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To document staff's work for the planning process, the following Technical Memorandums were completed and are available for download using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

  • Amendment of Connections 2030 with Avon Interchange Project (December 2007 - 2,000 KB) - PM2.5 and Ozone Conformity Analyses for Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects in the Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, Ohio Metropolitan Area to comply with need to reestablish 8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5 Conformity for the amendment of Connections 2030 with the Avon Interchange Project.

  • Performance Measures and Threshold Values for NOACA's Congestion Management Process (August 2007 - 2,195 KB) - This technical memorandum describes the performance measures and threshold values used in the evaluation of the NOACA Congestion Management Process (CMP).

    An extensive review of CMP programs and literature of other CMP studies completed in metropolitan planning areas nationwide was conducted via the internet. Based on this review, NOACA staff found that travel-time-based measures are the most widely accepted performance measures used by MPOs. They identified congestion areas using mostly travel-time-based measures as primary measures on freeways and arterials. NOACA has expanded the analysis to include V/C ratios, average travel time, average speed, delays, accidents, and pavement condition rating.

  • Conformity Analysis for Plans and Transportation Improvement Programs (May 2007 - 745 KB) - PM2.5 and Ozone Conformity Analyses for Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects in the Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, Ohio Metropolitan Area to comply with need to reestablish 8-Hour Ozone amd PM2.5 Conformity for the SFY 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Programs.

  • Base Year 2002 Mobile Source Hydrocarbon and NOX Inventory for Northeast Ohio Moderate Ozone Nonattainment Area (October 2006 - 1220 KB) - Required base year inventory for moderate ozone nonattainment areas under the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard.

  • US-42 Project in Strongsville, Ohio Conformity (September 2006 - 1414 KB) - PM2.5 and Ozone Conformity Analyses for Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects in the Cleveland-Akron- Lorain, Ohio Metropolitan Area to comply with need to reestablish 8-Hour Ozone amd PM2.5 Conformity following the addition of the US-42 project in Strongsville, Ohio to the NOACA transportation plan and transportation improvement program.

  • The Nickel Plate Line (August 2006 - 979 KB) - The rail line preservation technical memo focuses on the Nickel Plate Line, from Cleveland to Vermilion. This memo discusses the future of this rail line.

  • PM2.5 and Ozone Conformity Analyses for Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects in the Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, Ohio Metropolitan Area (February 2006 - 1,387 KB) - PM2.5 and Ozone Conformity Analyses for Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects in the Cleveland-Akron- Lorain, Ohio Metropolitan Area to comply with need to reestablish 8-Hour Ozone Conformity following the addition of capacity to the Akron Metropolitan area’s transportation plan and TIP, and to establish conformity for fine particles following the area’s nonattainment designation last April.

  • Special Transit Planning (October 2005 - 989 KB) - The Special Transit Planning technical memorandum discusses the growing needs and demands of providing transportation services to the growing special populations defined as seniors 60 and over, and/or disabled of any age.

  • Socio-Economic Forecast: 2000 - 2030 NOACA Region by Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) (August 2005 - 1,100 KB) - This technical memorandum is a supplement to the modeling documentation for the NOACA 2000 model update. In this memo, staff explains the socio-economic forecasting process and methods of analysis from year 2000 to 2030. The socio-economic forecast is calculated outside the modeling routine and the results are directly input to the model.

  • Travel Demand Model Validation: NOACA Model Update with 1236 Zones and 82 External Stations (June 2005 - 2,722 KB) - This technical memorandum is a supplement to the travel demand modeling documentation for the NOACA’s year 2000 model update. In this memo, staff explains the validation process for the year 2000 travel demand model forecast.

  • External Station Forecast: NOACA Model Update with 1236 Zones and 82 External Stations (June 2005 - 6,119 KB) - This technical memorandum is a supplement to the modeling documentation for the NOACA 2000 model update. In this memo, staff explains the forecasting process and method of analysis used to estimate external station trips for the forecast period from year 2000 to 2030. The external station forecast is calculated outside the modeling routine and the results are directly input to the model.

  • Pedestrian Planning Technical Memo (June 2005 - 768KB) - This technical memo focuses on pedestrian transportation issues. It includes an updated sidewalk inventory and analysis, pedestrian projects in the Transportation Improvement Program, and strategies for improving the conditions for pedestrians in the region.

  • Estimated Bridge and Pavement Expenses for NOACA’s Transportation Plan (June 2005 - 354 KB) -This technical memorandum looks at estimated annual expenses to keep the region’s pavements and bridges in a good state of repair.

  • Conformity Analyses (April 2005 - 801KB) - This technical memo focuses on Conformity Analyses for the Akron Metropolitan Transportation Agency (AMATS) 2030 Regional Transportation Plan, AMATS SFY 2006-2009 Transportation Improvement Program, NOACA Connections 2030 Transportation Plan, NOACA SFY 2006-2009 Transportation Improvement Program, and Ashtabula County Portion of 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area.

  • 8-Hour Standard Technical Memo (April 2005 - 2,748 KB) -This technical memorandum looks at conformity analyses demonstrating consistency between the existing Transportation Plan And The 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard.

    You can also view Technical Memorandums completed during Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004.