We welcome back Thea Ewing!

She is the Chief Regional Development Officer and Senior Director of Programming, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC).

Continued growth in Central Ohio calls for research, planning, and execution of strategies for the infrastructure of the region.

We talk with Thea about...

• How MORPC deals with many functions to support economic growth and improve lives, in a collaborative process throughout the region.
• Transportation; what is the current situation of public transit, commuter pathways, new development, funding, etc.
• The funding from the recent infrastructure bill and how that is being utilized
• Master Plan is currently being updated due to the INTEL project. 
• The role of mass transportation in our city’s ability to move workers to employers?
• Specialized transportation programs, such as for the elderly and disabled, workers traveling across the region to employers, or rural communities
• Future plans under development – such as trains!

This is always a fun episode as we look into the future of transportation in Central Ohio.

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