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COAST Doesn’t Get It: Transit-Oriented Development is Real

In their latest poorly-researched attack piece, the anti-rail group COAST claims that high speed rail will destroy our residential property values and that transit-oriented development is a myth.  However, the article is based purely on anecdotes and hearsay, and lacks any factual evidence. According to a Sky News article and video referenced by COAST, homeowners [...]

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2010 08 25 Travis Estell US/World Transit News Comments (2)

Issue 9 = FAIL

285 Of 285 Precincts Reporting Candidate/Issue Votes Percent No 38,132 56.2% Yes 29,740 43.8% Thank you, Cincinnati, for defeating this odious charter amendment that would have essentially killed passenger rail transit in the city. I raise my glass to you.

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2009 11 03 David Cole Cincinnati Transit News Comments (0)

The COAST Transit Map of Cincinnati

After a great deal of consultation with the good people of COAST, I’ve developed a transit plan for Cincinnati that they approve of. Here it is. (Click on the image for a full-size version. Bloggers, feel free to use this for any anti-Issue 9 propaganda you deem appropriate.)

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2009 10 24 David Cole Cincinnati Transit News Comments (0)

Just Right

The Phoney Coney has some good commentary about the tired anti-rail arguments that keep getting repeated by the predictable cast of characters.

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2009 08 14 David Cole Cincinnati Transit News Comments (0)

Cincinnati Enquirer: COAST’s Anti-Rail Charter Amendment is a “Poison Pill”

Many of us who support the proposed Cincinnati Streetcar have repeatedly shaken our heads in dismay over the Enquirer’s often one-sided and sloppy coverage of the issue. The Enquirer panders to a mostly-suburban audience, and ads from car dealerships constitute a huge percentage of their ever-shrinking revenue stream, so it’s no surprise that they’ve come [...]

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2009 08 09 David Cole Cincinnati Transit News Comments (0)