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The Ohio State University : Intel development requires expanded transportation options, planners say.

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ENPNewswire-August 12, 2022--The Ohio State University : Intel development requires expanded transportation options, planners say

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Release date- 11082022 - To accommodate the anticipated growth projected to result from Intel's planned construction of two leading-edge chip factories in Licking County, central Ohio must expand the region's transportation options, planners said during a July 29 Ohio State University panel discussion.

The virtual event was the third in 'The Impacts of Intel' discussion series hosted this summer by Ohio State's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA). The two previous sessions explored housing and economic development.

'We're bringing together panels of experts and action leaders, both on the Ohio State campus, but also people in the community who are addressing the various aspects of the Intel project and what it will mean for the state of Ohio,' said Harvey Miller, CURA's director.

The July 29 panel featured Andre Carrel, Ohio State assistant professor of transportation with the College of Engineering's Knowlton School and director of the university's Travel Behavior Research Group; Lexi Petrella, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) senior mobility planner; and Kimberly Sharp, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) senior director of development.

Congress' recent passage of the Chips and Science Act, which will invest billions of federal dollars in science and technology innovation, paves the way for the Intel development to forge ahead, Miller said. With the chip factories expected to bring an estimated 3,000 jobs and scores of new residents to the region, central Ohio municipalities and planning organizations must work together to facilitate sustainable growth, panelists said.

MORPC assisted Licking County in applying for a $5 million federal grant to collect data and plan for how the Intel factories will impact local transportation systems and what additional resources are needed, Petrella said.

'We also need to look at our residents, our communities, our other businesses, in addition to Intel,' she said. 'My hope is that if we look at alternative and sustainable transportation...

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