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IMAGINE GETTING ON A TRAIN in Cleveland and arriving in Columbus for a meeting — relaxed, rested, and prepped for your presentation. Or your football game, or your night on the town. No more staring through the windshield at long, dreary stretches of I-71 in Richland and Morrow County. That’s already a reality for travelers [...]
Just me, or is it truly refreshing to see a high level leader – in this case Ohio Governor Ted Strickland – get visibly tweaked about the constant naysaying and pathetic pace of progress? Especially over public transit. Near the very end Gov. Strickland says “my brother, this is 2010.” Hilarious… (go to article)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A passenger rail pep rally broke out in the Statehouse Rotunda this afternoon as Gov. Ted Strickland officially announced that Ohio has received $400 million in federal stimulus funding for a passenger rail line linking Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. “Today, we are seeing the beginning of a new way to travel,” said Strickland [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Passenger rail service linking Ohio’s major cities — the so-called 3C Corridor — could be up and running by the end of 2012, thanks to a $400 million infusion of federal funding to be announced Thursday by the Obama administration, says Gov. Ted Strickland. The money, Ohio’s share of an $8 billion [...]
More support from the Plain Dealer for a bike/ped path on the Innerbelt Bridge. Support from all corners of the community has emboldened the City Planning Commission, which will vote on a resolution of support this Friday. This is more than a symbolic gesture. The Planning Commission will appoint three committee members who will draft the RFQ for the [...]
Ohio’s transit service is experiencing “death by a thousand cuts” including the latest deep slash in service due to the state’s reduced support. Instead of regarding transit as welfare, All Aboard Ohio has a smart plan that boosts transit within and between cities without raising the state budget. The report looks at the millions saved by [...]
As it stands, NOACA is the only MPO (metropolitan planning organization) along the 3C corridor in Ohio that has not approved adding the 3C project to this region’s transportation improvement plan (TIP). This step is necessary for the project to receive federal funding, and sends a strong message that Northeast Ohio supports passenger rail investment. [...]
Legendary investor Warren Buffett made a $26.3 billion bet on America’s future last week. He plunked it down to buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, acquiring all of the great Western freight railroad that his company didn’t already own. Mr. Buffett is 79 but isn’t thinking short-term. He’s looking 10 and 20 years down the [...]
Passenger train service between Cleveland and Cincinnati may not begin until the end of 2012, almost two years later than expected, if Ohio receives $564 million in federal stimulus funds. Promoters of the 3C Corridor, which includes Columbus, have maintained trains would be traveling at 79 miles an hour on existing freight track lines as [...]
ODOT director Jolene Molitoris and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson headline Thursday’s “Rally for Rail” in Cleveland. Part of a statewide barnstorm to raise support as the Senate debates how much to budget for new passenger rail—Ohio’s 3-C is on the bubble. Details here. The Cleveland Foundation awarded $14.8 million in grants, including $250,000 to Parkworks to create [...]
William Deitrick and Dan Feiwell may be from different generations but they share a desire to see passenger trains chug across the state. “I always traveled by train and I think if they gave it a try, it would work and people would ride again,” said Deitrick, 84, of Parma, who attended a public meeting [...]
A draft study by Amtrak of passenger rail service in the state includes an initial route with stops at downtown locations in Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati and a couple of points in between. Trains would stop six times a day in Cleveland and Cincinnati and eight times a day in Columbus. Service could be up [...]
Ohio’s 3C “Quick Start” Passenger Rail Plan Public Meeting Wednesday, September 16th Cleveland Airport Holiday Inn, 4181 W. 150th St., Cleveland. 4-7pm With Ohio’s 3C “Quick Start” Passenger Rail Service, more than 60% of Ohio’s population will have increased travel options by 2011. Trains, operating at up to 79 miles per hour in 2011 and [...]
Ohio’s got a big plan to pay for its share of a new rail line from Cleveland through Columbus to Cincinnati, and it’s one of those things you just can’t believe doesn’t already exist.. According to the AP, they’ve renegotiated their contract with the company that maintains those little blue highway signs telling you whether [...]
The Ohio Dept. of Transportation has set up a website just for 3C Corridor, passenger rail issues. It’s 3C and Me. It can help keep you informed of status of the Corridor development, upcoming meetings, issues. An additional good feature: you can comment on the site. In fact, comments are encouraged. Especially as it would [...]
Funding for a signature high-speed rail initiative of President Barack Obama would get an enormous boost under a transportation spending bill approved Friday by a key House panel. Obama had asked for $1 billion for construction of a new high-speed rail system and other intercity rail lines, which would come on top of $8 billion [...]
As the dream of passenger rail between Cleveland and Cincinnati moves closer to reality — with officials seeking up to $400 million in federal stimulus money and Amtrak undertaking a study — communities along the line are lobbying for a stop. It even has spawned competition in parts of the state. The towns know the [...]
via Cuyahoga County Planning Commission: “The list of 10 corridors announced by President Barack Obama this year as part of his push to develop a network of intercity passenger rail lines included a Chicago-to-Cleveland line and one from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. At a hearing in Pittsburgh today, Mr. Altmire, D-McCandless, described Pittsburgh to Cleveland as [...]
via Cuyahoga County Planning Commission: “Pittsburgh could be left behind in the push for high-speed passenger rail service, even though Pennsylvania and Ohio are trying to connect the city to a proposed nationwide network to take pressure off crowded highways and expensive airways. Ohio is years ahead of Pennsylvania with a plan that would connect [...]
“The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials are getting behind Congress and the president’s push for national high-speed passenger rail. ‘It is time for the United States to provide a robust intercity passenger rail network that provides competitive, reliable, and frequent passenger service, comparable to world class systems in other countries.’ Read the [...]
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