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According to a Statehouse source, the 3C Corridor should be officially receiving federal stimulus dollars tomorrow in an announcement following Obama’s State of the Union speech. In October 2009, ODOT and the Ohio Rail Development Commission submitted their application for $563 million to help fund a passenger rail line that would run between Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. More information about the 3C Corridor can be found at 3cisme.ohio.gov. More information about tomorrow’s announcement can be found in a Dispatch article here.
Update #1: Gov. Strickland’s office is planning a news conference today (Thursday) in the Statehouse Rotunda at 1pm. Anyone planning on attending?
Update #2: It’s official. The 3C Corridor is receiving $400M in federal funding.
Some people will ride the train when it makes sense for them…
Some people will drive when it makes sense for them…
But everybody wins when there are fewer cars on the road and 71 is less congested.
buckeyechuck Says: Not enough people will find enough benefit to make it viable.
What data are you citing?
I never said I wouldn’t ride Mega Bus.
And if they build the 3C station as planned in the AD, you’ll be dropped off across the street from the majority of COTA’s routes.
And let me get this straight, you find Megabus convenient yet the 3C, with essentially the same setup as Megabus, isn’t? Really?
Part of the appeal of trains for me is purely emotional. You can’t convince me that I don’t simply like trains. Rail systems work well in other countries I’ve visited, and I want something comparable in the states. If we’re going to start somewhere, this is a decent start…even if the average speed is lower than what you want.
“What data are you citing?”
He polled all the people in his kitchen.
LTW,
I don’t know if you have ever driven to downtown Chicago, their is no where to park, without coughing up 20 dollars. Even if you’re staying at the Marriott you’re paying to park. The ground travel infrastructure is already there and it very convenient. Going to Chicago on Mega Bus is almost as fast as flying when you calculate the drives to and from the airports the waits, delays etc. and it certainly has a lot less hassle to it.
The appeal for me is my desire to go sans car once I move back to Columbus. This would make that decision much easier in terms of travel options, possible connection to the airport and the possible buildout of Columbus’s own light rail system to compliment the 3C.
Core Model,
the dispatch even says the potential ridership figures are exagerated
O I’ve been in downtown Chicago. We may not have the extensive light rail, I imagine the main demographic for the 3C-at this moment-is pretty well served by COTA. And the taxi routes from downtown to the immediate neighborhoods would be pretty reasonable.
“Critics have suggested that the ridership numbers probably are inflated since the trains would average only about 40 mph along the entire route, a time that includes stops.”
Reading comprehension isn’t exactly your forte, is it?
Thory,
I agree the systems in Europe are great, it simply amazing what the French have done with TGV. I’ve rode on it, and have wondered why we can’t do it here.
An average speed of 39mph will not cut for the majority of people. The TGV is a success be cause of convenience and speed.
Two wheels, you’re sucking in too much exhaust fumes when you attempt to insult people.
You have a problem with a grown up discussion ?
Do you?
The Dispatch offered both sides of the ridership argument without validating either. Far from “the Dispatch says” as you would claim.
It was in the dispatch, at least you will agree on that ?
Who are you to say what won’t cut it for people you don’t even know? You cannot legitimately project your perspective onto the rest of Ohio.
I will agree that the Dispatch wrote an article as neutral as they could, offering both sides of the argument and allowing the public to make an informed opinion without siding one way or the other.
As a transportation engineer, I think I can speak with an enlightened perspective.
Yes some people will ride it, I’m not saying people wont.
The name-calling is unnecessary. Keep it civil, folks.
Yay 3C!