Cleveland Celebrates Nature Nearby
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This is the year Cleveland turns its attention to vibrant green space.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Local Transportation Projects Left Behind in New ODOT Budget (Plain Dealer)
- ODOT Spends $2.3 Billion on Roads and Bridges, $33 Million on Transit (Fox 19)
- Does ODOT Really Think Wider Highways Fix Congestion? (Dispatch)
- Working Group Wants to Speed Up Cincinnati Streetcar (WVXU)
- Cracked Concrete Along Streetcar Line Not Dangerous (WCPO)
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Providence Is Using Bikes to Build a Future on a Freeway’s Footprint
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Fifty years ago, almost every city in the country discovered the effects a freeway has on the neighborhoods nearby. Now, one of the country's oldest cities is about to learn what happens when you move a freeway out.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Ohio Senate Nixes Millions for Public Transit in New Budget (Plain Dealer)
- Gas Tax Not Viable Funding Method, says Senate President (Dispatch)
- ODOT Seeks Feedback for Transportation Plan (Blade)
- Water Main Project Reroutes Dayton Buses (Daily News)
- Cincinnati Streetcar Monthly Passes Coming This Summer (WCPO)
- League of American Bicyclists Publishes State Rankings (Next City)
- Dallas Turns Downtown Parking Lot Into Park (Morning News)
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Parking Madness: Hartford vs. Cleveland
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Streetsblog is on the hunt for the North American transit station that's most severely undermined by excess surface parking, and today you'll meet the last two contestants in the running.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Cincinnati’s Brand New Streetcars Are Breaking Down (Business Courier)
- ODOT Plans Variable Speed Limits for Several Interstates (Dispatch)
- Construction Continues on Akron Innerbelt (Plain Dealer)
- Ohio Bike Laws, Explained (Plain Dealer)
- Vehicle Registration Fee Hike Could Fund New Western Hills Viaduct (Business Courier)
- Akron Converting Several Downtown Streets Back to Two-Way (WKSU)
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How a Toledo Mom Stopped a Destructive Road Widening
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Dana Dunbar was new to transportation policy and activism. But that didn't stop her from waging a successful grassroots campaign against a road widening in her neighborhood.
Highway Projects Won’t Save the Rust Belt
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Highway mega-projects remain tempting to struggling cities and regions in the Rust Belt. But evidence shows they shift economic activity away from existing business districts and don't generate lasting improvements.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Youngstown Purchases Seven Paratransit Buses (Vindicator)
- New COTA Executive Will Act as Liaison With Local Government (Business First)
- Shared-Use Bike Path Along Ohio River Nears Completion (Business Courier)
- RTA Rerouting Westbound Rail Line to Accommodate Repairs (Plain Dealer)
- Cincinnati’s Bus System by the Numbers (Enquirer)
- Uber Temporarily Suspends Self-Driving Vehicle Program After Crash (Associated Press)
- Trump Promises $1 Trillion for Infrastructure, Experts Say Needs Closer to $4.5B (Post)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- State Budget Skimps on Transit Funding (Plain Dealer)
- Community Streetcar Coalition Holds Annual Summit in Cincinnati (Streetcar Coalition)
- Looming Budget Cuts Trouble Cleveland Transit Riders (Plain Dealer)
- Columbus Contemplates Free Bus Passes for Downtown Workers (Dispatch)
- SORTA in Hot Seat After Photo of Dilapidated Bus Stop Goes Viral (Enquirer)
- About That Cincinnati Subway System … (Atlas Obscura)
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Seattle Campaign to #GivePedsTheGreen Would Do Away With “Beg Buttons”
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A petition in Seattle is calling on the city to do away with "beg buttons" and automatically give pedestrians a walk signal at every traffic light in its "urban villages" -- areas that are walkable and transit-oriented. While pressing a button may seem like a small imposition, it's not that simple.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Cincinnati Could Shore Up SORTA Budget Deficit (WCPO)
- OKI Reorients Planning to Include Autonomous Vehicles (Business Courier)
- Cincinnati Bell CEO Holds Private Meeting to Express Streetcar Concerns (Enquirer)
- Akron Business Group Pushes for Scenic Railroad Stop (Beacon Journal)
- Butler County Awards Additional Contracts for Buses Transporting Veterans (Daily News)
- Cincinnati Streetcar Downtown Loop Reopens After Week of Repairs (City of Cincinnati)
- COTA Delays Rollout of Free Wi-Fi on Columbus Buses (Dispatch)
- Numerous Transit Projects Burned by Trump’s Budget Proposal (Washington Post)
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