We already had a competition, as well as extensive public hearings. We don't need to redo the whole process: we just need our public officials to pay attention to it, like they said they would. The bottom line is the...
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I really applaud everyone (Angie, Jonathan, Dan, Emelio) for their comments here. This type of dialogue is not always easy or fun, but I think that it is really necessary.
I think it is healthy to strip away some of...
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Angie and Jonathan, I've very much appreciated reading your interaction here. Even if the conversation has become a little heated, it surely is important that frustrations from the public can be expressed to NOACA....
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What's up with the road salt? Road salt causes a trmendous amount of rust and corrosion to vehicles in this area every year. In my work as a mechanic, I deal with this damage on a daily basis. While the average age of a...
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I think this public debate has been illuminating, even if heated at times, and I want to thank Angie, Jonathon, emilio and others, as well as Dan for hosting and promoting the dialogue. I think it's great news that NOACA...
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Angie, your Streetsblog article raises some very important points. Your "non-MPO" perspective is invaluable to me. Sometimes the forest is seen most clearly when standing outside of it. You are providing the type of...
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Browsing the commons a bit raised another idea. You could use residence and employer data entered on tax returns to build a rudimentary commute map. That combined with the tax revenue mashup might contribute some insight...
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I responded to Anurag Saxena:
Anurag, The Open Data group (that grew from the TAP Summit earlier this August) is currently...
I feel that we should look for existing options out there. Data.gov is a good place to start if you want see the structure and the data sets available on the federal level. For the State of Ohio, you can go to...
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" Understanding what is or is not discussed in a public meeting is one of our first responsibilities as elected officials." That is a direct quotation from an email sent to me by one of my fellow councilmembers who was...
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