3C Rail May Not Be Dead. Despite the election of a conservative, backward-thinking new governor, Ohio still has some chance of building passenger rail service between Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus. In well-publicized statements, John Kasich has declared passenger rail dead. In so doing, he thwarts the thousands of jobs that would be created, and ignores the fact that Ohio is the country’s most densely populated state without passenger rail.All Aboard Ohio has put forward a plan to form a Joint Powers Authority, a coalition of county and municipal government organizations that could accept federal funding for passenger rail development without the blessing or participation of state government. The group claims precedent in California and Minnesota, where similar groups have moved rail travel forward.
via urbancincy.com
Oh my gaawwwwwwwwd I want this to happen. Cincinnati had the opportunity to adopt one of the most revered public transpo systems in the country. Instead, it didn’t. Cincinnati is far too big, divided, and economically distraught for Ohio not to consider implementing a comprehensive public transportation system. It would be a total shame to see something like this go unheeded. I mean, the civil planning for Cincinnati is so disgraceful, I don’t even understand.
Reblog to look at later.
