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LISTEN <br />COMMUNITY EVENTS SUMMARY <br />The team sought to connect the community to the process in a <br />range of ways, including three community open house events and <br />an online presence that included multiple surveys. Materials for the <br />events were provided in Spanish, Arabic and Farsi, to engage the <br />community's multi -cultural population. <br />Event 1: Community Open House #1 <br />North Olmsted Community Cabin, February, 2023 <br />The first community event gave residents the chance to learn about <br />the Lorain Road Corridor Study and weigh in on several topics <br />of importance, including safety, community character, transit, <br />destinations, among others. The project team learned more about <br />the community's priorities for Lorain Road which included safety <br />concerns at specific locations, the lack of community identity and <br />lacking town center, and the desire for safer details that reflect the <br />character of the community of North Olmsted. <br />Event 2: Community Open House #2 <br />.North Olmsted Rec Center, May, 2023 <br />The second community event offered the opportunity to dive <br />more deeply into both the safety concerns on the corridor and the <br />details that help to improve safety and add a sense of identity to the <br />community. Residents tended to prefer street character details that <br />are traditional in style, and favored corridor components including <br />multi -use paths, medians, and green edges. Residents were also <br />able to identify where they believe the 'heart* of North Olmsted <br />should be located and what it should include. This meeting also <br />introduced the community to the regional steering committee. <br />Event 3: Community Open House #3 <br />North Olmsted branch of Cuyahoga County Library, July. 2023 <br />The third and final community event provided the opportunity <br />to review previous feedback received at engagement events <br />and weigh In on proposed design concepts and priorities for the <br />corridor. The event, partnered with Bike With A Mayor, was well - <br />attended. Residents were pleased with concepts for nodes along <br />the corridor that showed improved landscaping and frontage, safety <br />improvements to intersections, and placemaking details. The Dover <br />Center intersection was noted as a priority for change, and details <br />including expanded sidewalks, green frontage, a multi -use path, and <br />others, were named as priorities for the corridor. <br />LORAIN ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY <br />