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Regional transportation summit proposed
Hamilton County’s call for a regional transportation summit follows maneuvering by the city of Cincinnati to wrest control of the Cincinnati Metro from the county. Read about that here.
The city approved its plan last week. Read GCTA.pdf below for a full description of the proposed plan.
What are your thoughts? Is it time for mass transit in Butler County, or are our local leaders just spinning their wheels? ,
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HAMILTON — As gasoline prices tip $4 a gallon and the city of Cincinnati and Hamilton County quibble over control of the county’s bus system, area leaders say it’s time to get together and think regionally.
The proposal, first made by Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune, is for all the players in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties to meet at a “summit” and discuss regional transportation.
“As a region, it’s something it sounds like we need to talk about,” said Christine Matacic, Liberty Twp. trustee and member of the Butler County Regional Transit Authority board.
Matacic, who’s also president of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana transportation board, believes the meeting should take place under the auspices of OKI. This, she said, would minimize the power play by giving all parties equal say.
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By Matt Hurley
June 27, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this
I wasn’t aware that “our” local leaders were on board with this nonsense let alone “spinning wheels”… This is a dumb idea that is bad for our community. If you wish to advocate for this debacle, Josh, just go ahead and say so…but let’s not be putting this on “our local leaders” just yet.
By George
June 27, 2008 10:53 PM | Link to this
This is one of the best ideas I’ve heard in a long time. Butler County simply does not have sufficient population and employment density to make mas transit feasible as a stand-alone operation. It’s impossible to design cost-effective routes because the jobs and people are so spread out. However, by joining forces with Metro, and possibly TANK, economies of scale may be achieved. It may still end up being too costly, but we’ll never know unless all of the assets, incomes and costs are put together and analyzed. To dismiss the possibility out of hand would be irresponsible.
By Matt Hurley
June 28, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
Sure, George, and let’s watch our property values plummet as we bus in crime from cesspool known as Cincinnati… Thanks, but no thanks. How many times does this absurdity need to go down in flames at the ballot box before idiotic liberals get the idea that this is not a good idea?
By Matt Hurley
June 28, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
Sure, George, and let’s watch our property values plummet as we bus in crime from cesspool known as Cincinnati… Thanks, but no thanks. How many times does this absurdity need to go down in flames at the ballot box before idiotic liberals get the idea that this is not a good idea?