traffic /tags/traffic traffic en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:54:38 GMT Bipartisan bill would ban Ohio police agencies from requiring officers meet traffic ticket quotas /2025-02-26/bipartisan-ohio-bill-would-stop-police-agencies-from-requiring-officers-to-hit-traffic-ticket-quotas A bill that would make it illegal for police agencies in Ohio to have quotas for traffic stops is back before state lawmakers. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:54:38 GMT /2025-02-26/bipartisan-ohio-bill-would-stop-police-agencies-from-requiring-officers-to-hit-traffic-ticket-quotas Jo Ingles ODOT lays out long-term plans to improve U.S. 23 /politics-government/2025-02-19/odot-lays-out-long-term-plans-to-improve-u-s-23 The Ohio Department of Transportation is making plans to improve the flow of traffic in several major travel corridors that pass through central Ohio. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:44:32 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-19/odot-lays-out-long-term-plans-to-improve-u-s-23 Renee Fox Changing traffic patterns in Ohio /show/all-sides/2024-12-12/changing-traffic-patterns-in-ohio We’ll talk about changing traffic patterns in Ohio’s metropolitan areas and new methods of monitoring traffic. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-12-12/changing-traffic-patterns-in-ohio Changing traffic patterns in Ohio /show/all-sides/2024-11-14/changing-traffic-patterns-in-ohio We’ll talk about changing traffic patterns in Ohio’s metropolitan areas and new methods of monitoring traffic. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-11-14/changing-traffic-patterns-in-ohio I-71 South re-opened at I-270 in north Columbus after crash involving crane and bridge /news/2023-09-12/i-71-south-closed-at-i-270-in-north-columbus-after-crash-involving-crane-and-bridge Columbus police said the crane was being hauled when it bumped into a bridge, causing it to fall into the road near the Weber Road exit on I-71. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:27:25 GMT /news/2023-09-12/i-71-south-closed-at-i-270-in-north-columbus-after-crash-involving-crane-and-bridge Allie Vugrincic 'Tragic': Driving Was Down In 2020, But Traffic Fatality Rates Surged /news-partners/2021-03-05/tragic-driving-was-down-in-2020-but-traffic-fatality-rates-surged A report estimates that traffic deaths rose 8% last year compared to 2019. When measured by number of miles driven, fatalities surged by 24%, the highest in nearly a century. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:30:09 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-05/tragic-driving-was-down-in-2020-but-traffic-fatality-rates-surged Camila Domonoske Ohio's Pandemic Shutdown Led To Big Rise In Speeding Tickets Over 100 MPH /news/2020-07-22/ohios-pandemic-shutdown-led-to-big-rise-in-speeding-tickets-over-100-mph The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the number of traffic citations issued to speeders traveling at more than 100 miles per hour increased significantly… Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:42:13 GMT /news/2020-07-22/ohios-pandemic-shutdown-led-to-big-rise-in-speeding-tickets-over-100-mph Jerry Kenney Traffic And COTA Ridership Decreased During Pandemic, While Park Visits Increased /news/2020-06-11/traffic-and-cota-ridership-decreased-during-pandemic-while-park-visits-increased The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has released data on how the pandemic affected travel in the region.Beginning in mid-March, traffic dropped… Thu, 11 Jun 2020 20:48:58 GMT /news/2020-06-11/traffic-and-cota-ridership-decreased-during-pandemic-while-park-visits-increased Clare Roth Columbus Police Blame 'Miscommunication' After Announcing Traffic Restrictions /news/2020-06-01/columbus-police-blame-miscommunication-after-announcing-traffic-restrictions Columbus Police say "there are currently no street closures anywhere" following confusion over an alert announcing the restriction of traffic into the… Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:13:05 GMT /news/2020-06-01/columbus-police-blame-miscommunication-after-announcing-traffic-restrictions Gabe Rosenberg Columbus Traffic Expected To Rise Again As Stay-At-Home Order Lifts /news/2020-05-19/columbus-traffic-expected-to-rise-again-as-stay-at-home-order-lifts The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is preparing for traffic to increase once again now that Ohio's stay-at-home order is lifting.MORPC looked at 31… Tue, 19 May 2020 20:12:32 GMT /news/2020-05-19/columbus-traffic-expected-to-rise-again-as-stay-at-home-order-lifts Clare Roth