Ken Prendergast
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Midwest Rail Plan Is Promising for Ohio
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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.
CSX, Wall Street Want a Steel Wall Across Ohio
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A CSX plan would likely clog the Chicago-Albany freight rail line and prompt more rail shippers to use trucks.
Central Ohio Passenger Train Advocates Gather to Raise the Alarm — and Hope
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The Trump Administration’s 2018 proposed budget would eliminate the Federal Transit Administration and its $4 billion annual budget within four years. It would also slash all funding to Amtrak’s National Network that has seen ridership grow 18 percent since 2000.
Report issued on Ohio passenger rail immediate needs
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All Aboard Ohio has issued an important, detailed report (CLICK HERE, 6.3 mb) and four-page summary (CLICK HERE, 1.3 mb) in time for consideration by Ohio’s elected officials as they debate the next two years of transportation spending. UPDATE: All Aboard Ohio gives testimony Feb. 22 to the Ohio House Finance Committee READ: AAO Testimony-Finance […]
Mad Jack Challenge Fundraiser Fills Big Need!
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All Aboard Ohio is 3/4th toward its Mad Jack fundraiser goal of $4,000.
A Multi-County Transit System for NE Ohio?
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At long last, the conversation has begun — about creating a multi-county public transit system of nodes and regional connectors for Northeast Ohio. It’s a vision that will include the best attributes of walking, bikes, private transportation network companies, circulator/mainline/rapid buses, modernized and expanded urban rail lines, regional commuter railroad lines and multimodal stations that conveniently unite […]
NAACP Policy: Public Transit Is a Civil Right
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At its 107th Annual Convention held July 16-20 in Cincinnati, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) passed a national transportation policy platform that establishes public transportation as a basic civil right. The policy was brought forth by All Aboard Ohio Vice Chair Derek Bauman (who also chairs the Transportation Committee of […]
Ohio Faces Major Transit Funding Crisis
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Two years ago, the Ohio Department of Transportation estimated in an important study that public transportation agencies across the state will need nearly $570 million per year in additional funding to meet identifiable needs. That amount of state support would put Ohio, the nation’s seventh-most populous state, among its peers – the other top-10 states in […]
Vision: Restructure, Rebuild, and Expand NEO Transit
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Part Two of our series on challenges and opportunities of re-envisioning Northeast Ohio transit Northeast Ohioans care about their region and its quality of life. They care about it so much that All Aboard Ohio is willing to bet they’ll come together to take a hard look at everything involving the region’s public transportation offerings. Everything […]
Cleveland rail shutdown unavoidable
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Part One of our series on challenges and opportunities of re-envisioning Northeast Ohio transit In five years or possibly less, east-siders in Greater Cleveland will be riding substitute buses to work, school or medical appointments. Their trips will take two to three times longer than the trains they used to ride. And they will ride […]
Cleveland’s Looming Rail Shutdown
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In the next few years, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) may be compelled to shut down one or all of its three rail lines just as millennials and real estate developers are repopulating city neighborhoods and making rail more cost-effective here. That bright future may be derailed by multiple factors converging at the […]
New Report: Restore Passenger Rail to Columbus, Dayton, Youngstown; Expand Service to Other Ohio Cities
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For Immediate Release Contact: Ken Prendergast, All Aboard Ohio Executive Director, 844-GO4-RAIL (toll free) What if Ohioans in small towns and big cities could access more frequent, faster, reliable and conveniently scheduled passenger rail services? What if those trains offered low fares and on-board amenities like WiFi, conference space, cafe service, comfortable reclining seats, and a safe, […]