Date: 07-29-2009
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Bernice Cage
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PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED JULY 29
SAFETY ROUNDABOUT VIDEO RELEASED
A press conference to discuss roundabout safety and introduce a new educational video for motorists will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at the Hilliard roundabout located west of the Britton Parkway / Riggins Road roundabout on Britton Parkway. The press conference is organized by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and the cities of Hilliard, Dublin and Gahanna, and Franklin and Delaware counties. MORPC and its local government members joined together to create a regional outreach program to help motorists better understand how to safely drive a roundabout and the benefits of having a roundabout in their community. The new video explains how motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians travel through a roundabout.
WHO:
The Honorable Don Schonhardt, Mayor of Hilliard
Franklin County Engineer Dean Ringle
Delaware County Engineer Chris Bauserman
Hilliard City Police Sergeant David Plesich
WHAT:
Press Conference on Safety Roundabout Video
WHEN:
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Britton Parkway and Riggins Road
Click Here for a Roundabout Press Conference Location Map
WHY:
Unveil the Safety Roundabout Video