Celebrate Earth Day on April 22, 2012 at the

NOACA's display at EarthFest 2011.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo EarthFest! NOACA will join 175 other exhibitors at EarthFest, with staff promoting clean transportation choices and a healthier lifestyle. The event, sponsored by the Earth Day Coalition, begins at 10:00 a.m. and lasts until 5:00 p.m. As an added bonus, admission to EarthFest is free if you take the RTA shuttle bus to the zoo from Cleveland's Public Square.

Northeast Ohio's unusually warm weather whispers that summer is right around the corner and NOACA's annual Summit is coming soon. The 2012 Summit is scheduled for Friday, June 8, and will begin at 9:30 a.m., immediately following NOACA's monthly board meeting. The theme of this year's event is Moving Into a New Era. The Summit will be held at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center. Plan to attend! For more information, contact Senior Communications Specialist Gayle Godek.
 

The Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium (NEOSCC) will be sponsoring several engagement sessions in the near future to gather ideas about what would make northeast Ohio alive and vibrant. These sessions will introduce NEOSCC and its work, and encourage dialogue about local priorities and ideas for building a vibrant community. These free events will be hosted by The Civic Commons and held in various cities across northeast Ohio. The first will take place on Tuesday, April 17 at Paolo's, One West Exchange Street in Akron, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Register and encourage colleagues and friends to join the discussion. Details about other engagement sessions will be available soon.

NOACA will be hosting a National Highway Institute Advanced Freight Planning course at the agency on April 24 and 25. The course will provide participants with the skills needed to identify, prioritize, develop and implement freight-supportive projects. It will offer techniques and strategies designed for those individuals directly involved in the implementation of transportation planning, programming and allocation of resources. The course focuses heavily on resources and solutions, and how those solutions can be applied to developing plans and programs for public and private sectors. If interested, contact NOACA Freight Planner Meredith Davis. The registration deadline is Friday, April 6.