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What’s New

New Plan, New TIP, New Future

New Plan, New TIP, New Future

May 26th, 2017

The Greater Akron area has updated versions of two key elements for the region’s transportation planning process – Transportation Outlook 2040 and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The AMATS Policy Committee approved both items during its May 25 meeting. Transportation Outlook 2040 is the long-range plan that identifies regional transportation needs and presents recommendations for […]

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Baker

Director of AMATS discussing Federal Transportation Dollars.

April 25th, 2017

Interested in what funding is available for the roads we drive, bike, and walk on? Check out this interview with our Director, Curtis Baker, and find out more about how those road projects get done.

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Let Me Count the Ways

April 13th, 2017

AMATS is in a new era of data collection for the Greater Akron area.  AMATS Public Information Coordinator Kerry Prater describes some of the new technologies that the agency is using in the region’s traffic counting program.

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Making the Grade

March 29th, 2017

AMATS hosted a March 14 meeting in downtown Akron as part of its federal certification review as the Greater Akron area’s metropolitan planning organization.  The public was invited to share their thoughts regarding the agency with Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration officials.

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Talking with Jasen

March 23rd, 2017

AMATS Director Curtis Baker was a guest on WAKR-AM’s mid-day program, The Jasen Sokol Show, on March 22.  The director talked about the Greater Akron area’s draft Transportation Outlook 2040 and draft Transportation Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2018 through 2021, both of which are available for public review and comment between March 27 and April 7.To […]

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What A Year!

What A Year!

March 1st, 2017

AMATS is pleased to announce that the 2016 Annual Report is now available. The report summarizes the agency’s significant accomplishments through the year, such as the completion of major components for the upcoming Transportation Outlook 2040, a record year for project funding, and new innovations in our traffic counting programs. Other features concern the Connecting […]

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Area crash totals on the rise

January 26th, 2017

The number of traffic crashes on Greater Akron area roadways and intersections increased between 2013 and 2015, according to the latest three-year crash report compiled by AMATS. This upward trend is a continuation of one that began in 2009, when area crashes hit their low point, and is similar to overall trends across Ohio and […]

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Beware the Bikes of March!

December 20th, 2016

Effective March 19, 2017, Ohio motorists must keep a 3-foot “safe distance” when passing bicyclists.  Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 154, which defines the distance, on Dec. 19.  AMATS officials recently expressed their support for this legislation, which has been supported by the Ohio Bicycle Federation (OBF), since 2009.The OBF is a non-profit, statewide advocacy organization […]

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Baker named director of AMATS

December 1st, 2016

After serving for 11 months as the agency’s interim director, Curtis Baker was named director of the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS), the metropolitan planning organization serving the Greater Akron area. Baker has been serving as interim director since Jan. 4 and was unanimously endorsed by the AMATS Policy Committee for the directorship in […]

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What will Ohio’s Political Scene be in 2017?

October 19th, 2016

Dr. Alison Goebel, the interim executive director of the Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC), shared the center’s insights as to what the Buckeye State’s political landscape may look like in 2017. Dr. Goebel was the featured speaker during the AMATS Annual Meeting on Oct. 7. During her presentation, she told the attendees that debates concerning […]

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