According to this press release from ODOT, 93 percent of the people surveyed said they favor a mid speed passenger rail to start off the 3C Corridor Plan. Be a Fan on Facebook, read the press release and see the link below to become a fan! Let’s get over 2k Fans by Friday! And also at the link below, take the survey (over 7k people already have!)
Ohio Rail Development Commission
& Ohio Department of Transportation
For Immediate Release: Sept. 22, 2009
Contact: Stu Nicholson 614-644-0513
E-mail: stuart.nicholson@dot.state.oh.us
Ohio’s 3C “Quick Start” Passenger Rail Plan Gets Fans Quick
Fans on Facebook and Online Polling Show Growing SupportOn September 14, the Ohio Department of Transportation – in partnership with the Ohio Rail Development Commission – launched the department’s first trial run with the nation’s largest internet social networking site Facebook, starting with a page featuring the 3C “Quick Start” Passenger Rail Plan. If you’re a Facebook member, the page can be accessed at:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Rail/Programs/passenger/3CisME/Pages/default.aspx
In the short time since the launch, the 3C “Quick Start” page is on track to have at least a thousand Facebook subscribers become “3C Plan fans.”Ohio’s 3C “Quick Start” Plan – connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati with medium speed 79 mph passenger trains – is a strong contender for stimulus funding. With the funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Ohio’s “Quick Start” plan would have initial service running as early as 2011.
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Fans on Facebook and Online Polling Show Growing SupportOn September 14, the Ohio Department of Transportation – in partnership with the Ohio Rail Development Commission – launched the department’s first trial run with the nation’s largest internet social networking site Facebook, starting with a page featuring the 3C “Quick Start” Passenger Rail Plan. If you’re a Facebook member, the page can be accessed at:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Rail/Programs/passenger/3CisME/Pages/default.aspx
In the short time since the launch, the 3C “Quick Start” page is on track to have at least a thousand Facebook subscribers become “3C Plan fans.”Ohio’s 3C “Quick Start” Plan – connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati with medium speed 79 mph passenger trains – is a strong contender for stimulus funding. With the funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Ohio’s “Quick Start” plan would have initial service running as early as 2011.
A recently released ridership and revenue study prepared by Amtrak estimated that 478,000 passengers would board the train each year in Ohio, due in large part to a pent-up demand for passenger rail travel and the unique opportunity to connect with more than 60 percent of the state’s population.
“The concentration of colleges and universities along the corridor is another major component for success,” the Amtrak report said. “Historically, throughout its national system, Amtrak has enjoyed steady ridership support from college students.”
Facebook fans of the 3C “Quick Start” Plan range from college students and young professionals to business and community leaders, including members of the Ohio General Assembly – State Representatives Michael Skindell (House Dist. 13) and W. Carlton Weddington (House Dist.27).
At the same time, more than 7,200 people have responded to an online survey at 3CisMe.ohio.gov, the state’s online portal for passenger rail information. In the month since the survey has been active, more than 93 percent of respondents favor the medium-speed passenger rail start-up plan.
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“Social networking sites such as Facebook are increasingly becoming a very useful tool in sharing information, especially among our younger populations,” said ODOT Director Jolene M. Molitoris. “It would send a great message to Washington if we could get two-thousand or more fans before we submit our application to the Federal Railroad Administration for stimulus funding on October 2nd.”
COLUMBUS (Tuesday, September 22, 2009) – Like a virtual train quickly filling up with passengers, Ohio’s 3C “Quick Start” Passenger Rail Plan is quickly growing an online fan base well before the first trains run.
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