What’s New
Cuyahoga Falls Downtown Redevelopment
March 22nd, 2016
The City of Cuyahoga Falls is engaging the public in its discussion of opening their Front Street Pedestrian Mall to vehicular traffic. The website states they want to “build a more successful and promising business district in downtown Cuyahoga Falls.” Although the city is in the planning phase of the improvements, a potential developer has […]
Announcing the 2015 Annual Report
February 23rd, 2016
AMATS has released its 2015 Annual Report which details the agency’s many accomplishments during the year such as the Road Diet Analysis, the 2015 Pedestrian Plan and “3P” – the agency’s new public participation plan. There’s also information about the Transportation Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2016 through 2019 and the Connecting Communities Program. To view […]
AMATS green-lights nearly $26 million in new projects
January 28th, 2016
In its first meeting of 2016, the AMATS Policy Committee approved 22 projects totaling nearly $26 million in new project funding on Jan. 28. Committee approval ends an exhaustive selection process that began in September when the agency began sifting through 119 applications from project sponsors throughout the Greater Akron area.AMATS Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) […]
A Step Forward – The 2015 Pedestrian Plan
December 18th, 2015
The 2015 Pedestrian Plan approved by AMATS is another significant step by the Greater Akron area towards regional connectivity. The new plan provides a bold vision as to what sort of pedestrian networks that the area should pursue in the coming years.The 2015 Pedestrian Plan identifies safety, connectivity and vibrancy as three areas of improvement […]
Interactive Bike & Pedestrian Crash Maps
December 9th, 2015
Wondering how safe the roads are where you bike? Interested in knowing the locations where pedestrian crashes happen? Check out these interactive maps to learn more. Pedestrian crashes 2012-2014 Bicycle crashes 2012-2014
AMATS Director Jason Segedy leaving for new position
December 7th, 2015
After seven years as director of AMATS, Jason Segedy will be leaving this position in January. Akron Mayor-elect Daniel Horrigan announced in early December that Segedy will be the city’s new planning director.Segedy became AMATS director in 2008 and has been with the agency since 1998. During his tenure as agency director, AMATS focused its efforts on […]
Environmental Health Survey – SCPH
November 23rd, 2015
Summit County Public Health (SCPH) would like to identify the needs of Summit County residents. Your input is very important because it helps SCPH understand the concerns and needs of Summit County residents. Once feedback has been received from the community, SCPH will prioritize the concerns and create action plans to begin addressing these concerns. […]
Another Step – AMATS’ Draft 2015 Pedestrian Plan
November 6th, 2015
With the release of its Draft 2015 Pedestrian Plan for public review, AMATS is taking the Greater Akron area one step closer to 2040. The 2015 Pedestrian Plan will be used by the agency as one of several significant inputs during the development of the area’s upcoming long-range Regional Transportation Plan. An update to the […]
Year in Review
October 28th, 2015
AMATS Planning Administrator Curtis Baker highlighted the agency’s accomplishments in 2015 during the AMATS Annual Meeting on Oct. 16. Baker described 2015 as an incredibly productive year for the agency in which AMATS explored new ideas and challenged the status quo in regional transportation planning. Baker observed that the agency had made significant progress on […]
Making the Link-Transportation, Planning and Health
October 23rd, 2015
Among the day’s speakers during the Oct. 16 AMATS Annual Meeting was James Hardy, the assistant director of community health for Summit County Public Health. Hardy talked about the importance of place and its direct impacts on public health behaviors. He noted that, while agencies such as Summit County Public Health and AMATS are at […]