On Thursday, March 27, Metro, Southwest Ohio’s Regional Transit Authority, unveiled its first ticket vending machine. The machine is located at the Government Square information booth near the intersection of Fifth and Walnut in Downtown Cincinnati and provides 24/7 access to Metro passes and stored-value cards.
Westfalen Lofts II, located at 1426-1438 Race St. in Over-the-Rhine, is an extension of Westfalen Lofts. The project involved converting seven buildings into one condo development.
The Federal Transit Administration appears to be encouraging Cincinnati to begin planning to extend its starter streetcar line, the latter currently under construction.
The Port of Cincinnati wants to expand its boundary to include 205 miles of the Ohio River for statistical reporting. Currently, the port has a 26-mile boundary that includes Boone and Kenton counties in Kentucky.
A groundswell of citizen support rose from nowhere in just six weeks to fight City Hall and save Cincinnati's streetcar project.http://http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/26/cincinnati-streetcar-fight/4212727/
The New York Times weighs in on the Cincinnati streetcar project.
Wired weighs in on the Cincinnati streetcar project.
The Ohio Department of Transportation is using an Internet-based feedback program to give the public more opportunity to engage in the planning and development of Oasis, the region’s first commuter rail line. The survey is available until January 10.
A newly formed group known as We Believe in Cincinnati announced a petition drive to put the streetcar issue before voters in a special election as soon as February. They said they hoped to collect 12,000 signatures by Saturday.
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