Lorain Co. Transportation Day

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 21, 2008

The Lorain County Community Alliance will be hosting its Annual Transportation Day Meeting, Friday April 4th at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Lorain County Administration Building, 226 Middle Ave. in Elyria on the 4th floor.

Transportation Day gives Agencies an opportunity to update Lorain County on upcoming Transportation Projects and gives attendees the forum in which to get their questions answered.

Agency representatives presenting include:

Ken Prendergast, Director of Research and Development at All Aboard Ohio!, speaking in regards to the Westshore Commuter Rail Project;

Lorain County Metroparks Director Dan Martin on the new Black River Trail bikeway;

Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency Executive Director, Howard Maier, speaking on regional transportation plans for the near future;

Ohio Department of Transportation District #3, Executive Director John Hart presenting state projects for the Lorain County area;

and from the Ohio Rail Development Commission, Public Information Officer Stu Nicholson, will be discussing the Ohio Hub Plan.  

This meeting is free of charge and is open to the public, and we encourage you to join us.

The Lorain County Community Alliance is a council of Governments, formed under the Ohio Revised Code and made up of political jurisdictions and organizations working together for the benefit of the citizens of Lorain County and the entire region. The Alliance seeks to explore more effective levels of public service, develop mechanisms to save money for the communities involved and benefit the member communities and the region in ways that could not be achieved separately.

For further information about Transportation Day or the Alliance, visit the Alliance Website at lccommunityalliance.com or contact Lorain County Community Alliance Administrative Coordinator, Virginia Haynes, at 440-328-2362 or [email protected].