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- While it might be hard to believe today, Ohio was once the center of innovative public transit—more specifically, electric interurban rail, which had a brief but vibrant life as a transition between main-line railroads and automobiles for short-distance travel.
www.midstory.org/when-ohio-was-the-future-of-public-transit-the-interurban-era/When Ohio Was the Future of Public Transit: The Interurban Era
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Apr 6, 2021 · Ohio was once the center of the bygone transportation method known as interurban rail, but now transit options in the state are few and far between. Why did such a popular transit method disappear, and how can its story help guide us forward?
Jul 30, 2015 · Ohio and Cleveland were once the heartland of the interurban rail system that operated with the same type of 600-volt overhead wires you see on today's RTA rapid transit.
This November, residents of central Ohio also have the opportunity to vote on Issue 47, which would increase funding for improvements to our public transportation system and safe mobility infrastructure. If Issue 47 passes, it would mean a 45% increase in COTA service, including 5 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors and 24-hour service on key lines.
The first "oat-powered railway" in Ohio was introduced in Cincinnati in 1859; that year CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL granted 2 of Stevens's companies—the EAST CLEVELAND RAILWAY CO. and the Woodland Ave. Street Railroad Co. (later the Kinsman St. Railroad Co.)—franchises to lay rails in the streets.
The history of urban mass transit in the United States is more complex than a simple progression of improved public transportation modes before the rise of the automobile ultimately replaced transit’s dominance by the mid-20th century.
Jan 13, 2023 · Midwestern rail transit tends to evoke imagery of rusted steel and graffitied cargo cars—not exactly the picture of the speedy, sparkling passenger rail of the future. And yet railroad advocacy has hit a stride in recent years, especially with the Green New Deal’s emphasis on implementing widespread high-speed rail in the U.S. and Amtrak’s recent […]
