I came across this great post detailing a proposal for an interstate rail network. There’s a few awkward routing selections, but who doesn’t love a fantasy map? Enjoy! Envisioning a Future Interstate Rail Network The Transport Politic January 30, 2009 …Below is the transport politic’s vision of the 21st century’s Interstate system: a network of [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Envisioning a Future Interstate Rail Network
Posted in Rail X-ing on January 31, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Ohio’s 3C corridor could roll in 2010
Posted in Rail X-ing on January 30, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Passenger trains could roll next year Friday, January 30, 2009 3:17 AM By James Nash THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH It’s been so long since people could catch a train in Columbus and debark in Cleveland a couple of hours later that most Ohioans probably regard the notion as a Cold War memory, like TV dinners in [...]
Gov. Strickland Voices Support for 3-C Passenger Rail
Posted in Rail X-ing on January 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
With the need for new construction jobs, relief from high gas prices, and the desire for a change from the status quo, it feels like the time might finally be right for the Ohio Hub Plan. It’s made it past the first big hurdle — winning over the state’s most important decision maker… 2009 State [...]
Obama Moves to Increase Vehicle Efficiency
Posted in Auto X-ing on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I got a shocking flashback to my 4th grade social studies class when I was reminded that the Executive Branch of the Government is responsible for enforcing the laws that Congress has written. Crazy stuff…I know. In today’s case, President Obama has decided to enforce the (13 month old) Energy Security and Independence Act [...]
$1.69 Billion for Downtown Split!
Posted in Auto X-ing on January 23, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Reconstructing the I-70/I-71 Split downtown is a project that has generated some controversy on Columbus Underground. ODOT has released its newest price tag. Split’s end $1.6 billion project to untangle city’s worst traffic snarl Friday, January 23, 2009 3:25 AM By Debbie Gebolys THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The long-awaited plan to rebuild I-70/71 through Downtown is [...]
Next ODOT Director Named
Posted in Multi-Modal X-ing on January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
ODOT Director Beasley to retire from Strickland cabinet Jolene Molitoris promoted Thursday, January 22, 2009 1:30 PM By Mark Niquette and James Nash THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The director of the Ohio Department of Transportation is retiring and will be replaced by Assistant Director Jolene Molitoris, Gov. Ted Strickland’s office announced today. James Beasley, whom Strickland [...]
Picturing Smart Growth
Posted in Multi-Modal X-ing on January 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
How can this… be transformed into this? Check out the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Picturing Smart Growth site to see a slide-show of this and other suburban to urban transformations for yourself. This kind of change is what I like to imagine when I’m driving down Morse, 161, Henderson, Bethel, Polaris….well just about any road [...]
Draft Stimulus Bill
Posted in Multi-Modal X-ing on January 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I don’t have time to do a lot of reading, analysis, and commenting on what this means for Columbus and Ohio yet, but I wanted to get this post up so our readers can stay up-to-date. If you need some opinions, Streetsblog is doing a great job covering the story. Stimulus Bill Draft Circulated By [...]
‘Shovel ready’ green projects
Posted in Bicycle X-ing, Bus X-ing, Multi-Modal X-ing, Rail X-ing on January 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Here’s a good post from our friends in Cleveland about Ohio’s request for economic stimulus money: ‘Shovel ready’ green projects Submitted by Marc Lefkowitz | Last edited January 15, 2009 – 1:34pm What is on the list of ‘shovel ready’ green projects that Northeast Ohio is proposing to fund with an expected hundreds of millions [...]
Rep. Boehner Opposes Bike Path Spending
Posted in Bicycle X-ing on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I found this interesting link on BikePortland.org: Rep. John Boehner: Widen highways for “American families” (updated) [Via Paul Dorn's Bike Commute Tips Blog] House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) weighed in on Obama’s big economic stimulus bill during an interview on the CBS News show “Face the Nation” (his comments were also picked up by [...]
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