Behind The Barrels

This month we are spotlighting the annual Civil Rights Transportation Symposium.

00:51  Lynn Stevens from the Office of Outreach tells how you can attend this year’s Civil Rights Transportation Symposium and what to expect from the event that runs April 25th and 26th.

05:22 To get us in the mood for the Civil Rights Transportation Symposium, Division of Opportunity Diversity and Inclusion deputy director Lauren Purdy as well as office administrators Deborah Greene, Katie Laplace and Lynn Stevens tell us what opportunity, diversity and inclusion mean to them.

07:16 Lauren tells us who can benefit from working with ODI and Deborah, Katie and Lynn expand on that by telling us who can benefit from working with their specific offices.

Be sure to visit transportation.Ohio.gov for all things ODOT and know before you go, by visiting OHGO.com for traffic updates. 

If you have question, comments or ideas, email me at [email protected]

February is black history month and we’re celebrating with two very special segments. We’ll hear from Director Jack Marchbanks from a recent Compto event and I speak to Traci Bell-Thomas from the Ohio Department of Medicaid about the importance of Historically black colleges and universities.

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Be sure to visit transportation.Ohio.gov for all things ODOT and know before you go, by visiting OHGO.com for traffic updates. 

If you have question, comments or ideas, email me at [email protected]

This month we focus on former ODOT Director, Jerry Wray. Earlier this month, the building that houses ODOT’s central office headquarters was renamed in Director Wray’s honor.

Be sure to visit transportation.Ohio.gov for all things ODOT and know before you go, by visiting OHGO.com for traffic updates. If you have question, comments or ideas, email me at [email protected]

Welcome to the November 2021 edition of Transcript Radio. I’m Mike Lovins from ODOT’s central office communications team, and I’ll be your host. The sky’s the limit this month as we focus on the Ohio Advanced Air Mobility Showcase, which happened earlier this month in Springfield, Ohio. We’re going to follow along with ODOT’s Matt Bruning, as he talks to various contributors about the future of air travel.

Be sure to visit transportation.Ohio.gov for all things ODOT and know before you go, by visiting OHGO.com for traffic updates.

If you have question, comments or ideas, email me at [email protected]

Look for your next career at www.careers.ohio.gov

This month we celebrate the 75th Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference, or OTEC for short. Then we switch focus to the wonderful work that disabled workers do for ODOT and other agencies in Ohio, through special service contracts with Goodwill and similar organizations.

To find out more about the job opportunities with Goodwill Easterseals of Miami Valley, visit GESMV’s recruiting site by clicking this link: Jobs - GESMV (recruitingbypaycor.com). You may also go to gesmv.org and then click on “Jobs” at the top right-hand corner, and then click on “business services” on the next landing page.

General GESMV phone numbers are:  937-461-4800 or toll free 877-363-3303

This month we’re talking about the seasonal employment opportunities you can find at ODOT and how ODOT is involved in the 33 smart mobility corridor, the nation’s longest connected highway.

Be sure to visit transportation.Ohio.gov for all things ODOT and know before you go, by visiting OHGO.com (that’s O-H-G-O.com) for traffic updates.

If you have question, comments or ideas, email me at [email protected]

Look for your next career at www.careers.ohio.gov 

This month we’re talking about what ODOT and the state of Ohio is doing for those who use walking and biking as their mode of transportation and what happens when Hollywood comes calling?

Cait Harley, ODOT’s Safe Routes to School and Active Transportation Manager,  discusses ODOT’s Walk Bike Ohio initiative and also how it plays into the safe routes to school program.

Then I talk to Bill Garvey, the future President of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission, along with ODOT's Amanda McFarland and Rhonda Pees, about how ODOT helps when Hollywood comes calling.

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Walk Bike Ohio

Hollywood Seeks Help From ODOT

Be sure to visit transportation.Ohio.gov for all things ODOT and know before you go, by visiting OHGO.com (that’s O-H-G-O.com) for traffic updates.

If you have question, comments or ideas, email me at [email protected]

This month we’re talking about ways that ODOT helps save taxpayers money. From an often misunderstood road treatment to bridges that have county engineers beaming!

First. I talked to Chris Hughes, the district deputy director out at district 1, about a process called chip seal, that is routinely used to add life to a road before it degrades to the point of replacement.

Then, Muskingum county engineer, Mark Eicher, tells us about the benefits of bridge upcycling, the process of building new bridges with previously used beams.

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Be sure to visit transportation.Ohio.gov for all things ODOT and know before you go, by visiting OHGO.com (that’s O-H-G-O.com) for traffic updates.

If you have question, comments or ideas, email me at [email protected]

This month I’m focusing on ODOT’s District 11, introducing you to some of its leadership and letting you know about projects in the area and fun events that you can take advantage of this summer.

First, I interviewed District Deputy Director Tom Corey and, as a former truck driver, we talked about what’s driven his career.

Then, I caught up with Public Information Officer Lauren Barrell, to talk about what makes District 11 so special.

Be sure to visit transportation.Ohio.gov for all things ODOT and know before you go, by visiting OHGO.com (that’s O-H-G-O.com) for traffic updates.

If you have question, comments or ideas, email me at [email protected]

May is Scenic Byways month, and that’s the perfect occasion to start planning your Ohio summer road trips. In this episode I talk to Matt Maclaren, director of Ohio Find It Here, about some of the best places to road trip to in Ohio. Then I chat with Bruce Hull, the designer of the official Ohio map. Last, I talk about some of my favorite strange Ohio town names. 

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