February 2025: The new year continues this month with public meetings and data collection for four of our newest hazard mitigation plans for Clinton, Crawford, Marion, and Ross counties. Our involvement in the Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission’s 2020 Comprehensive Transportation Plan and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s Get Ready Initiative projects are well underway. We are also continuing to conduct research and develop instructional design plans for a variety of asynchronous e-learning projects on the topics of hazardous and regulated waste materials in roadway construction, access management, work zone safety, and more.

January 2025: Happy new year! As we continue our work on over 45 ongoing projects, we have welcomed six new staff members since the fall! Dan Schmuhl, PE, has joined our Multi-Modal Transportation Planning team as a Senior Transportation Engineer. Our Education & Engagement team has grown by four new staff members: Kimberly Francis is in the role of Education Manager, Rhonda Allen is a Senior Instructional Designer & Marketing Lead, Heather Utendorf is a Senior Instructional Designer, and Michelle Shuey, PhD, is an Instructional Designer & Resiliency Specialist. We are very excited to have them on board!

December 2024: While the year is winding down, our work continues full speed ahead. Our Education & E-Learning team is working on a new contract for the Ohio Department of Transportation to update asynchronous web-based trainings. Our Environmental & Resiliency team is kicking off five new hazard mitigation plans (Athens County, Greene County, Fulton County, Scioto County, and Williams County). Meanwhile, our Multi-Modal Transportation Planning team is starting work on the City of Gahanna’s Transportation Thoroughfare Plan, while the Community Planning & Development team continue their efforts on long term contracts for ODOT and the City of Columbus.