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Streetcar Meeting? From: Ann Whelan Date: May 03 12:59 UTC Short link
I heard some discussion the next day on NPR, and someone (sorry I didn't
catch his name) said the street car would encourage bicycling in Columbus.
Does that mean bicycles can easily be taken on the street car? What will the
costs be to ride? Is there an extra cost to take your bike with you? It
would be good to have bike lockers downtown-so far there are none. . A women
(NPR) was quoted as saying she would be willing to pay to ride the street
car for certain special events several times a year (like games). But she
implied that it would be too expensive to use the street car routinely. The
actual cost to ride was not disclosed.How green is it to have a street car
operating with only a few riders?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Keister" <<email obscured>> To: "'Laura Koprowski'" <<email obscured>>; "'Elizabeth Ike'" <<email obscured>>; "'Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum'" <<email obscured>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [CORIF] Streetcar Meeting? > After Councilmember Maryellen O'Shaughnessy introduced the topic at the > Council hearing on streetcars on Monday night, Mayor Coleman, Chief of > Staff Mike Reese and financial consultant John Rosenberger laid out the > background and financial scenario that could pay for the starter system > running from Mound to OSU along High St.. Then the following speakers > expressed their commitment to work with the City in moving forward with > the streetcar proposal: COTA CEO Bill Lhota, MORPC Executive Director > Chester Jourdan, OSU Government Relations Director Dawn Tyler-Lee, the > outgoing and incoming OSU Student Government presidents, and Suzanne > Coleman-Tolbert, Central Ohio Workforce Council. > > 53 members of the public signed up to speak -- after four hours of > testimony, many people left before they got their turn to speak. Of those > who stayed, about (depends on how you tally the remarks) 21 spoke against > the streetcar proposal, 17 spoke in favor and another three or four > expressed their desire that City Council study the concept thoroughly > before moving forward. > > Of those who spoke against, several asked that more be done to improve and > expand the current transit system, or that a regional rail system be built > instead of a streetcar system, which is more of a downtown circulator. > Councilwoman O'Shaughnessy is going to call another public hearing to > allow COTA to share the many steps they are taking to accomplish these > very goals. Others were concerned about the expenditure in tight economic > times, or expressed fears that increased parking fees would discourage > people from coming/developing downtown. Supporters encouraged Council to > invest in streetcars as a first step in a broader rail-transit system, or > that making an investment now will pay large dividends later in better > mobility, more green transportation options, a more viable downtown and > high economic return. They pointed to experiences in other cities where > that has been the case. Several supporters acknowledged the streetcar > proposal wasn't perfect, that it wouldn't address e > very need the City has, but was an important piece of helping Downtown > Columbus and the region realize a broader vision for the future. > > Marie > > Marie S. Keister, APR, AICP > ENGAGE > 7759 Crawley Dr. > Dublin, OH 43017 > (614) 565-2819 > <email obscured> > www.engagepublicaffairs.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Laura Koprowski [mailto:<email obscured>] > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 3:39 PM > To: Elizabeth Ike; Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum > Subject: Re: [CORIF] Streetcar Meeting? > > Well, I wasn't there either but heard it was a 4 hour meeting and the > discussion was divided in support but a positive thing was that the > majority are in support of general increase funding, planning and > availability of mass transit in our region - yeah!! It's a start! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elizabeth Ike [mailto:<email obscured>] > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 1:39 PM > To: Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum > Subject: [CORIF] Streetcar Meeting? > > Good Afternoon Everyone! > > I have been out of town this week and was unable to attend the Public > Hearing for the streetcar proposal on Monday. Was anyone able to attend > who > could tell me how the meeting went? > > Thanks! > > Liz Ike > > Elizabeth Ike > Clintonville, Columbus > Info about Elizabeth Ike: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/contacts/whelanike > > This topic's messages may be viewed at: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/4w8CNIhfD5A5eWB8HUEXlS > ----------------------------------------- > To post, send your message to: <email obscured> > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," > in subject line and send to: <email obscured> > > More info about Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/corif > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net > > Laura Koprowski > Grandview Heights > Info about Laura Koprowski: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/contacts/rWdCPb5lpdpAR7zEZTxns > > This topic's messages may be viewed at: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/1BlLLldNqZl3AC1zZqvpue > ----------------------------------------- > To post, send your message to: <email obscured> > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," > in subject line and send to: <email obscured> > > More info about Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/corif > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net > > > Marie Keister > Dublin > Info about Marie Keister: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/contacts/2IHgCZCDJSyhPA2veW3PMk > > This topic's messages may be viewed at: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/1GUHyWy91IygAwdHpjUCeH > ----------------------------------------- > To post, send your message to: <email obscured> > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," > in subject line and send to: <email obscured> > > More info about Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/corif > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net