14 between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. NOACA staff will be on hand to talk about the OhioRideshare program and distribute air quality information.
The fifth annual Ohio Conference on Freight will be 
held September 20 - 21 at the Hilton Hotel Toledo and Dana Conference Center. This year's conference features sessions on federal legislation regarding freight issues, rail innovations and connections to east coast ports, freight studies and the future of ocean trade. Tours of the Port of Toledo and the Walgreens Regional Distribution Center in Perrysburg, Ohio are also part of the conference. Learn more about the event or register today. |
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The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is a regional organization of local officials responsible for carrying out transportation and environmental planning under the local direction and in accordance with state and federal mandates. The NOACA area encompasses the Cleveland/Lorain-Elyria metropolitan region, which includes Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties. |
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Howard R. Maier
Executive Director
NOACA
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