OKI Regional Council of Governments

The City of Alexandria, Kentucky received over half a million dollars of OKI's Transportation Alternatives (TA) funding for 1000 feet of sidewalk from Thatcher Avenue to Stillwater Drive! https://lnkd.in/gfZQeT49 This year's round of funding will be voted on by the Board at the next meeting. Learn more about the funding process: https://lnkd.in/eW9qf8-5

Congrats to our CEO Mark Policinski for his column on the innovative technologies at the intersection of transportation and technology in Cincy Magazine (page 8): https://ow.ly/vbrV50Tlcr1

Today, we remember events of September 11, 2001. We mourn the thousands of lives lost and honor the selflessness and courage of the public servants who responded.

RFQ: OKI is now accepting Statements of Qualifications for professional services to perform advertisements for OKI’s Rideshare and Clean Air campaigns – radio and television airtime, billboards, online ads, advertising on public transportation, and digital media. Details: https://lnkd.in/g-aPzQ8P

We had a full house at our Intermodal Coordinating Committee (ICC) meeting this morning! Our next public meeting is our Board of Directors Executive Committee which meets this Thursday at 10:30 am in our Board Room. The public is invited to attend. Info at www.oki.org.

Last week, OKI's Liren Zhou, Ph.D., Transportation Modeling Manager, presented to Ohio Department of Transportation Modeling User Group about OKI's modeling activities over the past few years, including the model maintenance and update, model applications, data collection efforts, and plans for the near future. Learn more about OKI's modeling: https://lnkd.in/g-bp9SDD

Welcome back to Freight Friday Fast Facts – where we’ll provide a different nugget of information each week on our Freight Plan. This week- pipeline! Pipelines account for nearly twice the freight volume as rail, moving 14 million tons annually. There is 1,130 miles of transportation pipeline in the OKI region, with more than $2.7 billion of product moved annually. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNXnkQwx

This year marks OKI's 60th Anniversary! Celebrate with us as we highlight some milestones. Electric vehicles are the future of mobility. That’s why OKI developed a pilot program for its Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) last year. We awarded nearly $2.5M for EV charging stations in the region. More: https://lnkd.in/gHFFw69W

The Ohio EPA is accepting public comment on proposed updates to the State Water Quality Management Plan (208 Plan). The plan describes and promotes efficient and comprehensive programs for controlling water pollution from point and nonpoint sources in a defined geographic area. This update includes 208 Plan modifications from OKI. Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. Sunday, September 29. Review the proposed 208 Plan updates, which can also be accessed at Ohio EPA’s central office: https://lnkd.in/g-vQNFAk And see ways to submit a comment: https://lnkd.in/gjqR74e6

Happy Labor Day! Thanks to those who work hard to keep the world running. And to those who are working even today, an extra thanks to you! OKI's office is closed today.