蹤獲扦 President Beverly Warren recently joined U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan in a meeting with regional leaders about the state of Ohio���s infrastructure and the need for increased funding to improve deficiencies.
The group met Sept. 5 in Kent at the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority���s Kent Central Gateway multimodal transit center.
Ryan discussed a report that awarded the United States an overall D+ grade in infrastructure and suggested that the nation needs to invest trillions of dollars in future transportation.
���I���m a partner with you in supporting transportation,��� Warren told Ryan and the group. ���I certainly understand the importance of transportation and how transportation not only transforms a city, but it transforms lives.���
Ryan lauded transportation improvements to Kent and Portage County as examples to the rest of the country when leaders work together.
���This was the ultimate collaboration,��� Ryan said. ���This was the ultimate project where it was federal, state, local, public, private, non-profits, the university and the city all involved in this project.���