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Lots of Tax Issues on Ballot as Ohio’s Support for Urban Areas Dwindles (La Prensa) Hamilton County Leaders Oppose Idea of County-Only Sales Tax for SORTA (Enquirer) Cleveland RTA May Make Even Deeper Service Cuts in 2017 (Plain Dealer) New Helena Street Bridge to Include Wider Sidewalks (Daily News) People’s Liberty Grantees Place Giant Beanbags […]

Cincinnati Has a Lot of Work to Do to Make Streets Safe for Walking (Soapbox) If Columbus Doesn’t Want People Biking on Sidewalks It Should Make Streets Safer for Riding (NPR) Apple Expands Transit Map Coverage to More Ohio Cities (MacRumors) It Appears Increasingly Likely That SORTA Will Put Transit Measure on 2017 Ballot (WCPO) Columbus Voters […]

Here’s What We Know After Two Months of Streetcar Ridership Data (WCPO) Curtis Sitt Shares Why Columbus Should Approve COTA’s Transit Levy (Business First) Cleveland RTA Brings in Former FTA Leader to Oversee Rail Operations (Plain Dealer) New “Experiential” Learning Program Asks Participants to Reimagine Quaker Oats Complex (Akronist) Transit Union Fighting SORTA Over Employee […]

ODOT’s Obsession With 12-Foot Driving Lanes Makes Ohio’s Roads Dangerous (Lima News) COTA Happy With Performance of New AirConnect Bus Service (Business First) NE Ohio’s Lack of Connectivity Shows Failure of Intercity Transit Network (Red, Green and Blue) CareSource Doubling Down On Its Commitment to Dayton’s Urban Core (Business Journal) GE Says Walkable Location Was […]

League of Women Voters: COTA “Benefits All Communities” Overhaul of Akron’s Bus System Moving Forward Slowly (Crain’s Business) Cincinnati Streetcar Continues to Beat Ridership Expectations (Business Courier) Cleveland Fans Packing RTA Trains for World Series Games (Plain Dealer) Ohio 32 Is a Highway That’s Never Lived Up to Expectations (Lima News) Hillary Clinton Has an Ambitious […]

A Well-Functioning COTA Is Imperative for a Vibrant Columbus (Dispatch) Bus Riders Continue Protest About Lousy Bus Stop Locations at Dayton Mall (Daily News) Why Did Lima Get Rid of All Its Short-Line Passenger Railroads? (Lima News) Clifton Looking for Comprehensive Upgrades to Bicycle Infrastructure (News Record) Planned Walkable Mixed-Use Development Includes Train Observation Platform (Business Courier) […]