The new year will be here soon. How will you focus your time? There will be a lot of talk around the Country, and certainly here in NE Ohio, about stimulus and proactive grass roots efforts to stimulate the economy. One suggestion guaranteed to help our economy is better public transportation and passenger rail service.
I encourage all of you to attend our first 3C Corridor meeting of the year, right here in Cleveland, on January 7th. The details are below in an All Aboard Ohio announcement.
All Aboard Ohio is the educational ‘arm’ – for lack of a better word, regarding rail issues and development in Ohio. Keeping everyone informed, holding meetings to stimulate discussion and action, and lobbying when necessary (which is all the time!). None of this can happen without money. So I also encourage you, or your company, to sponsor All Aboard Ohio this year. With a new President, a bad economy, a plethora of ideas for the economy, and Federal money to be had, it’s almost like a perfect storm has been set up for passenger rail development in Ohio.
Other states are lobbying for rail money as we are, but it would be hard to argue that Ohio should be at the top of the list to receive it, considering the state of our passenger rail system and more importantly, our dire need for economic stimulus.
Even if you would just like more information about the issue, or are unsure how you feel about passenger rail, please come to the January 7th Stakeholders meeting to learn and interact with us.
Wednesday, Jan. 7th, 7:30am – 9:30am
Corner Alley banquet room, 402 Euclid Avenue
www.thecorneralley.com
Downtown Cleveland
Includes a breakfast buffet (scrambled eggs, sausage, pastries, cereal, fruit, coffee, juice, etc.)
Corner Alley banquet room, 402 Euclid Avenue
www.thecorneralley.com
Downtown Cleveland
Includes a breakfast buffet (scrambled eggs, sausage, pastries, cereal, fruit, coffee, juice, etc.)
Conveniently located on the Euclid Corridor HealthLine bus rapid transit and a short walk from the Red, Blue and Green rail lines serving Tower City Center.
There is also parking in the nearby parking decks at 515 Euclid, and the 200 Public Square (former BP Building).
Cost is $25 for All Aboard Ohio members and $40 for non-members (includes discounted 2009 membership in All Aboard Ohio).
Kindly mail your check payable to “All Aboard Ohio” 12029 Clifton Blvd, Suite 505, Cleveland, 44107 or RSVP by Jan. 5 to Ken Prendergast at (216) 288-4883 and then just pay at the door.
Host sponsor is MRN Ltd. (see www.gofourthcleveland.com ).
Agenda details, including speakers, to be announced shortly.
Stakeholder meetings will also be organized in other 3-C Corridor cities in 2009. To help organize them, please contact All Aboard Ohio Interim Executive Director Ken Prendergast.
Become a sponsor of this 3-C Corridor/Cleveland Stakeholders event for $100, or sponsor all Cleveland stakeholders meetings (min. 6) for 2009 for $500. Entitles sponsor to display company banner and materials at all events, with company logo in All Aboard Ohio newsletters, meeting notices and Web site.
Agenda details, including speakers, to be announced shortly.
Stakeholder meetings will also be organized in other 3-C Corridor cities in 2009. To help organize them, please contact All Aboard Ohio Interim Executive Director Ken Prendergast.
I’ll do a post later on the latest rail news for the month (as usual, the post got rather long !) Please mark January 7th on your calendar, RSVP, and join us. Peace Out – 3C
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