Michael Wilkos\, Sr. Vice President of Com munity Impact at United Way of Central Ohio\, will moderate a panel discus sion with representatives from Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORP C)\, Transit Columbus\, and COTA. Discover what the future of transportati on will look like in Central Ohio and how it will change the way we live a round Columbus.
\nThe \;Next Chapter \;series is a partnership with the City of Bexley and United Way of Central Ohio that wi ll examine trends in population growth\, demographics\, job outlook\, hous ing\, transportation\, education\, and other aspects that affect the quali ty of life around Central Ohio. Learn about how we became the city we are today and how we can best prepare\, influence\, and embrace the city we ar e growing into.
\nAbout the Presenters:
\nKelsey Ellingsen& nbsp\;is the Local Government Affairs Director at Central Ohio Transit Aut hority (COTA). Previously\, Ellingsen had served Columbus City Council as a legislative aide to President Pro Tempore Elizabeth Brown. She also serv ed in public policy roles for the Ohio House of Representatives and the Oh io Department of Education and on campaigns for the Ohio Democratic Party\ , United States Senator Sherrod Brown\, and We Are Ohio\, among others.
\nStevie Pasamonte \;is the Board Chair for Trans it Columbus. From Stevie's \;Transit Stories for the National Campaign for Transit Justice: "But we have an incredible opportunity ahea d of us. Our city is growing at a rapid pace\, and as we begin to rebuild our lives and our communities after the hardships of the last couple years \, we can choose to invest in the things that bring us together. For my fa mily\, and for so many families in Ohio\, that means investing in more rel iable\, more frequent transit. It means building bus shelters and elevated stops for accessible boarding. It means creating and expanding &lsquo\;la st mile&rsquo\; solutions. It means ensuring that our transit authorities have the funding to hire operators and improve and expand service. We can choose to do all of this&mdash\;and we must."
\nElliott Lewi s\, P.E. \;is the Senior Planner with Mid-Ohio Regional Plann ing Commission (MORPC)\, specializing in multimodal transportation plannin g and programming. Lewis holds two master's degrees\, Civil and Environmen tal Engineering from West Virginia University (2014) and Urban Planning an d Policy from University of Illinois Chicago (2021)\, and is a certified P rofessional Engineer (P.E.). Previously\, Lewis worked as an Associate Ana lyst for Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.
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