GOPC Publishes Second Volume of Active Transportation Guide to Create Vibrant, Welcoming Neighborhoods in Ohio

We are excited to share with you How to Build Safe, Vibrant Streets in Ohio: A Guide for Non-Engineers, Volume 2. In summer 2024, GOPC published our first volume of How to Build Safe, Vibrant Streets in Ohio: A Guide for Non-Engineers.

Volume 2 builds on the case studies presented in the first volume by featuring additional examples of outstanding improvements local leaders and communities have undertaken to revitalize communities and make roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Volume 2 also includes case studies on active transportation planning efforts, describing the work communities have taken to prepare for actual infrastructure investments.

How to Build Safe, Vibrant Streets in Ohio: A Guide for Non-Engineers, Volume 2 features two case studies that are focused on process. Our first case study examines Cleveland, Knox County, and the Village of Beverly developed their active transportation plans. The second case study looks at how different in Northeast Ohio communities have implemented demonstration projects to test, educate, showcase, and seek public feedback before the infrastructure change was made permanent and are widely adopted.

Volume 2 also features infrastructure projects in Cincinnati and Dayton. All case studies highlight the roles local governments, quasi-governmental entities, the business community, philanthropy, and local advocates played in developing and implementing projects.