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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 16, 2017 | No Comments

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)
13-Year-Old Canton Girl Seriously Injured By Reckless Driver (Akron Beacon-Journal)
Caltrain Rolls Out More Stations, Storage for Bikers (Mass Transit Magazine)
Disputes Over Maryland Land Swap Delay Purple Line Construction (WaPo)

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 13, 2017 | No Comments

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 Bike Racks Debut Today in Hamilton (Dayton Daily News)
Amtrak Ignored Penn Station Problems for Years Before Derailments (NYT)
St. Paul Approves $1.2 Billion Streetcar (Star Tribune)

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Opinion: A Boulevard for Brent Spence Bridge Exit

By Guest Contributor | Oct 12, 2017 | No Comments

What if the street grid in Covington's Hamburger Heaven could be reimagined as a more pedestrian-oriented experience? Guest contributor Chris Meyer illustrates his idea and opportunity through the region's chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism.

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 12, 2017 | No Comments

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 Stop Debating Traffic Cameras (Toledo Blade)
Rise of Teleworking Means Lower DC Metro Ridership Might Be New Norm (WaPo)
Toll Fare Hike on Bay Area Bridges Would Bring in $4.5 Billion (SF Chronicle)

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 11, 2017 | No Comments

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 Fares (Philly.com)
Transformative Nashville Transit Plan Due Next Week (The Tennessean)

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 10, 2017 | No Comments

COTA Ponders Fare Hike (Columbus Dispatch)
RTA Budget Shortfall Could Lead to Higher Fares, Less Service (Fox 45)
Hamilton County Likely to Approve Big-Ticket Transpo Projects (WVXU, Biz Courier)
Transit Ridership Booming in Athens (The Post Athens)
Sprawling Commercial Development Separates Ohioans From Jobs (Columbus Business First)
LA Metro Seeks Public-Private Partnerships for Future Transit Expansion (KPCC)
Disabled Residents in Madison Losing “Door-to-Door” Service (Wisconsin State Journal)

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University Circle Expands Transit Link to Little Italy and Coventry

By Marc Lefkowitz | Oct 10, 2017 | No Comments

I have been working with other sustainable transportation advocates in their respective University Circle workplaces to convene a Sustainable Transportation Advisory Committee. With 45,000 employees packed into a two square mile area, the stakes of this mission are high.

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 9, 2017 | No Comments

Cranley Thinks Small on Cincy Transit Upgrades (Cincinnati Business Courier)
Cincy Looks to Speed Up Downtown Traffic, Including Streetcar (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Will Cincy Keep Drivers From Blocking Streetcar During Light Festival? (WCPO)
Take a Tour Inside Streetcar’s Maintenance Facility (5chw4r7z)
Driver Arrested for Killing Child in Latonia, Fleeing Scene (River City News)
Roadside Sensors Will Provide Columbus With Transportation “Brain” (GCN)
LA County Officials Consider Upping HOV Lanes From Two to Three People (KPCC)

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Congress Poised to Let Autonomous Car Companies Run Wild in Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 6, 2017 | No Comments

Both houses of Congress are crafting regulations that will set the stage for autonomous vehicles, and they're not off to good start.

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By Timothy Broderick | Oct 6, 2017 | No Comments

Despite Pols’ Claims, Cincinnati Lacks Transit to Lure Amazon HQ2 (Business Courier)
SW Ohio Leaders Propose “Miami 2 Miami” Plan to Connect Bike Trail Network (WVXU)
Construction Temporarily Closes RTA Red Line Station (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Waterfront Development Would Transform Lorain County Transportation (Chronicle Telegram)
Lake County Sets Up Fund to Transition From MCO Sales Tax Loss (Akron News-Herald)
SARTA Shows Off Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Buses (The Alliance Review)
Cars Are Designed to Distract Us (WCPO)
Vancouver, WA Puts Bus Lanes in Highway Shoulder (The Columbian)

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Interview: Curtis Stitt on his Tenure at COTA and the State of Public Transit in Columbus

By Brent Warren | Oct 5, 2017 | No Comments

Curtis Stitt’s last day at the helm of the Central Ohio Transit Authority was September 29. His five years as president and CEO capped nearly 19 in all at the agency.

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