Oh they check, they just don't check every single person.

 

They have people that will come up and ask for your ticket randomly while you're on it. If you can't produce one, you'll get hit with a very hefty fine.

 

How do they fine you? I assume you don't have to have an id to ride the street car. What if you refuse to give your name. Do they arrest you?

How do they fine you? I assume you don't have to have an id to ride the street car. What if you refuse to give your name. Do they arrest you?

 

I am not too certain how that works, I just know that if you're caught without a ticket, even though they don't check everyone, you are hit with a very hefty fine.

 

I'd imagine they have that figured out already and I'm not going to be the one to challenge it lol.

I've been saying for years that nobody in Ohio knows how to drive.

 

For someone who has lived in Cleveland for three years now this isn't an opinion , it's a fact.

How do they fine you? I assume you don't have to have an id to ride the street car. What if you refuse to give your name. Do they arrest you?

 

This is actually a good question. Who checks , the police ? If not this is an unenforceable fine.

Co-worker has rode it several times and says she has never seen anyone ever ask a rider for a pass/ticket.

Who would of ever thought a massive government spending project with no clear cut vision or plan could be failing so soon. Color me so surprised. Shocked.

Needless to say (I hope), Cincinnati Bell didn't pay even a fraction of that. I hope that isn't the city's plan, if so, it is flawed.

 

This thing has been a debacle from jump, and everyone not living in OTR knew that. The downtowners were so passionately for it, you truly can't even have a conversation with one of them about it. They just don't understand that 95% of the population does NOT live downtown. Better said, they don't care.

 

Totally agree. The people supporting this monstrosity were irrational about it...took this issue WAY too personally.

3 out of the 5 Cincinnati street cars are inoperable today?

3 out of the 5 Cincinnati street cars are inoperable today?

 

Only 1 running today. They're all down due to manufacturing defects according to the news.

4 of 5 streetcars affected by 'manufacturing defects'

 

Four Cincinnati Bell Connector cars were out of service Thursday night because of "manufacturing defects" and resulting mechanical issues, Cincinnati Metro.

 

One streetcar has a failing compressor and no heat in the operator cab. A compressor on a second car has failed. A third car also has no heat in the cab.

 

The fourth affected car suffered a failed motor truck axle bearing. It has been repaired but is awaiting final inspection.

 

"We have expressed our concerns to the manufacturer, CAF, and they have told us that they are working to rectify the problems here and in other cities where their streetcars have had similar faults," the statement from Cincinnati Metro said.

 

Just before 11 p.m. Thursday night, Metro tweeted on the Cincinnati Bell Connector account that service had been restored and two streetcars were operational.

 

Cincinnati Metro operates a total of five vehicles each with a capacity of about 150 passengers. The vehicles were purchased from CAF USA, who has provided equipment for nine rail projects in the United States, according to their website.

 

"We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and will be transparent as we learn more about the schedule for repairs and restoration of service," Cincinnati Metro said in the release.

I just have to laugh. Has the city of Cincinnati made any great decisions that didn't take 30 years?

As if it wasn't bad enough delivering to Findlay Mkt. its a nightmare now.

 

Wait a minute! You deliver to Findlay Mkt? I'm going to need a home delivery (or a farm delivery) out of you one of these days.

Inspection: Concrete holding the streetcar is failing - Cincinnati News, FOX19-WXIX TV

 

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) -

The Cincinnati Street car has hit another bump in the road. A recent inspection shows that the concrete underneath the tracks is starting to fall apart on the route on Walnut street between Court and 9th streets.

 

The streetcar has been up and running for about six months. After several setbacks including a malfunction that has put a streetcar out of service and problems with the ticketing machines, the city's now rolling into a new problem.

 

The concrete slabs that hold the tracks are failing.

 

"At this point it's not a safety concern. If it continues it definitely would be so we want to take care of it as soon as we can and do it the best way possible," said Amy Murray, a Cincinnati Council Member.

 

Murray said the city found out about the issue this week and so far it appears that the problem is only on Walnut Street.

 

"It's frustrating but we have a good team out there inspecting the streetcar route on a daily basis and so they were able to find this and they will take the steps to fix it," she said.

 

A fix that she estimates that could take up to four days, which could cause traffic disruptions on the busy road. However, the cost would be covered under the warranty which is a relief for some residents.

 

"That's somewhat comforting. I don't want to see anymore money spent on the streetcar," said Hannah Dawes.

 

She lives and works in the area. She was against the city building the streetcar but has found it useful.

 

"I live up the street about a 20 minute walk. It takes 10 minutes off my walk each way so it's nice, but it doesn't go far enough for me. I really wish it went a little bit further," said Dawes.

 

She and others in the area may have to find another route soon. Murray said the city hopes to start the repairs in March and they are looking at four different options.

 

Murray said they plan on keeping a lane open on Walnut during the construction work.

 

"I wished some of these things have not happened some of them could have been preventable. We're working with management with SORTA to get them fixed as quickly as they're identified," she said.

 

Next Wednesday there will be a special Major Transportation Committee meeting to look at the different options to make repairs. Murray said the city is hoping to have all the work finished by Opening Day in April.

 

These are the four different options the city is considering:

 

Option one, assumes work is permitted to occur 24 hours per day and would require a duration of approximately four days. Two days would be required to perform demolition of the existing concrete and two days are required to pour and cure the new concrete. During this time, no vehicle traffic of any kind, including streetcar traffic, would be permitted on the track. Therefore, streetcar service in the downtown loop would be halted for approximately four days. The work once completed will remain under warranty for two years.

 

Option two, assumes work would take place over approximately five days, with demolition work occurring during nightly closures over days one to three. Option two also assumes the streetcar will be permitted to operate during the day with flaggers detouring other vehicles. New concrete pour and cure would take place over day four or five. Two additional options consider the possibility of running streetcars only over the newly poured concrete trackslab during the two-day concrete cure period. This option carries significant risk as the contractor has expressed the need to keep trains off the newly poured concrete until it has cured and that they would otherwise not provide warranty for the repair work should the problem reemerge.

 

Option three, is the same as Option two, except streetcars only would be permitted to run over the newly poured concrete during the two-day cure period. This would result in no shutdown of streetcar service, however, the contractor has stated that they will not provide warranty for the work in this scenario.

 

Option four, is the same as Option one, except streetcars only would be permitted to run over the newly poured concrete during the two-day cure period. This would result in a two day shutdown of streetcar service during the demolition work. However, the contractor has stated that they will not provide warranty for the work in this scenario.

 

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LoL what a mess. The fact that options 2-4 are even being considered options is hilarious.

Idiots...