Passenger Rail is on the right track for comeback
The Alive wrote On the right track Thursday, November 13, 2008 By John Ross Today, of the 20 largest cities in the United States, Columbus is one of two without passenger rail service. Even Cleveland...
View ArticleA Closer Look at Columbus Growth and Rail Transit
From the CBus Transit Blog: Census and Transit A few days ago the Census Bureau released some updated figures concerning the population of US cities. While Columbus continued to grow, it was surpassed...
View ArticleHistory Lesson: A tale of two trolley barns
Many of the readers of Columbus Underground are incredibly interested in bringing alternative forms of public transportation to Columbus – specifically street cars and light rail. To get a sense of how...
View ArticleStreetcar Conversation Restarted at Columbus Metro Club
John Carroll has been described as the “father” of the Portland Streetcar, the “sultan” of the Portland Streetcar and several other lavish titles. He humbly laughs these phrases off when brought up in...
View ArticleHow much is Columbus Missing Out on Without Rail Transit?
Columbus has regularly been cited as the largest city in the United States with no passenger rail transit service of any kind at all. And yet, despite that fact, our city seems to be doing ok. Urban...
View ArticleCharlotte to Columbus: Investing in Transit Key to Growth
Charlotte, North Carolina opened its first light rail line in November of 2007, a nine-mile stretch of rail extending south from downtown on which ridership soon soared. Work is now underway on...
View ArticleCOTA Looking for Help in Picking Best Corridors for Light Rail or Streetcars
There is no shortage of opinions in Columbus about whether rail should be a part of our future transit network, and the Central Ohio Transit Authority, with it’s ongoing NextGen process, is very...
View ArticleWith Focus on New Technologies, is Push for Rail in Columbus Losing Steam?
Ask anyone involved in Columbus’ successful Smart City bid, and they will say that it was an extraordinary group effort – the region’s business, political and institutional leaders “stacked hands” to...
View ArticlePassenger Rail is on the right track for comeback
The Alive wrote On the right track Thursday, November 13, 2008 By John Ross Today, of the 20 largest cities in the United States, Columbus is one of two without passenger rail service. Even Cleveland...
View ArticleA Closer Look at Columbus Growth and Rail Transit
From the CBus Transit Blog: Census and Transit A few days ago the Census Bureau released some updated figures concerning the population of US cities. While Columbus continued to grow, it was surpassed...
View ArticleHistory Lesson: A tale of two trolley barns
Many of the readers of Columbus Underground are incredibly interested in bringing alternative forms of public transportation to Columbus – specifically street cars and light rail. To get a sense of how...
View ArticleStreetcar Conversation Restarted at Columbus Metro Club
John Carroll has been described as the “father” of the Portland Streetcar, the “sultan” of the Portland Streetcar and several other lavish titles. He humbly laughs these phrases off when brought up in...
View ArticleHow much is Columbus Missing Out on Without Rail Transit?
Columbus has regularly been cited as the largest city in the United States with no passenger rail transit service of any kind at all. And yet, despite that fact, our city seems to be doing ok. Urban...
View ArticleCharlotte to Columbus: Investing in Transit Key to Growth
Charlotte, North Carolina opened its first light rail line in November of 2007, a nine-mile stretch of rail extending south from downtown on which ridership soon soared. Work is now underway on...
View ArticleCOTA Looking for Help in Picking Best Corridors for Light Rail or Streetcars
There is no shortage of opinions in Columbus about whether rail should be a part of our future transit network, and the Central Ohio Transit Authority, with it’s ongoing NextGen process, is very...
View ArticleWith Focus on New Technologies, is Push for Rail in Columbus Losing Steam?
Ask anyone involved in Columbus’ successful Smart City bid, and they will say that it was an extraordinary group effort – the region’s business, political and institutional leaders “stacked hands” to...
View ArticlePassenger Rail is on the right track for comeback
The Alive wrote On the right track Thursday, November 13, 2008 By John Ross Today, of the 20 largest cities in the United States, Columbus is one of two without passenger rail service. Even Cleveland...
View ArticleA Closer Look at Columbus Growth and Rail Transit
From the CBus Transit Blog: Census and Transit A few days ago the Census Bureau released some updated figures concerning the population of US cities. While Columbus continued to grow, it was surpassed...
View ArticleHistory Lesson: A tale of two trolley barns
Many of the readers of Columbus Underground are incredibly interested in bringing alternative forms of public transportation to Columbus – specifically street cars and light rail. To get a sense of how...
View ArticleStreetcar Conversation Restarted at Columbus Metro Club
John Carroll has been described as the “father” of the Portland Streetcar, the “sultan” of the Portland Streetcar and several other lavish titles. He humbly laughs these phrases off when brought up in...
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