Annual Summit

NOACA’s 9th Annual Summit, held Friday, June 13, at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center, highlighted NOACA’s 40th anniversary of serving Northeast Ohio through transportation and environmental planning. The Summit included a presentation on the agency’s history and a discussion of transportation and economic development challenges facing the region today.

Revisit the 2008 Summit:

Introduction video Welcome Remarks video "Forty Years of Planning in Northeast Ohio" Video 1 - Video 2 Read or print Reflections: 40 Years of Planning for Northeast Ohio (pdf), a publication highlighting 40 years of NOACA history Featured Speakers Stuart Lichter, Industrial Realty Group Frederick R. Nance, Regional Managing Partner, Squire, Sanders and Dempsey William A. Currin, Mayor of Hudson and Chair of the Northeast Ohio Mayors and Managers Association Panel Discussion Lichter, Nance and Currin, moderated by James A. Doutt, Medina County Economic Development Director Keynote Address: "Beginning Again: A Transportation Vision for the 21st Century" Video: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 Learn about the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program “A Bridge to Somewhere: Rethinking American Transportation for the 21st Century”

Mary E. Samide, Geauga County Commissioner and NOACA Governing Board President Frank G. Jackson Mayor of the City of Cleveland Howard R. Maier, FAICP, NOACA Executive Director Video Video 1 - Video 2 Video 1 - Video 2 The Northeast Ohio Mayors and City Managers Association Regional Economic Revenue Study Video 1 - Video 2 - Video 3 - Video 4 Robert A. Puentes, Brookings Institution Fellow

Presentation of the Walter F. Ehrnfelt Jr. Award for Outstanding Regional Contribution
Governing Board president Mary E. Samide presented Medina County Commissioner Stephen D. Hambley with the 2008 Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr. Award for Outstanding Regional Contribution. This award recognizes excellence in leadership, cooperation and dedication, traits exemplified in the career of long-time NOACA board member and former mayor of Strongsville Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr. You can view video clips: Part 1 and Part 2.

Comments and Suggestions
If you have comments about this year's Summit or suggestions for future Summit topics or speakers, please e-mail Jonathan Giblin, Senior Transportation Planner.