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Pride Day at Grafton Township

Lorain County Mobility Management Veterans Memorial Park
Transportation Survey Roughly 15-20 volun-
teers came to Pride Day to
The 2021 Lorain County Transportation Survey is open clean up the 1 acre lot that
and accepting responses through Friday, September 10, 2021. is the Grafton Township
All who live, work or spend time in Lorain County are invited Veterans Memorial Park,
to participate and share their transportation needs. from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Over
The survey is being conducted by Lorain County Mobili- a dozen bags of trash was
ty Management (LCMM), an impact initiative of United Way collected, and thanks to the
of Greater Lorain County, in partnership with MOVE Lorain fire department association,
County. lunch was served before the
Survey responses will become part of the updated Coor- volunteers left. ORIGINAL
dinated Transportation Plan, which helps inform the Lorain Thanks to everyone Call for Appt: OWNERS!
County Transportation Advisory Committee and MOVE Lo- who came out to help 330-591-1754
rain County on transportation needs and develop solutions with Pride Day clean up. 17333 S. Avon Belden Rd.,
which enhance access to medical appointments, pharmacy 530-784-3902 State Route 83
and grocery stores and the workplace. Modes of transporta- Grafton, Ohio 44044
tion evaluated within the survey include, but are not limited to
biking, walking, ridesharing and public transit.
“The goal of LCMM is to provide information on trans-
portation options and to close the gap on unmet transportation ~ Beef ~
needs in Lorain County,” said Sharon Pearson, Lorain County Lauerhahs Processing
Mobility Manager at United Way of Greater Lorain County. State Inspected
“Past transportation survey results have provided valuable in- ~ SLAUGHTERING ~
sight, which have resulted in pilot projects that assist all who
want or need transportation, with a focus on assisting older
adults, persons with disabilities, low-income and the work-
force.”
With funding from the Nord Family Foundation, LCMM
recently partnered with LifeCare Ambulance Services, Inc.
and Lorain County Public Health to respond to the transpor-
tation barrier to vaccination clinics. LifeCare began a curb-to-
curb, wheelchair accessible transportation service to and from
the vaccination clinics at no cost to clients.
“We can only fix problems of which we are aware,” said
Joe Spriestersbach, Director of Communications at LifeCare Automobile, Homeowners, Small Commerical,
Ambulance Services, Inc. and member of the MOVE board
of directors. “The survey gives focus to the issues facing the Farm, Life, Motorcycle & RV Insurances
population of the county on a daily basis and helps us devel-
op programs that will strengthen us and be beneficial to the Grafton Wellington
community.” 35881 Grafton Eastern 173 Depot St
The 2021 Lorain County Transportation Survey is avail-
able online at uwloraincounty.org/transportationsurvey or by 440-926-3312 440-647-6010
texting ‘TRANSPORTLC’ to 41444. For a paper survey, con-
tact Sharon Pearson via email at sharon.pearson@uwlorain-
county.org or by phone at (440) 707-6477.
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