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Active Transportation Planning
Active Transportation Planning is planning, designing, constructing and maintaining a safe, comfortable, and efficient roadway network for users of all ages and abilities including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, commercial and emergency vehicles. Active Transportation Planning helps plan a network that provides connectivity, improves safety, supports consistent project implementation, and increases awareness. The City of Lorain, in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Lorain County Public Health (LCPH), Lorain City Schools (LCS), Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) and staff members from other non-profits, agencies and organizations as well as local bicycle advocates and other community advocates, has participated as a partner in this effort and is continuing to plan for a more inclusive Lorain.
The below links provide additional information. Please contact us with questions.
Information
City of Lorain Bike Parking Locations
Lorain County Transit Information, Routes and schedules
Black River Landing Walking Path
Planning
Lorain County Lakefront Connectivity Plan
City of Lorain, Active Transportation Plan
City of Lorain, Comprehensive Plan
Education
Your Move Ohio: https://www.facebook.com/yourmoveohio/
Just what does all of that paint on the road mean?
Applications
2022 RAISE GRANT APPLICATION $1,500,000.00 Grant (100%)
Connecting and Transforming South Lorain.
East 36th Street Storm water Greenway. Project to include storm water upgrades, off road trail for hiking/biking, new concrete roadway. Project Data Sheet: Briefing Sheet
Phase: Awaiting award notification
Upcoming Projects
2020 TLCI Planning Grant $100,000.00 (100%)
East 28th St. from SR57 (Grove Ave.) to SR57 (Broadway)
Phase: Awarded
2023 SRTS (Safe Routes to School) $396,554.37 Grant (100%)
Admiral King, Hawthorne, and Garfield Elementary Schools – Improved Pedestrian Accommodations
Funding: ODOT
Construction: Summer 2023
2022 CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality) $552,000.00Grant (80% Grant / 20% Local Funds)
Signal Upgrade project
Funding: CMAQ
Construction: Summer 2021
2023 ODOT Safety Funding $1,257,500.00 Grant (80% Grant / 20% Local Funds)
611 Signals Improvement Project
Funding: ODOT
Construction: Summer 2023, currently under design
2023 TLCI (Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative) $268,928.09 Grant (100% Grant)
TLCI Beachscape
Funding: NOACA
Construction: Summer 2023, currently under design
2024 SRTS (Safe Routes to School) $190,078.25 Grant (100%)
Larkmoor and Longfellow Schools – Improved Pedestrian Accommodations
Funding: ODOT
Construction: Summer 2024
2025 Pedestrian Accommodations - Safety Program Grant $703,152.77 (90% Grant / 10% Local Funds)
The multi-agency team has identified locations of high demand and need where pedestrian safety improvements are recommended. The locations identified are within the City of Lorain in Lorain County, and the cities of Cleveland, Euclid and Fairview Park in Cuyahoga County. Each jurisdiction has shared their support for the proposed pedestrian improvements within their city. The proposed project is meant to improve the overall safety of pedestrians by increasing the visibility of pedestrians, shortening crossing lengths, slowing down vehicles approaching a crossing, and reducing the frequency and severity of pedestrian crashes.
Funding: ODOT
2025 SRTS (Safe Routes to School) $390,842.96 Grant (100%)
Adding sidewalks along the north side of E 39th St where none exist and repairing broken sidewalks, Extents: Broadway to Omaha Ave.
Adding sidewalks along Clifton Ave from E 39th St to Harriet St. Adding sidewalks at Cityview Park in the City of Lorain
Funding: ODOT
Past Projects
2022 SRTS (Safe Routes to School) $399,122.69 Grant (100%)
Oakdale Avenue – W. 30th to W. 17th – Sidewalk replacement project
30th Street - Marshall to Clifton - Sidewalk replacement project
Funding: ODOT
Construction: Summer 2022
2021 SRTS (Safe Routes to School) $185,553.97 Grant (100%)
West 21st St (SR 611) – Leavitt to Oakdale – Sidewalk replacement project
Funding: ODOT
Phase: Construction
Construction: Summer 2021
2021 CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality) $179,500.00 Grant (80% Grant / 20% Local Funds)
Washington Avenue Bikeway - Lorain High School to West Erie
Funding: CMAQ
Phase: Construction
Construction: Summer 2021
2018 TLCI (Transportation for Livable Communities) $300,000.00 Grant (100%)
Funding: NOACA
Phase: Completed, additional paint for bike lanes Summer 2020.
Construction: Summer 2020
Broadway Streetscape
Funding: NOACA
Phase: Complete, additional structural work in Spring 2020
Construction: Fall 2018 - Fall 2019
Falbo Park Play All
Funding: Donations were made by the Lorain Lions, Lorain Rotary, Rising Titans, and the Falbo Family. Funding was also provided via CDBG (Community Development Block Grant). One of the 159 awardees of the 2019 AARP Community Challenge Grant program.
Phase: Complete, additional landscaping in Spring 2020
Construction: Summer 2019 - Fall 2019