September Meeting Notes

Ohio Transportation Working Group

September 28, 2007 Meeting Notes

OSU Center for Automotive Research

Retention of Steve Millett

Clean Fuels Ohio and the Cleveland Foundation have decided to retain Steve Millett of Futuring Associates, LLC to help with the development of the OTWG process and the futuring workshop.

Focus Question

How might we achieve and sustain prosperity while moving people and goods where needed in Ohio under future scenarios by 2030.

Explanation

• The focus question will be used to guide the futuring process during the workshop. Through the assistance of the Ohio Transportation Working Group and direct input of Clean Fuels Ohio and the Cleveland Foundation, we crafted this focus question to reflect the purpose and objective of the project.
• Our efforts will focus on Ohio, but national and even international issues will come to play.
• Definitions will probably need to be explained when confusion arises.
• By focusing on future scenarios and the time period between the present and 2030, we will be able to adequately look forward enough to possibly show the impacts of certain trends. Additionally, the group could provide some insight on how to avoid major problems and steer the state towards prosperity through the transportation sector.

Future Timeline for the OTWG Process

October:
- Conduct Futuring Workshop

November:
- Report notes and actions items from the Workshop to the OTWG Core Group
- Review policy implication from the workshop and determine the direction of the policy items
- Conduct research related to the OTWG project and retrieve hard data related to the Ohio transportation sector

December:
- Draft policy platform and present report to the Core Group

2008
- Present information to key Ohio policymakers

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Attendees:

Sam Spofforth & Nikos Kaplanov – Clean Fuels Ohio
Neil Drobny - Central Ohio Sustainability Alliance
Joel Ritter – Ohio’s Tomorrow
Michael Jung - Office of the Governor's Energy Advisor
Steve Millett - Futuring Associates, LLC
Jerry Leanderson – General Motors
Dale Arnold – Ohio Farm Bureau
Andrew Bremer – All Aboard Ohio
Scott Miller - Local Government/Rural Development Dept., Ohio University

Unable to Attend:
Greater Ohio
Richard Stuebi – Cleveland Foundation
Steve Stolte – Union County Engineer