It’s nice to see funding to back up policy. From the Mayor’s State of the City speech on Wednesday: And today I am proud to announce that we will invest $30 million in resurfacing streets and alleys in Columbus. This represents the largest single-year investment in street and alley resurfacing in the history of our [...]
Archive for February, 2011
State of the City Address Supports Complete Streets
Posted in Auto X-ing, Bicycle X-ing, Multi-Modal X-ing, Pedestrian X-ing on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Kasich Proposes Higher Vehicle Title Fees
Posted in Auto X-ing on February 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Ohio considers $10 hike in vehicle title fee Associated Press – February 24, 2011 7:25 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. John Kasich’s (KAY’-siks) administration wants to hike the cost of an Ohio vehicle title by $10 while eliminating a $20 late fee for driver license renewals. The Dayton Daily News reports the proposals [...]
Columbus Hosts Discussion on New Federal Transportation Bill
Posted in Multi-Modal X-ing on February 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Streetsblog has a nice summary of the transportation hearing that took place in Columbus yesterday: Highways Take Center Stage at Columbus Transpo Field Hearing by Angie Schmitt on February 23, 2011 Make federal transportation dollars more flexible. Tie infrastructure investment to economic development. Streamline the construction process. Those were the suggestions of a panel of [...]
ODOT Preparing Streetcar Policy
Posted in Rail X-ing on February 19, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Transportation officials readying stance on streetcars Business Courier – by Dan Monk Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 11:35am EST – Last Modified: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 1:59pm EST The Ohio Department of Transportation is developing a statewide policy on streetcars, a document that is likely to influence future funding decisions on urban circulators in Cincinnati, [...]
Newark, OH Studying Transit
Posted in Bus X-ing, Rail X-ing on February 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Building on news of increasing Delaware County transit ridership, Newark is studying its transit needs. One of the elements to be considered; streetcars! So if you’re disappointed in Columbus’ lack of streetcar pursuit, or if you just miss arguing about the pros and cons of streetcars, now you can follow Newark’s study. There’s already several [...]
Delaware County Transit Ridership Grows
Posted in Bus X-ing on February 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This is still an extremely small number of passengers, but it’s nice to see ridership growing. Use of Delaware County bus service up Saturday, February 12, 2011 02:51 AM By Allison Manning THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH DELAWARE, Ohio – More people are jumping on the bright yellow buses that shuttle residents throughout Delaware County. In 2009, [...]
No Trains for You
Posted in Multi-Modal X-ing on February 11, 2011 | 7 Comments »
In case you hadn’t already noticed, both streetcars and light rail plans have been shelved in Columbus. In case there was any doubt, this Dispatch article puts officials on record confirming the point. Columbus no longer planning for streetcars, light rail Friday, February 11, 2011 02:51 AM By Robert Vitale THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Despite a [...]
ODOT Rescinds Transit Funding – COTA Loses New Route
Posted in Bus X-ing on February 9, 2011 | 8 Comments »
As previously reported, COTA was planning to add a new route connecting Riverside Hospital, OSU Medical Center, Columbus State Community College, the Columbus College of Art and Design, Grant Hospital, and Children’s Hospital. However, with state funding from ODOT cut from $150 million to $80 million through 2013, that will no longer happen. ODOT cuts [...]
COTA Making Changes in Grandview, Upper Arlington
Posted in Bus X-ing on February 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
COTA tinkers with less-popular routes in Grandview, UA By MARK DUBOVEC Published: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 5:07 PM EST At public meetings Jan. 18 and 25, COTA officials discussed how they are looking to simplify service on the No. 19 Arlington route while splitting the No. 84 Arlington-OSU-Lennox-Grandview route into two routes. COTA also plans [...]
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