Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Council Meeting

1299 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 (Directions)

NOACA

Remote Event Link

This council advises on the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) bicycle and pedestrian planning.

It has a long list of members, which you can find at the end of this description.

NOTE: This meeting is set to take place within a series of meetings, which also includes NOACA’s Transit Advisory Council and its Safety and Operations Advisory Council. Your meeting—the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Council—may start slightly later than the scheduled start time, and the preceding meeting could still be happening when you arrive or tune in to the livestream. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Council is the only one you’re responsible for covering.

Agenda: We’ll let you know when we see an agenda, but keep an eye out on this page.

Documenters coverage: It’s been a minute since we’ve covered this meeting or NOACA in general. Check out past coverage on this meeting from 2022:

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dY_wxCCWYe9RFgJKm1zH9BSbCNX84YyQ7nfLVZs9f8k/preview?tab=t.0
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-HbEszU1--W87EbByvea1UBnH5JD9yX6YYKnvSbncjA/preview?tab=t.0

Watching remotely? You can catch the livestream on YouTube here. HEADS-UP: It appears the NOACA YouTube videos may include only the presentations and audio, so you’re best chance to see who is speaking may be going in person.

Attending in person? Two additional hours ($36) will be added to your paid assignment hours.

Current members:

Chair: Kiara Williams, population health strategist, Lorain County Public Health (LCPH) Vice Chair: Jacob VanSickle, executive director, Bike Cleveland

Nine members from within Cuyahoga County

• Samuel Alai, mayor, City of Broadview Heights Alternate: David Schroedel, director of Public Services, City of Broadview Heights

• Larry Antoskiewicz, mayor, City of North Royalton Alternate: Thomas Jordan, Community Development Director, City of North Royalton

• Joyce Braverman, director, Planning Department, City of Shaker Heights Alternate: Kara Hamley O’Donnell, principal planner, City of Shaker Heights

• Timothy DeGeeter, mayor, City of Parma Alternate: Scott Wangler, assistant engineer, City of Parma

• Meghan George, mayor, City of Lakewood Alternate: Dave Baas, assistant director, Programming & Planning, City of Lakewood

• Sean McDermott, chief planning and design officer, Cleveland Metroparks Alternate: Sara Byrnes Maier, principal planner, Cleveland Metroparks

• David Ray, county engineer, Department of Public Works, Cuyahoga County Alternate: A.J. Stoll, transportation engineer, Department of Public Works, Cuyahoga County

• James Sonnhalter, planning manager, design & implementation, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Alternate: Paul Triolo, planner, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission

• Jacob VanSickle, executive director, Bike Cleveland Alternate: Jenna Thomas, advocacy & policy manager, Bike Cleveland

Four members from within the City of Cleveland

• David Bass, Major Transportation Projects Coordinator, City of Cleveland Alternate: Phil Kidd, Complete & Green Streets + Trails Manager, City of Cleveland

• Ariel Washington, neighborhood planner, Cleveland City Planning Commission Alternate: Not Designated

• Sarah Davis, Active Transportation Senior Planner, Cleveland City Planning Commission Alternate: Phil Kidd, Complete & Green Streets + Trails Manager, City of Cleveland

• Brian Kazy, Council Member, Ward 16, Cleveland City Council Alternate: Kris Harsh, Council Member, Ward 13, Cleveland City Council

One member from within Geauga County

• Nicholas Gorris, sanitary engineer, Geauga County Alternate: James Dvorak, Commissioner, Geauga County

Two members within Lake County

• Erin Fink-Rohde, design engineer, prevailing wage coordinator, Lake County Engineer Alternate: Not Designated

• Alan Exley, county engineer, Lake County Alternate: Kirk Dimmick, chief deputy engineer, Lake County

Three members from within Lorain County

• Dale Vandersommen, city engineer, City of Lorain Alternate: Veronica Newsome

• Kiara Williams, population health strategist, Lorain County Public Health Alternate: Not Designated

• James Ziemnik, director, Lorain County MetroParks Alternate: Not Designated

Two members from within Medina County

• Aaron Harrison, Commissioner, Medina County Alternate: John Kalas, Zoning Commission member, Hinkley Township

• Anthony Ratajczak, Medina County Bicycling Community Alternate: John Watkins, Medina County Bicycling Community

One member from Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Districts 3 and 12

• Scott Ockunzzi, district planning engineer, ODOT District 3 Alternate: Jeremy Adato, ODOT District 3

• Neil Shop, transportation planning manager, ODOT District 12 Alternate: Melinda Bartizal, transportation planner, ODOT District 12

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