CITY STUDY FINDS NO OBSTACLES TO STREETCAR
A feasibility study by the City of Cincinnati found that there were no major obstacles to building a streetcar. It would cost $102 million in escalated costs assuming construction completed by the year 2010. Also....
Preliminary ridership estimates for average daily streetcar ridership in the Opening Year (assumed 2010)ranged from 3,700 to 5,600, and ranged from 5,000 to 7,900 in the year 2015. Economic impacts in conjunction with the streetcar investment are estimated over thirty years as $379 million in increased property values and $34 million in additional property taxes; and, based on experience in U.S. communities that implemented streetcars, the consultant team estimated over $1.4 billion in redevelopment of vacant and underutilized properties in the corridor.
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TAP-ING PATRONS FOR CLEAN WATER The Tap Project will launch Saturday in Cincinnati with an event at Bang! nightclub. The Project asks patrons of local restaraunts to donate $1 for tap water, which would normally be free. For every dollar raised, a child will have clean drinking water for 40 days, according to UNICEF, an organization aimed at raising funds and increaing awareness of challenges facing the world's children. CLICK FOR MORE MARCH 12 03:00 PM
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July 19, 2008
NAACP TO PUT PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION ON THE BALLOT
The Cincinnati branch of the NAACP has initiated a campaign to use Proportional Representation, or “PR,” for Cincinnati City Council elections. PR is a ranked choice voting system used to elect legislative bodies around the world. Some of its advantages include: - Higher voter turnout - Fair representation for all voters - Better opportunities for racial and political minority groups to win representation - More positive campaigns Under PR, larger groups win more seats, small groups win fewer seats but are still represented, and everybody gets a fair share. When Cincinnati used PR from 1927-1955, African-Americans gained political representation for the first time, and the city earned a national reputation for outstanding municipal government. We are working to give Cincinnatians a chance to use a more democratic system for Council elections, but we need your help to do it! If you can help us collect signatures between now and mid-August to put PR on the ballot, please contact Josh Krekeler at (513) 368-4062 or by e-mail at betterballotleague@fuse.net
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