The Maumee Valley Planning Organization (MVPO) serves as the designated Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) for Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, and Williams Counties in Ohio. As the RTPO, MVPO develops the region's Long Range Transportation Plan called "Moving Together" which identifies transportation needs, projects, and funding sources. MVPO also provides technical assistance to members, pursues grant funding for projects, conducts safety studies, and facilitates short range planning activities to improve transportation safety and accessibility across the region.
6. MOVING TOGETHER 2040
• MVPO region’s first long range transportation plan
• Development began July 2013
• Final Plan adopted June 2015
• Includes:
• Regional goals and objectives
• Analysis of existing and future conditions
• Needs analysis
• Prioritized project list
• List of potential funding sources
Vision: Provide a safe, efficient, and sustainable multi-
modal transportation system that fosters economic
development, protects the environment, and meets the
needs of all residents in the region
7. MT2040 UPDATES
Annual Project List Updates
Solicit projects from entities each
year
Keeps project list current
Full Plan updates every 5 years
Currently updating – Moving
Together 2045
Update will be completed July 1,
2020
8. 2018 PROJECT LIST
Rank County Description Cost
1 WIL Main Street Improvements- City of Bryan: repave, replace curbs, ADA sidewalk
improvements
$2.5 mil
2 HEN Construct new Maumee River Bridge – SR 110 to CR 424 $14 mil
3 DEF Ottawa Avenue Improvements- City of Defiance: resurfacing & intersection improvements $4.2 mil
4 FUL/WIL Wabash Cannonball Trail Upgrades and Improvements $11.5
mil
5 WIL Southeast truck bypass- City of Bryan: E Wilson St & TR 16 from Union to SR 34 $4 mil
6 DEF Resurfacing/shoulder widening/full depth pavement repair of Carpenter Rd- City of
Defiance
$0.3 mil
7 DEF SR 66 Widening to three lanes from Elliott to Defiance Metal Products $2.5 mil
8 HEN Construct interchange at the intersection of USR 24 and CR 17D $4 mil
9 FUL Airport/Munson Traffic Mitigation – Village of Swanton: Construct turn lanes $0.25
10. GRANT WRITING
• Grant writing services for transportation related projects
• Various funding sources:
• ODOT Transportation Alternatives, Safety, Municipal Bridge,
Transportation Improvement District, Safe Routes to School, 5310
• ODNR NatureWorks, Clean Ohio Trails, Recreational Trails
• US Economic Development Administration Public Works
• More than $7 million secured for transportation projects since
2015
12. VILLAGE OF PAULDING:
USR 127/GASSER ROAD
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
The Issue: USR 127/Gasser Road Intersection
• No turn lanes, left turning traffic toward
Alex Products and PolyOne impedes traffic
flow
• Appeared on an ODOT HSIP crash list in 2014
for angle and rear end crashes
The Need: Alex Products and PolyOne
expansions
• Alex Products: 115 new jobs created, 620 jobs
retained
• PolyOne: 17 new jobs created
13. The Solution:
• Construct left turn lanes, updated
signal, other related work
• Applied for ODOT Transportation
Improvement District, ODOT Jobs
and Commerce and Jobs Ohio
• Received $169,000 - ODOT TID,
$310,000 - Jobs Ohio, and $150,000
- ODOT Jobs and Commerce
• Village share: $47,100
VILLAGE OF PAULDING:
USR 127/GASSER ROAD
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
16. VILLAGE OF BROUGHTON:
2018 TRAFFIC COUNT
The Issue: Main route through Village (Broughton
Pike)
• Speeding traffic
• Crashes have occurred due to speed
• Specifically over the railroad tracks
• Includes a vehicle crashing into town hall
• Village Officials wanted to know how many speeding
vehiclesTraffic Count Performed by MVPO:
• Approx. 30% of all traffic speeding
• 65 mph speeds recorded
17. SAFETY STUDIES
• MVPO provides safety studies for
members
• Assists with safety applications
• ODOT Highway Safety Improvement
Program (HSIP) Funds
18. VILLAGE OF MONTPELIER:
E MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS
• The Issue: E Main Street (SR 107)
• No bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure
• Bicyclists and pedestrians must walk
alongside road, climb over guardrail to
cross the SR 107 bridge
• ODOT will rehab SR 107 bridge in 2019
• Village partnered with MVPO to conduct
a safety study and apply for ODOT safety
funds to make improvements
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21. VILLAGE OF MONTPELIER:
E MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS
• The Solution: Applied for ODOT Safety Funds for the following
• E Main Street will experience a road diet: 4 lanes to 2 lanes
• Bicycle lanes will be installed on both sides of the road
• Bridge sidewalks will be replaced
• Pedestrian signals installed at the two intersections
• Appropriate pavement markings and ADA compliance measures will be
installed
• Awarded $143,000
22. SHORT RANGE PLANNING
• Short range planning services for various needs
• Safe Routes to School Travel Plans
• Active Transportation Plans
• Coordination of Human Services Transportation Plans
23. VILLAGE OF SWANTON:
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
• The Village, Swanton Elementary and Middle,
and St. Richard’s Catholic School partnered with
MVPO
• Submitted School Travel Plan to ODOT in 2017
• Submitted funding request in 2018 for
infrastructure and non-infrastructure
• Awarded $13,411 in non-infrastructure funds
• Awarded $388,600 for infrastructure funds
24. Infrastructure Improvements ($388,600)
• Install new concrete sidewalk at several
with ADA curb ramps, catch basins, crosswalks,
and signage
• Enhanced crosswalks
• School zone signage
• Bike lane improvements
• Bike crossing improvements at railroad
Non-infrastructure Improvements ($13,411)
• Supplies, prizes, and materials for:
• Safe Routes to School Lesson Guides
• Railroad Crossing Safety
• Walk and Bike to School Day
• Walking Clubs
• Safety Patrol
• Education & Marketing
26. REGIONAL SAFETY REPORT
• Comprehensive 5-year report
• Regional crash trends from 2010-2014
• Top crash locations from 2012-2014
• Potential funding opportunities to enhance
safety in NW OH
• Implementation item from the long-range
transportation plan
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28. } Roadway departure crashes
made up 37% of all fatal
crashes and 36% of all serious
injury crashes in the MVPO
region.~
32. DEFIANCE COUNTY ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN
• Outlines the vision, goals and strategies needed
to support increased walking, bicycling and
other modes of active transportation
• Includes assessment of existing conditions
• Where do gaps exist in sidewalks? Trails? Other
active transportation infrastructure?
• What projects can we complete to make
walking, bicycling, and other modes safer and
more accessible?
• What funding sources exist for identified
projects?
33. VILLAGE OF ARCHBOLD TRAFFIC
FLOW STUDY
• How are passenger vehicles moving through
Archbold?
• Commercial vehicles?
• Which route are vehicles taking to reach a
destination?
• What percentage of vehicles are entering the
Village from elsewhere and stopping in the
downtown area?
9% 10%
24%
13%
44%
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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CR 24 Traveling North
34. OTHER ACTIVITIES
• Recently completed Title VI/LEP Plans,
updated Public Participation Plan
• Grant writing – TAP and TID projects
• Safety Study – Village of Montpelier
• Regional Mobility Manager Initiative –
Defiance, Fulton, Henry Counties
35. THANK YOU!
Emma Kirkpatrick, Planner/GIS Analyst
Marissa Lumbrezer, Planner
planner2@mvpo.org | planner3@mvpo.org | www.mvpo.org | 419-784-
3882
Maumee Valley Planning
Organization
1300 E 2nd Street, Suite 200
Defiance, OH 43512
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