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Ohio Rail and Transit Recommendations

January 6th, 2009 · No Comments

The All Aboard Ohio site has a full listing, but as part of the task force, there was a good list made up regarding rail in Ohio.  Here is the pdf task force report. (From Ohio Dept of Transp) I received this from the All Aboard Ohio executive director, Ken Prendergast, today:
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January 7th Meeting To Discuss the 3C Corridor At Corner Alley

December 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

 
ALL ABOARD OHIO!
3-C CORRIDOR/CLEVELAND STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
  
Mark your calendars! And please come to find out how passenger rail can help economic development in Ohio.
 
 Learn about the Cleveland - Columbus - Dayton - Cincinnati (3-C Corridor) passenger rail project and how you can help make it happen in 2010. For more information, see www.ohiohub.org/
 
Wednesday, Jan. 7th, [...]

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Food For Thought After The Sugarplums Are Gone…Infrastructure Monies, Video From WKYC

December 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Segnala presso:

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Tags: Ideas · Ohio Rail and Transit · economic development · politics

3C Corridor All Aboard Ohio Stakeholders Meeting January 7th - Please Join Us

December 20th, 2008 · No Comments

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. [...]

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Keep Your Fingers Crossed, But Passenger Rail Service From Cleveland to Cincinnati Could Be A Reality By 2010.

December 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

No, you are not dreaming, we could have a Cleveland to Columbus to Cincinnati passenger rail service up and running before you know it. Stu Nicholson of the ORDC (Ohio Rail Development Commission) is quoted in the Karen Farkas PD article  as being cautiously ecstatic  (I love that phrase lol). 
It’s tied into the infrastructure monies [...]

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Tags: Ohio Rail and Transit · economic development · economic news

Rail Service Demand Exceeding Seat Supply: We Need Trains!

November 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The public (meaning us) seems to still be ahead of the curve on how important passenger rail is to our future economy. Here is an article from yesterday’s Washington Post on passenger rail becoming more and more popular. Yes Congress is seeing a national passenger rail network in our future too but I can’t get [...]

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Oh Ye of Little Faith! Speak Up and It Just Might Work: Berea 86F Route Is Saved!!!

November 6th, 2008 · No Comments

No Joke, they had a meeting at Berea City Hall, a meeting agreed upon by Mr. Calabrese of RTA because there was a serious grassroots effort by the long time riders of this route. And they convinced him to keep it!
Tonight’s run was supposed to be its last.
But the riders, after a months-long campaign, including [...]

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Tags: Ohio Rail and Transit · neighborhood news · politics

RTA Berea Line News and My Trip On Health Line This Week

November 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The honeymoon isn’t over, but, on my second RTA Health Line ride  it occurred to me just how much money I am spending to do it.
First, $4.00/round trip on either Rapid from Triskett or #22 bus - both to Public Square. Then $4.00 more round trip on the Health Line.  That means $8.00/day. They don’t [...]

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Tags: Ohio Rail and Transit · neighborhood news

Good Idea For Our Current Times? What Do You Think?

October 25th, 2008 · No Comments

The Election is almost over and it’s going to be time to roll up our sleeves and get to prioritizing issues that need to be tackled. If you had told any of us five years ago that our Government would be willing to pump money into banks, financial institutions or anything else, we’d have all [...]

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Fiscal Year Results In - Amtrak Ridership Coming Up Roses In The Midwest

October 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

The months are flying by aren’t they? It’s already time for the next update on passenger rail and transit news for the Midwest/Ohio. The Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission (MIPRC) did a study of Amtrak ridership in the Mid West. Some stats:

 
In the last five years, Mid West corridor ridership has increased 64%Long distance Mid West routes were up over [...]