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January 7th Meeting To Discuss the 3C Corridor At Corner Alley

Carole Cohen — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:08:47 +0000

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, 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.)

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 or kenprendergast@… and pay at the door.

Host sponsor is MRN Ltd.

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.

Contact Ken Prendergast at (216) 288-4883 or

kenprendergast@… for details.

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.

Peace Out – 3C

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

Carole Cohen — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:44:09 +0000

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

Carole Cohen — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:53:24 +0000

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.

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 ).

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

Annual Rail Summit This Wednesday

Carole Cohen — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:32:29 +0000

If you can take the day off, it would be well worth the trip to Columbus to attend this summit….the afternoon is a round of visits to legislators, the morning is informational. If you are already IN the Columbus area then please check it out for sure:

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Columbus Downtown YWCA
Huntington Hall
65 South 4th St.
Columbus, OH 43215

Cocktail Reception to Follow the Legislative Summit!
Corporate Sponsorships still available!
9:30 a.m.
Registration: a light breakfast will be offered.

10:00 – Noon
Morning Program:
Taras Szmagala, Executive Director of Governmental Affairs; Greater Cleveland RTA
• Public Transportation Needs and Funding Annual UpdateLt. Governor Lee Fisher, Director; Ohio Department of Development
• Transportation and Ohio’s Economic FutureDon Phillips, Contributing Writer; TRAINS Magazine

Noon – 1:30 p.m. Featured Luncheon Speaker:
Frank J. Busalacchi, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
• National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study CommissionMatt Dietrich, Executive Director; Ohio Rail Development Commission
• Ohio Hub Plan and Rail Development Update2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Legislative Visits
State House and Senate visits will be scheduled for attendees after lunch.

Cost
All Aboard Ohio Members: $50
Non-Members: $75

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23rd

Registration Online:
Online Form Legislative Summit

Or print out this form and mail with payment:
Public Registration Form

A copy of this agenda can be found by clicking here. Go and find out how you can help and also why this is viable for Ohio. Peace Out – 3C

Ohio’s New 21st Century Transportation Priorities Task Force

Carole Cohen — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:07:51 +0000

I’ve appreciated the comments on recent posts about all of us getting involved to help make changes in our NE Ohio world. We talked a bit about needing to feel more a part of our communities and the decision-making process. I got an email announcement yesterday from All Aboard Ohio, announcing ODOT’s new 21st Century Transportation Priorities Task Force. Seems that people really do want to know what we think, at least about the myriad of transportation issues. Here is an excerpt of explanation:

“Unlike past statewide planning efforts, the Transportation Priorities Task Force will explore a broader spectrum of issues facing the state,” said ODOT Director James Beasley. “We need to prioritize how the state balances the movement of people and freight, promotes safety and reduces congestion, creates jobs and encourages responsible growth, helps to build sustainable communities, and links all modes of transportation – connecting highways to rail, aviation, water ports, and transit.”

Here is a list of task force members. Frank Jackson is an executive chair and the only one I recognize from our area. However, there are plenty of people on the list representing groups and they could very well be from NE Ohio. I would love to be able to talk with Larry Davis, the President of the Ohio Trucking Assn – and also a task force member. Freight has to be carried by trains to pick up the slack for trucking because it can’t handle the load by itself anymore…at least that is what we are told. This task force says it wants my input and so Larry Davis will be one of the first people I address in my comments.

Yes, everyone, here is your chance to weigh in on what you think priorities should be; light rail, high speed, better more complete rail systems; whatever you think and how you think it would help your area or family personally, let them know! And here is the link for your comments.

It sounds as if there will be various task force meetings throughout the State….the first one is in Columbus at the beginning of May. Check out the site, get the details, and add your comments!

It occurs to me that we had a foreclosure task force that did a yeoman’s job and that good Statewide efforts seem to be growing out of that task force’s report. This Transportation Priorities Task Force could be a chance for us to have a lot of input into what direction we take. I guess I like that fact that there are bright rays of hope (as far as grassroots input and connectivity is concerned) and not just gloom and doom. It tells me we can continue to work towards making a difference in many other areas as well.

If you want to talk to some cool ‘train’ people, tomorrow is your chance to do that. All Aboard Ohio has a booth at the Metroparks Zoo Earthfest 2008 event. Please stop by (I will be there from 3-5pm as well). I do believe it’s all happening at the zoo? Peace Out -3C

Third Annual Ohio Rail/Transit Summit March 7th In Columbus

Carole — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:54:00 +0000

Sometimes one thought leads to another and that is what happened to get me to this post. First, All Aboard Ohio is having their Third Annual Ohio Rail/Transit Summit in Columbus tomorrow. It’s a morning chock full of information, judging from the agenda, and an afternoon of lobbying for The Ohio Hub Plan ! If you can attend, it’s still not too late to sign up (you can even do it on the website through paypal). If you have followed the news (or just stopped at a gas station today), you know prices are on their way up again. We need improved public transportation and we need the Ohio Hub Initiative.While I was on All Aboard Ohio’s website, I noticed their link to Better World Club. Thus my ‘second thought’ for this post. Remember the Un Cola (7Up)? Well, Better World touts itself as the auto club to join, as opposed to that triple A one lol. They donate 1% of their revenue (yearly? monthly?) to support of environmental causes. They provide gas purchase discounts and check this out, discounts on purchases of hybrid cars? Okay, I’m signing up for their regular email newsletter called Kicking Asphalt. I can’t resist.

How can you not get excited about transportation issues. Peace Out – 3C – The Transportation Geek

Train Song Medley

What’s Faster Than a Speeding Bullet? The Ohio Hub Train

Carole — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:54:00 +0000

It seems there are more things to do today than there are hours, which must be why I am up at 5 o’clock in the morning. So let’s feature a video. One of my passions, the proposed 3C Corridor Plan/Ohio Hub Initiative. All Aboard Ohio’s website is the place to find out the most recent news and details. Read my Active Rain post on The Hub and when you get to the bottom of the comment list you will find a way to support this project. You need Quick Time in order to watch this video. It features fast trains (110 mph) and as the narrator says “…..5000 HP jet engine bullet that can get you anywhere in Ohio in an hour or two…..” This is definitely, they say, “Not Your Daddy’s Train.” Climb on board and Enjoy the video!!