Register by Thursday for TMACOG Tech: Housing Insights & Legislative Connections
Don't miss your opportunity to engage with state legislators and discuss critical housing issues impacting your community. Registration ends this week!
TMACOG Tech: Housing Insights & Legislative Connections is happening Thursday, October 10 from 4-6 p.m. at The Toledo Club. This special event, presented in partnership with APA Ohio (Ohio Chapter of the American Planning Association), offers you the chance to learn about key housing topics and share your community’s perspective with state legislators.
Join planners, housing experts, and community leaders for an interactive discussion featuring highlights from the Ohio Senate’s Select Committee on Housing report, exploring solutions to the growing demand for affordable housing.
Why Attend?
Network with state legislators and planning experts
Dive deep into housing policies affecting your community
Share your concerns and insights with lawmakers
Enjoy complimentary appetizers, beverages, and a cash bar
This event is FREE for TMACOG members and APA planners or $15 for nonmembers.
Learn about Ohio’s action plan for forever chemicals
Join us for an important and timely discussion on the future of Ohio's water systems.
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials will discuss new and upcoming regulations for monitoring and managing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in drinking water and wastewater systems.
Navigating Forever Chemicals: Ohio’s Action Plan for Safe Drinking Water and Wastewater is set for 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 24 at TMACOG.
Known as "forever chemicals" due to their persistence in the environment, PFAS have been linked to health concerns and are a growing focus of state and federal regulators.
This event will provide information communities need to navigate new regulatory standards, best practices, and resources for managing PFAS in their water and wastewater facilities. Attendees will gain insight into Ohio’s plans to protect public health by reducing PFAS exposure and ensuring safe water systems for the future.
Click hereto get more information and register for free!
Speakers will include:
Ashley Ward, assistant chief, Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water
Light refreshments and beverages will be provided. Professional contact hours may be available for water and wastewater operators. Approval is pending with Ohio EPA.
Don’t miss this opportunity to ensure your community or organization is prepared for evolving regulations to help safeguard Ohio’s drinking water and wastewater systems.
Sharing the success of the Water Workforce Coalition
More than 200 people learned about the innovative partnership of Northwest Ohio’s Water Workforce Coalition during a 90-minute webinar presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Project partners including TMACOG, the City of Toledo, and Owens Community College shared how they have assembled a successful program over the last two years that has resulted in increased employment for local utilities and improved visibility for these valuable career options.
Lisa Barber, a student who completed her education last spring, has since earned her professional license and a position as a water control room operator with the City of Toledo. She credited the Water Workforce Coalition with helping her find her new career during a testimonial video produced for the webinar.
Apply for Transportation Alternatives Program funding
Project applications are due by November 30 for funding through Ohio’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP).
This program provides funding for projects defined as transportation alternatives, including:
On- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities
Infrastructure projects to improve non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility
Environmental mitigation, recreational trail projects, and Safe Routes to School projects
Community improvement activities such as development of abandoned railway corridors, vegetation management, and construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas
Preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities
Eligible entities in our region include Ohio local governments outside of the Metropolitan Planning Organization area of Lucas and Wood counties.
A minimum 20 percent non-federal match is required. Click here for full program details and application materials.
TMACOG EV plan featured at national planning conference
TMACOG’s new Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Siting Plan served as an example for planners across the country during a presentation at a national planning conference in September.
David Gedeon, TMACOG director of transportation, presented “Green Transportation in the Glass City: The EV Infrastructure Siting Plan for the Toledo Region” during the 2024 Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) Annual Conference last month in Salt Lake City.
Under federal law, TMACOG is responsible for producing an annual listing of federal funds that are obligated in the previous fiscal year for the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
In fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024), federal money obligated for transportation projects in Lucas and Wood counties included approximately $70.1 million for 83 projects.
Federally obligated means that federal funds were approved to be used for certain projects. This does not mean that the project was under construction during the prior fiscal year. These funds may include debt payment to build infrastructure that has already been completed, or phases of a future project such as preliminary engineering or right-of-way acquisition.
These projects include roadway, bridge, transit, pedestrian, and bikeway improvements. This listing only includes federally funded projects only and does not include road projects funded separately by the state, cities, and villages.
Are you curious to see funding broken down by county or project type? Click here to read the full report.
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