Ken Prendergast
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Photos: Summer Outing 2015 — Cleveland Rail and TOD Tour
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On Aug. 15, 40 members participated in All Aboard Ohio’s 2015 Summer Meeting & Family Outing, which was a guided tour of Cleveland’s 37-mile rail transit system, including several transit-oriented developments. Thanks again to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) for sponsoring this tour which attracted visitors from around Ohio. Attendees were provided with […]
Ohio to Be Part of Midwest Rail Plan
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While more details are not available at this time, All Aboard Ohio has learned that Ohio will be part of a multi-state planning initiative for the Midwest led by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The timing of this planning, which is needed before federal funding can be awarded to service expansions and capital improvements, could not […]
Infrastructure Repair Tab Growing: Cleveland
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The inability of the State of Ohio and the federal government to address our infrastructure needs continues to rear its ugly head in an increasing number of case examples. Here’s the latest…. Cleveland needs $150 million to bring its rail Rapid transit system’s tracks up to a state of good repair. This was noted in […]
Transport Subsidy Double-Standard Hits Again
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For some reason the Brookings Institution and Crain’s Cleveland Business recently singled out for criticism rail transit fares not covering the operating costs of rail systems. This just in: “No form of transportation covers their operating costs.” This selective criticism was extracted by Brookings from a Hamilton Project report which addressed government subsidies for multiple forms of […]
Cleveland RTA Busily Replacing Rail Stations
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Cleveland has $90 million worth of active station projects along its 50-mile rapid transit system (37 miles rail, 13 miles Bus Rapid Transit or BRT). In fact, there are more station projects moving forward simultaneously now than perhaps at any time in the 40-year history of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA). Of the 52 rail […]
Rail Passengers Win Supreme Court Victory
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Rail passengers have won an important victory for making their trains more reliable. The Supreme Court released their opinion this morning on Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 13-1080. READ THE OPINION HERE It was a unanimous Supreme Court opinion that Amtrak is a government entity, making it able […]
When a Frozen Cleveland Transit System Melts Down
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Bad winter weather causes pain from exposure. It exposes poor planning, insufficiently-maintained equipment and infrastructure, and a lack of attention to detail in response to bad weather. Winter will also indiscriminately claim the overseers of transportation systems as victims, too. Just ask Chicago Mayor Michael Anthony Bilandic whose poor response to the Blizzard of January 1979 caused him to lose […]