Cincinnati Street Car Design

[mexitucky]

Duke Wins Streetcar Lawsuit | WVXU

 

There goes $15 Million more into the black hole that is the Cincinnati Streetcar Project. A lot of money that could have gone to a lot of use towards the refurbishment of Cincinnati Union Terminal and Cincinnati Music Hall.

 

According to the City Councilman on Jones and Fingers that number could triple. Mayor Mallory's lasting legacy...

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

The streetcar project goes another half-million into the red.

 

New Streetcar Revenue Estimates Not As Rosy

The streetcar is expected to make at least $500,000 less per year, mostly because fares and advertising will not generate as much money.

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Mayor John Cranley said. "I'm not surprised by any of this."

[HammerTime]

^ Shocking.

[kyyank]

I think I read somewhere that public transportation never makes money. So if you start with that premise, the street car never should have been approved.

[Oldtimebaseball84]

Obviously a group of idiots are running the city of Cincinnati. The street car will be a complete waste in 15 years tops.

 

They should be able to store the cars that they can't afford to run in the old subway tunnels.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

The latest and greatest in the continually failing saga of the Cincinnati Street Car:

 

The Cincinnati Fire Department has come forward and stated that they weren't ever brought into the discussion about the design for the streetcar power-wires. Now that they're finally getting to put their eyes on things after having them built and in place, firefighters are unclear as to whether or not they will be able to maneuver their aerial gear around the wires if they have to reach the upper floors of any of the buildings along the streetcar route in the case of an emergency.

Looks like HDR Decision Economics and Parsons Brinckerhoff missed that detail in their feasibility study, SORTA overlooked it, and the City of Cincinnati overlooked it. Nice work, morons. :ohbrother:

 

Firefighters concerned about streetcar wires

[Lawnboy13]

The latest and greatest in the continually failing saga of the Cincinnati Street Car:

 

The Cincinnati Fire Department has come forward and stated that they weren't ever brought into the discussion about the design for the streetcar power-wires. Now that they're finally getting to put their eyes on things after having them built and in place, firefighters are unclear as to whether or not they will be able to maneuver their aerial gear around the wires if they have to reach the upper floors of any of the buildings along the streetcar route in the case of an emergency.

Looks like HDR Decision Economics and Parsons Brinckerhoff missed that detail in their feasibility study, SORTA overlooked it, and the City of Cincinnati overlooked it. Nice work, morons. :ohbrother:

 

Firefighters concerned about streetcar wires

 

Complete Baffoonary!!!

[frankdracman23]

Actually they can't even get any streetcars.

 

It was publicly revealed early last week that CAF USA would blow its Sept. 17 deadline for delivering the first of five streetcar vehicles to run on the Downtown and Over-the-Rhine route. The delay not only could push back the scheduled Sept. 15, 2016, opening of the streetcar, it also could lead to cost overruns on the project, according to city officials.

 

 

City 'deeply frustrated' with streetcar builder

[lawildcat]

Just another reason I hate Cincinnati.

[Lawnboy13]

Don't know which is dumber Cincinnati Street Car or 4 more years of Obama?

 

To #ggclfan .........It only took you 3 and a half years to finally give me a "like" for this post. :lol2:

[ggclfan]

As someone who grew up in NKY and now lives in Cincy, I will say things in Cincy have improved 1000% the last 10 years. The Banks and downtown and OTR are dramatically improved. I like the casino.

 

HOWEVER, the street car is truly one of the dumbest things I have ever heard of- especially for a city in red ink. Why not just build buses that look like street cars and not have to tear up half the city and also be able to easily move the routes if deemed necessary. This thing was doomed from the start - politicians spending money they did not have for something stupid...imagine that...

[ggclfan]

To #ggclfan .........It only took you 3 and a half years to finally give me a "like" for this post. :lol2:

 

I had to mull it over for a while to make sure I liked it:)! Actually, I was not on BGP near as much back then and just noticed the thread tonight. I have been mad about the street car FOREVER...colossal waste of money!!

[Lawnboy13]

I had to mull it over for a while to make sure I liked it:)! Actually, I was not on BGP near as much back then and just noticed the thread tonight. I have been mad about the street car FOREVER...colossal waste of money!!

 

 

AGREE, total boondoggle.

[lawildcat]

As someone who grew up in NKY and now lives in Cincy, I will say things in Cincy have improved 1000% the last 10 years. The Banks and downtown and OTR are dramatically improved. I like the casino.

 

HOWEVER, the street car is truly one of the dumbest things I have ever heard of- especially for a city in red ink. Why not just build buses that look like street cars and not have to tear up half the city and also be able to easily move the routes if deemed necessary. This thing was doomed from the start - politicians spending money they did not have for something stupid...imagine that...

 

 

You mean like METRO?

[ggclfan]

You mean like METRO?

 

Ha...build it to look like a street car, not like a Metro or Tank Bus. Then the thing can go wherever people want it to go, not the limited area it will go now. I am not saying it is a good idea but I am saying that it is a better idea than the street car...