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Does Infrastructure Mean Trains Instead of Highways in the 21st Century?

October 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m thinking yes and that doesn’t surprise anyone who reads my posts.  What do you think? Does it make sense to change our paradigm on infrastructure? I know we can’t abandon our existing highways and fixing the Innerbelt Bridge for example, makes perfect sense.  After all, even buses take the Innerbelt Bridge   Brewed Fresh [...]

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Tags: economic development · economic news · Ohio Rail and Transit · politics · transit oriented development

Ohio Hub/Passenger Rail Updates

August 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Here is a passenger rail update, and thanks to Stacy Fallon of The Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Committee (MIPRC) for some of the links.   People in Warren and Youngstown weigh in on passenger rail and sound pretty enthusiastic about being able to schlep into Cleveland for Cavs and Indians games, among other things. At [...]

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Our Legislators Are Supporting Passenger Rail

August 5th, 2008 · No Comments

I got this message from All Aboard Ohio about a week ago, I’m trying to recreate some posts that were lost, so bear with me. This one was important enough to recreate, at least I think so  ”Another victory for passenger rail development for Ohio! Recently, the Ohio Delegation to Congress has sent a letter [...]

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Does This Get Us One Step Closer to The Ohio Hub?

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments

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I hope so. I love the bipartisan support, the overwhelming majority that makes it virtually veto-proof (based on the fact that the Senate has already passed such legislation (SB294). CNN covers this well on their website: House Approves Amtrak Funding. The vote was 311-104…not too shabby! You know,  we normally only see names of our [...]

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Tags: Ohio Rail and Transit

Annual Rail Summit This Wednesday

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

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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 [...]

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Railroads Get A Thumbs Up

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments

There is a wonderful article in the Washington Post today that coincides with comments I heard from people yesterday. I spent a few hours at Earthfest Day at the Zoo, working the booth with my All Aboard Ohio friends yesterday. There were a few people who had reservations about whether or not The Ohio Hub [...]

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

March 6th, 2007 · No Comments

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 [...]

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Tags: economic development · Ohio Rail and Transit

Cleveland City Council Supports Rail Plan

February 15th, 2007 · No Comments

There are plans in the works to bolster our area’s economy through commuter rail. One plan is the Cleveland Hub Initiative . On a smaller scale, the West Shore Corridor commuter rail plan is also proposed. This would develop a system that runs from Lorain to Cleveland. All Aboard Ohio(AAO ) is the website to [...]

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Tags: politics · transit oriented development