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If Bus Riders Were Robot Cars John Kasich Would Bend Over Backward for Them (Plain Dealer) Athens Makes Transit Free for OU Students, and Ridership Soars (Athens Post) Metro Exploring BRT Line in Cincinnati (Cincinnati Business Courier) Arcane Parking Minimums Keep Cincy Brewery From Opening (Cincinnati Business Courier) The Battle Between Frank Jackson and Dirt Bikers […]

Is a Bus Fare Hike Looming for SORTA Riders? (Cincinnati Business Courier) Cincy Officials Have No Plans to Keep Drivers From Blocking Streetcar (Enquirer, WCPO) Cincy and County Settle on Viaduct for TIGER Grant, But Might Have Trouble Landing It (WCPO) Columbus Wants Public Feedback Concerning Bus Fare Hike (10 TV) Major Butler County Thoroughfare Will […]

ODOT Will Burn Money to Keep Roads Congested, Says WKSU Press Release Slippery Trail Near Columbus Airport Getting New Surface (Columbus Dispatch) Hyperloop: Still Not the Future of Transportation (Columbus Underground) A Year After 800-Car Garage Opens, Columbus Convention Center Proposes Another (CBF) Eight Injured as RTA Bus Driver Avoids Collision With Car Thief (Dayton Daily News) […]

TARTA Hopes Coordinated Schedule Will Offset Reduced Service (Toledo Blade) City, County Spar Over Federal Grants for Western Hills Viaduct (Cincinnati Business Courier) Disabled Woman Sues SORTA for Denying Her Access to Public Transit (WCPO) University Circle Expands Free Bus Service (Cleveland Plain Dealer) RTA Dismisses Dumb Fare Evasion Charge Against Ninth Grader (WKYC) Funky […]

The Importance of Bus Shelters (Better Bus Coalition) Cincy Officials Use Streetcar Funding Model to Bankroll Affordable Housing (Enquirer) PARTA Gets $1.3 Million from ODOT (Akron Beacon Journal) Former RTA Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to Killing Pedestrian in Public Square (Cleveland.com) Toledo Blade Headline Blames Car, Not Driver, for Pedestrian in Critical Condition Ohio Just Can’t […]

Following County’s Lead, Cincy Proposes Fed Grants to Fund Western Hills Viaduct (WVXU) Kasich Talks About Future of Transportation, Doesn’t Mention Transit (WOSU) Imagine If LeBron James Vouched for the RTA, Rather Than Self-Driving Cars (Cleveland Scene) Ohio Shouldn’t Rely on Tampon Tax to Fund Transit (Columbus Dispatch) Philadelphia Unlikely to Follow Columbus in Waiving Bus […]