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Transit agencies urge restoration of $15M Workforce Mobility Partnership program in HB 54
Summary
Representatives from COTA, Delaware County Transit, Akron Metro and North Central Area Transit told the Senate Transportation Committee that the Ohio Workforce Mobility Partnership Program funded workforce connections and local projects and urged reinstatement of $15 million per year after the Senate sub bill removed it.
Multiple transit providers told the Senate Transportation Committee that reinstating funding for the Ohio Workforce Mobility Partnership Program—$15,000,000 per year in the House transportation budget—would support workforce connections, mobility centers, late-night service and other projects that help people get to jobs.
Casey Blaser of the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) said the program "provides essential funding across the state…
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