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Announcement of federal funding for the startup phase of 3C Passenger Rail
January 28, 2010
Courtesy of The Ohio Channel
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS.....
Note return of the TOLEDO as well as SOUTHWEST (Dayton/Riverside) local meetings!!
FEBRUARY
3rd—7:30-8:30 p.m.—All Aboard Ohio SOUTHWEST Local Meeting—Riverside Council Chambers, 1791 Harshman Road, Riverside, OH. Topics: Brainstorm tangible and realistic goals that Southwest Ohioans can meet this year. Contact All Aboard Ohio board member Jim Wellman at Home - 937-233-8333 or Cell - 937-416-1819, or contact Ryan Korchinski at Work - 937-222-3611 or Cell - 937-470-1736.
13th—10 a.m. to noon—All Aboard Ohio COLUMBUS Local Meeting— Grandview Public Library, 1685 West First Avenue. Topics: 3C “Quick Start” campaign; transit funding issues. Donations encouraged. Coffee/juice/danishes. Contact Larry Robertson at 614-459-0359.
13th—10 a.m. to noon—All Aboard Ohio CLEVELAND Local Meeting—Karl’s Inn of the Barristers, 1264 West 3rd Street, downtown. Topics: 3C “Quick Start” campaign; transit funding issues. Donations encouraged. Coffee and juice. Contact Ken Prendergast at 216-288-4883.
13th—10 a.m. to noon—All Aboard Ohio TOLEDO Local Meeting— MLK Jr. Plaza Station, 415 Emerald Ave., Toledo, OH. Topics: Discover Rail Day events planning and coordination. Donations encouraged. Coffee and juice. Contact Bill Gill at 419-536-1924.
For information on how to organize a local meeting in your community, contact All Aboard Ohio Executive Director Ken Prendergast at 216-288-4883 or kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
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All Aboard Ohio has united with nearly 20 (and growing!) other organizations in a new coalition to save, improve and expand public transportation services in Ohio. The coalition is called SAVE TRANSIT NOW, MOVE OHIO FORWARD!
To see the extent of the crisis and what you can do to help, go to the coalition’s page at:
http://www.policymattersohio.org/SaveTransitNow.htm
Also, see the Dec. 31 announcement of the coalition at “News Releases” at left. With your help, we can reverse the “Death by a thousand cuts” policy approach to public transit in Ohio. Please also download, print and responsibly distribute our “SAVE TRANSIT” FLIER:
Thank you!
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Go to All Aboard Ohio’s new campaign at linkingohio.com to sign our online petition, send a letter to Congress or to support ongoing activities for bringing high-quality passenger rail service to Ohio, click on the Linking Ohio logo…
Please see NEWS RELEASES at left for important news and reports released by All Aboard Ohio:
+ OHIO TRANSIT SHUTDOWN - WHO’S NEXT?
+ OHIO TRANSPORT REPORT CARD - A LUMP OF COAL!
+ OPERATION: SUSTAIN TRANSIT
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Download All Aboard Ohio’s newest membership brochure:
CLICK HERE FOR BROCHURE PANEL-1 (1.3mb download PDF)
CLICK HERE FOR BROCHURE PANEL-2 (2.4mb download PDF)
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UPDATE! Membership renewals for 2010 were put in the mail the week of December 14. Please renew at a higher rate if you can—2010 will be even more active than 2009 was. We cannot advocate for better trains and transit without you!
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If you missed the Fall Membership Meeting held Nov. 14 in Dayton featuring keynote speaker ODOT Director Jolene Molitoris, pictures of the event are posted at:
http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,12191.msg441235.html#msg441235
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November 2009 newsletter
Friends, Please click on the link below to view the latest Ohio Passenger Rail News from All Aboard Ohio....
http://members.cox.net/corridorscampaign/AAO%20Monthly%20Newsletter%20110109.pdf
This is a special newsletter focusing on the crisis in public transportation in Ohio. Feel free to share the newsletter with others. But please join us or donate (you can do both here - see links at left!) so we can keep up the fight and keep the information flowing! Also, please print and responsibly distribute our “SAVE PUBLIC TRANSIT!” flier, downloaded at:
http://members.cox.net/corridorscampaign/Save%20public%20transit%20flier.pdf
Articles in this November 2009 issue:
+ Recession Shrinks Transit Agency Budgets - Services Reduced Despite Past Ridership Gains
+ All Aboard Ohio Operation Sustain Transit
+ Ohio Among Least Generous to Transit - Ohio Ranks 40th in Transit Funding
+ Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority news
+ Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority news
+ Central Ohio Transit Authority - Worsening Economy Impacts Transit System Budget
+ Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority news
+ Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority news
+ Developing More Transportation Choices in Ohio - ODOT Director Molitoris Addresses All Aboard Ohio’s Fall Meeting
Thank you for supporting All Aboard Ohio!
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Shop for the holidays at goodshop.com and help All Aboard Ohio!
If you do your holiday shopping online, don’t forget to do it through GoodShop.com! When you click on GoodShop.com and name All Aboard Ohio as the benefitting charity, the campaign for better passenger trains and public transportation in Ohio will receive up to 30 percent of your purchase as a donation. It’s that simple!
There are 1,000 great retailers participating in goodsearch.com’s “GoodShop” program. They include Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, eBay, Land’s End, Overstock.com, PetSmart, Priceline, Saks Fifth Avenue, Target, Travelocity, Walgreen’s, WalMart and more.
You can also do Internet searches through Goodsearch.com and All Aboard Ohio will get a donation from that activity, too.
Also, don’t forget to make your holiday food buys and other purchases at GFS Marketplace. If you do, mention you want to donate part of your purchase to All Aboard Ohio. Ask the checkout clerk or the store manager to look up All Aboard Ohio as a participating charity. For more information, see our June 23, 2009 press release at http://www.allaboardohio.org for details.
Thank you for thinking of All Aboard Ohio during the holidays season! We’re thinking of you and hoping that we’ll be able to get you a real train for the holidays sooner rather than later! Ohio needs more choices than snowy, slippery interstates and hectic airports in what otherwise is the most wonderful time of the year.
--Ken Prendergast, Executive Director, All Aboard Ohio
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October 2009 newsletter
Friends, Please click on the link below to view the latest Ohio Passenger Rail News from All Aboard Ohio....
http://members.cox.net/kjprendergast/AAO_Monthly_Newsletter_102409.pdf
Feel free to share the newsletter with others. But please join us or donate (you can do both here - see links at left!) so we can keep up the momentum and keep the information flowing!
Articles in this October 2009 issue:
+ Ohio and Twenty-three Other States Seek $50 billion for High-Speed Rail
+ Indiana Seeks $2.8 billion for HSR
+ Ohio Hosts Midwest Rail Meeting - Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
+ China Invests in Freight and High-Speed Rail
+ Cleveland - Pittsburgh High-Speed Rail Corridor
+ Downeaster: The Little Engine that Could - Economic Development Benefits Generated by Passenger Rail Investment
+ Northstar Commuter Rail to Open Nov. 16
+ West Shore Corridor Update
+ Linking the Midwest to the Keystone State - Meeting Scheduled in Youngstown for High-Speed Rail to Pittsburgh
Thank you for supporting All Aboard Ohio!
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State support for 3C: $17M; Public benefit: $111M+
The final score of the federal and state investment in the 3C “Quick Start” plan for passenger rail linking Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati is the reason why this project should be embraced. It’s the same reason why the state’s massive promotion of other modes of transportation was undertaken—because of the payback to the state’s economy was projected to exceed the public investment. What is the 3C “Quick Start” passenger rail plan’s FINAL SCORE? .....
State support for 3C: $17 million;
Public benefit: $111 million+
To learn more about the Final Score for 3C “Quick Start”, download All Aboard Ohio’s report:
DOWNLOAD ALL ABOARD OHIO REPORT HERE
All Aboard Ohio encourages you to share the full report with others. Also, please see our press release on this important document at:
With 3C “Quick Start” passenger trains slated to be the least expensive way of traveling in Ohio’s most populous travel market, Ohioans could end up saving more than $36 million per year, or more than double the state’s proposed contract with an operator to run the trains. That’s just part of the economic impact story according to the report released by All Aboard Ohio.
Ohioans will still be making trips in the Cleveland – Columbus – Cincinnati (3C) Corridor but for less money. Those savings, plus increased travel resulting from the 3C “Quick Start” trains, could stimulate additional consumer spending of $111 million per year. In other words, the annual economic benefit of 3C “Quick Start” would equal the estimated one-time start-up investment of up to $517 million in less than 5 years, and exceed the combined start-up investment and cumulative annual operating contract payments in just 5½ years.
The state needs to jump on board this economic engine before it leaves the station!
How can you help? Contact your state legislators (you have one state representative and one state senator) in Columbus today!
The Ohio House of Representatives
http://www.house.state.oh.us/
The Ohio Senate
http://www.senate.state.oh.us/
Thank you for your help in making this argument for improving your transportation freedom of choice in Ohio.
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September 2009 newsletter
Friends, Please click on the link below to view the latest Ohio Passenger Rail News from All Aboard Ohio....
http://members.cox.net/kjprendergast/AAO_Monthly_Newsletter_090109.pdf
Feel free to share the newsletter with others. But please join us or donate (you can do both here - see links at left!) so we can keep up the momentum and keep the information flowing!
Articles in this September 2009 issue:
+ Nineteen States Seek $6.6 billion for High-Speed Rail Projects
+ 3C Corridor Quick Start Project Update
+ Midwest Governors Seek High-Speed Rail - Memorandum of Understanding Signed on July 27th
+ Michigan Seeks High-Speed Rail Funds
+ Keystone Corridor Extension to Pittsburgh
+ Illinois’ Ambitious Plans for High-Speed Rail - Applies for FRA Track 3 Study of 220 mph Trains
+ New York State Plans for Empire Corridor
+ West Shore Corridor Update
+ Linking the Midwest to the Northeast - All Aboard Erie Seeks Cleveland to Buffalo High-Speed Rail Service
Thank you for supporting All Aboard Ohio!
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Mid-Summer 2009 newsletter
Friends, Please click on the link below to view the latest Ohio Passenger Rail News from All Aboard Ohio....
http://members.cox.net/kjprendergast/AAO_Monthly_Newsletter_070109.pdf
Feel free to share the newsletter with others. But please join us or donate (you can do both here - see links at left!) so we can keep up the momentum and keep the information flowing!
Articles in this July 15, 2009 issue:
+ Forty States Seeking $102 billion for High-Speed Rail Projects
+ Obama Supports 3C Corridor Project
+ Missouri and Illinois Apply for Rail Funding - Memorandum of Understanding Signed
+ Oklahoma Seeks High-Speed Rail Funds
+ West Shore Corridor Update
+ California and Nevada Sign Bi-State Compact - California High-Speed Rail plus DesertXpress
+ Arkansas Seeking High-Speed Rail Funding
+ Cleveland - Pittsburgh Line Considered
+ Texas Seeking Funds for High-Speed Trains - Kansas Seeks Funding for Amtrak Service Improvements
Thank you for supporting All Aboard Ohio!
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June 2009 newsletter
Friends, Please click on the link below to view the latest Ohio Passenger Rail News from All Aboard Ohio....
http://members.cox.net/kjprendergast/AAO_Monthly_Newsletter_060109.pdf
Feel free to share the newsletter with others. But please join us or donate (you can do both here - see links at left!) so we can keep up the momentum and keep the information flowing!
Articles in the June 1, 2009 issue:
+ Passenger Rail Would Create Good Jobs - Could Employ More People than Auto Industry
+ Iowa Seeking Passenger Rail Service Improvement - Linking Cities to Chicago is Key to Future Growth in Iowa
+ Alabama is Investigating High-Speed Rail Feasibility
+ Oregon, Washington and Vancouver, BC Seek High-Speed Rail
+ NJ Transit River Line Rail Attracts Investment - Transit Oriented Development Praised by Community Leaders
+ West Shore Corridor Station Area Planning Workshops
+ California Seeks Stimulus Funds for High-Speed Rail
+ All Aboard Ohio Annual Meeting in Galion - Jolene Molitoris Awarded First Annual “Golden Spike” for Being a Passenger Rail Champion
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May 2009 newsletter
Friends, Please click on the link below to view the latest Ohio Passenger Rail News from All Aboard Ohio....
http://members.cox.net/neotrans2/AAO_Monthly_Newsletter_050109.pdf
Feel free to share the newsletter with others. But please join us or donate so we can keep up the momentum and keep the information flowing!
Articles in this issue:
+ Obama Releases Strategic Rail Plan - ARRA Stimulus Funding for High-Speed Rail
+ Annual Legislative Summit a Success
+ New York, Vermont and Wisconsin Invest in Rail - Passenger Rail Services Continued and Improved in 3 States
+ Texas is Investigating High-Speed Rail Feasibility
+ Amtrak Cascades Service Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
+ Voinovich Recommends Increase in Gasoline Tax - Obama Administration Opposed to Increasing Federal Gasoline Taxes
+ Ohio Sees Decline in Airline Services
+ Ohio Seeks Stimulus Funds for 3-C Corridor
+ All Aboard Ohio Annual Meeting in Galion - Join All Aboard Ohio as it continues to advocate for public transit and passenger rail in Ohio.
Scroll down this page for Annual Meeting information and registration! Or click on this link to see and print the registration form and map:
http://members.cox.net/neotrans/Annualmeeting2009registration.pdf
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April newsletter is available
Click on the link below to view the latest Ohio Passenger Rail News from All Aboard Ohio.
http://members.cox.net/neotrans/AAO%20Monthly%20Newsletter_040109.pdf
Feel free to share the newsletter with others. But please join us or donate so we can keep up the momentum and keep the information flowing!
Articles in this issue:
+ Ohio Senate Approves 3-C Corridor - Budget Battle Moves to Conference Committee
+ Poll Shows Support for 3-C Rail Service
+ Virginia to Provide Funding Support to Amtrak - New Passenger Rail Services to Lynchburg Announced
+ Virginia Beach Purchases Norfolk Southern Rail Line
+ Turkey Opens First High Speed Train Line
+ Group Recommends Constitutional Change - Gasoline Taxes Need to be Reallocated to Public Transportation
+ Ohio Leads Nation in Decline in Driving
+ Erie County Council Wants High-Speed Train
+ All Aboard Ohio Annual Legislative Summit - Join All Aboard Ohio as it continues to advocate for public transit and passenger rail in Ohio. See blog entry below!
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March newsletter is available
Click on the link below to view the latest Ohio Passenger Rail News from All Aboard Ohio.
http://members.cox.net/neotrans2/AAO_Monthly_Newsletter_030109.pdf
Feel free to share the newsletter with others. But please join us or donate so we can keep up the momentum and keep the information flowing!
Articles in this issue:
+ Stimulating Intercity Passenger Rail - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
+ Governor Strickland Wants 3C Trains
+ Federal Railroad Administration: “Overwhelming” Response to Request for High-speed Rail Proposals!
+ Amtrak Cascades Reaches Record Ridership in 2008
+ Cleveland RTA Reports Healthy Ridership Increase
+ West Shore Corridor: Project Status Update - West Shore Commuter Rail Task Force created to steer project
+ America’s Decline in Driving Continues for 14th Month
+ “Hell Freezes Over”: Phoenix Opens Light Rail Transit
+ All Aboard Ohio Annual Legislative Summit - Join All Aboard Ohio as it continues to advocate for public transit and passenger rail in Ohio. See next blog entry!
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Feb. 1, 2009 Newsletter
Please click on the link below to view and read the February 2009 newsletter
from All Aboard Ohio:
Click here for Feb. 1, 2009 Newsletter
Feel free to share the newsletter with others as an informational tool on
the latest happenings with trains and transit, and how you can help play a
small part in making their development in Ohio a reality.
** Remember that production and distribution of the newsletter is
dependent on your support of All Aboard Ohio. Please join us or make a
contribution today by visiting the “Join Us” tab at the left!
Stories in this newsletter:
* Ohio transportation priorities task force has good news for rail;
* Jolene Molitoris Named ODOT Director
* New Mexico launches extension of RailRunner Express to Santa Fe
* All Aboard Ohio 3-C Corridor meeting in Cleveland Jan. 7
* Is the Ohio Hub integral to Cleveland Medical Mart?
* Cincinnati Streetcar Project Update - Petition measure could prohibit all rail initiatives
* Economic Stimulus: Stuck on “Roads & Bridges”
* West Shore Corridor Update
* 3 C Corridor Meeting in Riverside, Ohio - Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009
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All Aboard Ohio supports state transportation task force recommendations
All Aboard Ohio, the only statewide citizens association whose mission is to advocate for improved passenger rail and transit services, welcomes and supports the recommendations of the Ohio 21st Century Transportation Priorities Task Force. The task force recommended to Gov. Ted Strickland and the Ohio General Assembly that they should develop a more multi-modal transportation system that puts much greater emphasis on railroads and public transportation than it has in the past.
All Aboard Ohio was a member of the task force through its Northeast Ohio Director Kenneth Sislak. The task force brought together many diverse interests, including those representing public transportation, freight railroads, economic development, environmental issues, labor, biking, aviation, waterways and, of course, highways.
“The recommendations issued today (Jan. 6) are the kinds of policies and projects which we believe would create jobs in Ohio in a responsible, sustainable way that respects the challenges of the 21st century,” said All Aboard Ohio’s Interim Executive Director Ken Prendergast. “We are facing very difficult economic, energy and environmental questions. Our fragile economy and environment cannot afford to ignore these questions or respond to them inadequately. Bold answers are needed and All Aboard Ohio believes this report offers them.”
To view the report, click on the image below:
One of the most important sections of the report, All Aboard Ohio believes, is in Recommendation M (see Page 54), which would “Establish a dedicated and adequate source of funding for public transit, including buses, light rail, streetcars, trolleys, intercity and intra-city passenger rail.”
The text in Recommendation M also refers to the previous section, for Recommendation L, where it called for the state of Ohio to:
> Through a voter referendum that amends the state constitution – levy a new special motor fuel tax using the revenue from that special tax to secure bonds, and making both the proceeds of the bonds and the increased revenue available to all transportation modes.
> Target a specific percentage of the proceeds of the bonds and the increased revenue to support public transit, including both intercity and intra-city passenger rail.
MORE DETAIL
Additionally, the task force report says the following:
The creation of a dedicated source of funding for public transit, including intercity and intra-city passenger rail, has the opportunity to reshape Ohio’s landscape – both economically and physically. This is why public transit has dominated Ohio’s transportation conversation in recent years.
Therefore, the Task Force recommends establishing a dedicated funding source for transit by directing a portion of the new special motor fuel tax to operating support for the state’s transit systems. Initial funding for that support should be on the order of $75 million for the first year but would increase over six years to represent a state share of 25 percent of public transit’s operating expenses and 50 percent of the non-federal match for capital expenses, which would be drawn from the $400 million of revenue remaining after payment of debt service.
Foremost in the report is Recommendation A: “Give Ohioans more options for getting where they want to go and for moving goods by developing a balanced and efficient system that ensures connectivity among all modes of transportation.”
With the goal of providing more options for Ohio’s citizens and businesses, including those that draw on the assets of rail, transit, air and marine, the Task Force offers the following actions to support Recommendation A:
Improve intermodal connectivity identified by the recommended Transportation Futures Plan for seamless movement of people and goods. Timeframe: Near Term
Use Asset Management Optimization and Prioritization Tools to assess, manage and achieve optimal conditions and prioritize decisions for transportation assets. Timeframe: Near Term
Work to correct areas of congestion and non-attainment on key freight and passenger corridors with an integrated approach that balances the traditional capacity-adding approach with sustainable and innovative approaches such as transportation demand management and incentivizing compact transit-oriented development. Timeframe: Near Term
Fund and support freight rail initiatives such as the Norfolk Southern Heartland Corridor and CSX National Gateway and re-evaluate, then eliminate, rail choke points as identified in the Ohio Freight Rail Choke Point Study, August 2007. Timeframe: Near Term
Provide increased support for building expanded rail service at businesses for agricultural processing and bulk handling facilities as well as other industries that desire service. Timeframe: Longer Term
Staff and fund the already created Office of Maritime Transportation in the Ohio Department of Transportation. Timeframe: Near Term
Provide state advocacy in Washington, D.C., and Ottawa for the development of short-sea shipping in the nation’s inland waterways, including the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway and Ohio River systems, including designation of marine corridors with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). Timeframe:
Near Term
Invest in the maintenance, enhancement and expansion of Ohio’s maritime infrastructure, including the Ohio River locks system, bulk heading, channel depths and intermodal connectivity. Timeframe: Longer Term
Identify opportunities for increased multi-modal connectivity throughout the state, specifically through improving highway access and locating rail-truck intermodal facilities near air-freight facilities. Timeframe: Near Term
Prioritize and accelerate critical roadway improvements, and identify short-term solutions that could reduce congestion and capacity constraints on roadways near cargo intensive airports. Timeframe: Near Term
Develop a comprehensive transit system plan that includes regionalized transit, outlines improvements to the human services support and coordination efforts of the State, and develops intermodal initiatives to facilitate connection between intercity public transit and local public transit as well as to define a base level of transit service. Timeframe: Near Term
Initiate Amtrak service in the 3-C corridor by 2010 and invest and implement the Ohio HUB to provide intercity and interstate passenger rail. Timeframe: Near Term and Longer Term
Set aside federal funds and state match for up to 10 pilot projects to demonstrate the benefits of “Complete Streets” design within six months with the goal of evaluating the costs and benefits of “Complete Streets” design. Timeframe: Near Term
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Please let your state senators and representatives in Columbus know how you feel about this report and what they should do with its recommendations. Don’t wait! See:
I want to contact my State Representative.
I want to contact my State Senator.
Call their offices or write a short letter in your own words that has the basic message: "I support dedicated state funding for passenger trains and public transit at dollar amounts recommended in the transportation task force’s report. That includes dedicating new gas taxes to the development and operation of passenger trains and public transit." Thank you for any positive communications you can make with your state legislators to support trains and transit.
Kindly pass along any replies you get from your state legislators by e-mailing Interim Executive Director Ken Prendergast at kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org, by phone at (216) 288-4883 or by regular mail at 12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505, Cleveland, OH 44107.
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Jan. 1, 2009 Newsletter
All Aboard Ohio’s Jan. 1, 2009 newsletter is available. To view your copy, please click on the link below. Despite the down economy, there is much positive news to look forward to in the new year....
Click here for Jan. 1, 2009 Newsletter
Remember, continued publication of this “railgram” newsletter, its distribution to the public and other decision-makers, as well as all other All Aboard Ohio activities depends on dues-paying members like you. And if you’re not a member or haven’t yet renewed for 2009, please do so today! You can be a part of bringing quality passenger trains to Ohio by clicking the “Join Us” tab at the left. We need you!
Stories in this newsletter:
* 3-C Corridor kick-off meeting is Jan. 7 in Cleveland (scroll down to see meeting details);
* High-Speed Rail for America Act introduced in U.S. Senate
* Boosting Mass Transit Funding Shares - Actions in Congress and at ODOT
* All Aboard Ohio calls for a Green New Deal
* ODOT Changes Project Evaluation Criteria
* Dallas City Council Approves Tax Increment Financing District for Transit Oriented Development
* Vermont Sees Increasing Amtrak Ridership
* Driving Declines, Transit Ridership Increases
* Answering the Call of Duty - All Aboard Ohio appoints five mew members to Board of Directors
Feel free to forward your copy of the All Aboard Ohio newsletter on to friend and colleagues. Please encourage them to join today, too!
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Ohio Congressional Delegation to Washington Supports Amtrak Startup Service
Recently, 14 of 18 Representatives from Ohio and both Senators Voinovich and Brown signed a delegation letter in support of Governor Strickland’s request to Amtrak to complete this study as soon as possible. To see a copy of the letter click on the Amtrak Congressional Letter All Aboard Ohio cannot agree more that our state is looking for other options like rail travel given the current situation with climbing gasoline prices and airline ticket prices among other concerns.
All Aboard Ohio was instrumental in securing many of these signatures to the letter. We now have an excellent base of support in Washington DC to begin the serious discussion of funding passenger rail operations in Ohio. Thank you to all of those who contacted their Representatives in Washington. This letter is a direct effect of your actions!
If you live within one of the signer’s districts please be sure to thank them for reflecting your concerns and that you appreciate all their hard work and
Please note that there were 4 of 18 Representatives who did not sign the letter. Those who did not sign are Representatives Jim Jordan OH-4, Bob Latta OH-5, Dave Hobson OH-7, and John Boehner OH-8. If you live in one of these districts I would recommend that you contact your Representative and ask why he did not sign the letter in support of Governor Strickland’s request to Amtrak to provide Ohioans with adequate transportation options.
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