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San Antonio Gets a Badly Needed Kick in the Pants on Pedestrian Safety

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 26, 2017 | No Comments

In removing a guerrilla safety improvement, San Antonio officials acted with the kind of swiftness that they've never displayed in response to the city's staggering pedestrian death rate.

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 26, 2017 | No Comments

Is Cincinnati Ready to Elect This Public Transportation Advocate? (Cincinnati Business Courier)
Cincinnati Will Spend Money on Transit App But Not Actual Transit (WVXU)
KY Governor Matt Bevin: Bring On the Highway-Induced Sprawl (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Developer Wants Publicly Funded Parking Garage for Covington “Urban Infill” Project (RC News)
ODOT Allocates Laketran Funds to Buy Eight Dial-A-Ride Buses (The News-Herald)
Middletown Council Candidates Say They Wouldn’t Back Transportation Tax (Dayton Daily News)
Tampa Approves Streetcar Expansion (Tbo.com)

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 25, 2017 | No Comments

Vendor Still Hasn’t Fixed Cincy Streetcar Ticketing Machines (WCPO)
Will Cranley Back Sales Tax Increase to Pay for Viaduct? (Cincinnati Business Courier)
Electric Vehicle Promoters Want More Charging Stations in Central OH (Columbus Business First)
What About All the Other Victims of Dangerously Built Roads, ODOT? (Toledo Blade)
Alleged Impaired Driver Injures Passengers in Hamilton Avenue Crash (WCPO)
Tampa Group Seeks Law Change to Get Buses Into Express Lanes (Tampa Bay Business Journal)

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Nature Is Potent Weapon to Defeat Climate Change

By Marc Lefkowitz | Oct 24, 2017 | No Comments

The next time you’re in the grocery store and pick up your favorite snack food, turn the box over and look for “palm oil” in the ingredients list.

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 24, 2017 | No Comments

Cincinnati Mayoral Candidate Proposes Columbus-Style Overhaul for Transit (Enquirer)
SORTA Board Chair Nominated for Outstanding Director (Business Courier)
Covington Searches for $100K to Finish Licking River Greenway (River City News)
Replacing Innerbelt Will Take Time, Says Akron Planning Director (WKSU)
“This American Life” Hands Mic to Drivers Whining About Speeding Tickets (Cleveland Scene)
Poor Air Quality in Marietta Leads to Free Bus Rides for Elderly, Asthmatics (Marietta Times)
South East Area Transit Asks Zanesville Council for $90,000 (WHIZ News)

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 23, 2017 | No Comments

Allen County RTA Asks for Sales Tax Bump (Lima News)
Imagine If Cities Invested in Transit for Residents, Rather Than Corporations (WOSU)
No, Columbus Dispatch, More Highways Won’t Fix Congestion
Hamilton Mayoral Challenger Wants to Help People Get Around Car-Free (Middletown Journal-News)
Dayton RTA Signs Its Largest Bus Contract Ever to Buy 40 Electric Trolleys (WHIO)
#MeToo Campaign Shows How Riding Transit Can Be Dangerous for Women (WaPo)
As RTD Struggles, Boulder Considers Starting Own Transit Authority (Denver Post)

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 20, 2017 | No Comments

Allen County Gets Seniors’ Support for Transit Levy (Lima News)
Lessons from BLINK: Transit-Only Lanes Will Help Alleviate Congestion (WCPO)
Bus Driver Shortage Causing Problems in Cincy (Local 12)
CEO Whose “Joyride” Killed Local Priest Gets Jail Time (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Warren County Teens Are Dangerous Drivers (Dayton Daily News)
Will Cities Ever Take Road Safety Seriously? (WKYC, Dayton Daily News)
Zombies, Lights Taking Over Toledo Streets This Weekend (Toledo Blade)
Seattle City Council Second Guessing Streetcar Days Before Groundbreaking (KIRO 7)

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COTA Considering Fare Hike for 2018

By Brent Warren | Oct 19, 2017 | No Comments

The Central Ohio Transit Authority is considering raising the price of a bus ride in Columbus for the first time since 2012. A plan being presented by COTA in a series of public meetings this week calls for raising the standard fare from $2 to either $2.50 or $2.75.

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 19, 2017 | No Comments

By Moving Freeway, Cleveland Has a Chance to Rectify Decades of Neglect (Cleveland Scene)
A Walkable Akron Is a Prosperous Akron (WKSU)
Insufficient Transit Could Doom Ohio’s Amazon HQ2 Prospects … (Akron Beacon-Journal)
… As Would Betting the Future on Robot Cars (Columbus Business First)
Which Fare Hike Plan Will COTA Choose? (Columbus Underground)
Cincy Nonprofit Revitalizing Alleys to Boost Pedestrian Safety (WCPO)
Rural SC County Realizes the Folly of Designing Streets for Cars (Anderson Independent Mail)
SEPTA Opens BRT-Lite Line Along Roosevelt Boulevard (Philly.com)

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Midwest Rail Plan Is Promising for Ohio

By Ken Prendergast | Oct 18, 2017 | No Comments

Although it is still a few months away from completion, the Midwest Regional Rail System study by the Federal Railroad Administration and its consulting team is delivering some early returns.

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 18, 2017 | No Comments

If Bus Riders Were Robot Cars John Kasich Would Bend Over Backward for Them (Plain Dealer)
Athens Makes Transit Free for OU Students, and Ridership Soars (Athens Post)
Metro Exploring BRT Line in Cincinnati (Cincinnati Business Courier)
Arcane Parking Minimums Keep Cincy Brewery From Opening (Cincinnati Business Courier)
The Battle Between Frank Jackson and Dirt Bikers Continues (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Euclid Police Officer Seriously Injured Bystander in Vehicle Chase (Cleveland Scene)
ODOT Turns Former HQ Into Urban Pollinator (Columbus Dispatch)

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 17, 2017 | No Comments

Is a Bus Fare Hike Looming for SORTA Riders? (Cincinnati Business Courier)
Cincy Officials Have No Plans to Keep Drivers From Blocking Streetcar (Enquirer, WCPO)
Cincy and County Settle on Viaduct for TIGER Grant, But Might Have Trouble Landing It (WCPO)
Columbus Wants Public Feedback Concerning Bus Fare Hike (10 TV)
Major Butler County Thoroughfare Will Get Sidewalks (Dayton Daily News)
Trolley, Pedicabs Roll Into Hamilton (Dayton Daily News)
As Rural Areas Age, Transit Systems Struggle to Meet Rising Demand (WFPL)
Feds: MBTA Commuter Rail Malfunctions More Than Any Other System (Boston Herald)

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