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Welcome to the AMATS website! AMATS is focused on planning an efficient transportation system for the future.  Find out more about our planning initiatives, check out the projects we fund, view our archive of reports and maps, or get involved with AMATS.

History of AMATS

The 1962 Federal Aid Highway Act created metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in keeping with the requirement that urban areas have a defined planning process to receive federal aid for transportation programs and projects. Read More

Our Region

The Akron metropolitan area includes Summit and Portage counties and a portion of Wayne County. Currently, the region has over 700,000 people residing in the area. Akron is the central city accounting for almost one- third of the region’s population. The area has a large and comprehensive transportation system that is anchored by several major freeways and two major rail lines. Two public transit agencies, METRO in Summit County and PARTA in Portage County, provide bus transportation. There are 24 miles of bike lanes and 12 miles of mountain biking in the area as well. With the recent completion of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail through Summit County, the area has over 100 miles of off-road trails completed. In a larger context, AMATS partners with the metropolitan planning organizations in Northeast Ohio, NOACA and Eastgate, to ensure comprehensive transportation planning. View the AMATS Coverage Area

Our Staff

AMATS receives funding from three federal programs and uses these funds to help communities pay for road maintenance, safety improvements, congestion relief and bike and pedestrian infrastructure. The AMATS staff is responsible for carrying out the technical work of the agency and is comprised primarily of individuals from planning and engineering disciplines. The staff develops the Regional Transportation Plan (Plan), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), as well as a wide variety of other reports and recommendations for the consideration of the Policy Committee.

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FY 2024 Work Program

Employment Opportunities

Goals & Accomplishments

2022 Accomplishments:

• AMATS continued work on its FY 2024 through FY 2027 Transportation Improvement Program that includes all projects using federal funds for the next four years.
• AMATS managed projects using Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) and Transportation Alternatives Set Aside Program (TASA) funds.
• AMATS helped administer the Ohio Statewide CMAQ program, providing roughly $12 million over the last two years for a total of eight projects.
• AMATS completed 345 segment counts in 2022.
• AMATS completed both the PARTA and Stow planning grants. In September, applications for the next round of Connecting Communities Planning Grants were received, and Lakemore and Springfield Township were allocated a new grant.
• AMATS continued to maintain the Gohio Commute website in conjunction with several mpos across the state.
• AMATS finished work on a new Traffic Crashes Report that covers crashes from May 2019 to March 2021. The report includes evaluations of automotive, bicycle, and pedestrian crashes, and was approved in December 2022.
• AMATS tutelage was helpful for Downtown Akron Partnership in their coordination of a Jane’s Walk event in May.
• AMATS coordinated with the city of Cuyahoga Falls on a Bike-N-Brainstorm event in June 2022.  AMATS continued to expand public involvement through its use of Fast Track podcasts as well as the new Transportation Talk podcasts and other online tools.
• AMATS continued to work with ODOT on integrating established performance measures for congestion, preservation, transit, and freight.
• AMATS completed its Pavement Condition Data Collection and Analysis Program, posting the results to a map on the AMATS website. AMATS continued the program in 2022, with applications open in the summer of 2022.
• AMATS staff developed the Signal Timing Optimization Program, which was scheduled to launch in 2022. The Signal Timing Optimization Program was delayed due to Covid-19. AMATS has decided not to go further.
• AMATS worked in conjunction with the city of Akron to continue the Speed Table program.
• AMATS website renovation did not take place in 2022 due to unanticipated delays. AMATS team intends to move forward with new ideas for enhancing website traffic and utilization.
• AMATS staff published the Congestion Management Process (CMP), which helped make decisions for planning purposes to maximize the service life of our existing transportation system, optimized maintenance of the existing level of service and reduced severe congestion.

2023 Goals:

• AMATS will finalize the new FY 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program.
• AMATS will make applications available for another round of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) and Transportation Alternatives Set Aside Program (TASA) funds.
• AMATS will once again oversee the Ohio Statewide CMAQ program, providing roughly $12 million over 2 years.
• AMATS will continue to collect traffic data this summer with its traffic counting program and bicycle counting program. A minimum of 200 roadway locations are expected to be counted.
• AMATS will work with the Village of Lakemore and Springfield Township on the development of the “Living in Lakemore/Spartan Trail Extension” Connecting Communities Planning Grant.
• AMATS will continue to maintain the Gohio Commute website in conjunction with several mpos across the state to encourage carpooling and other alternative modes of transportation.
• AMATS will complete the 2020-2022 Traffic Crashes Report. This report will include analyses of automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian crashes.
• AMATS will coordinate with its member communities on Bike-N-Brainstorm events, as well as continue to expand public involvement through its use of podcasts and other online tools.
• AMATS will continue to work with ODOT on integrating performance measures planning as part of the Plan and TIP processes consistent with current federal guidance.
• AMATS will continue the new Pavement Condition Data Collection and Analysis Program, a system-wide pavement evaluation system that grades the condition of pavement on federally classified roadways in the region.
• AMATS will begin the process of redesigning the website.
• AMATS will complete the annual Congestion Management Process update.
• AMATS will complete a report detailing a framework to create Safe Streets for All (SS4A).