Here are some great quotes in a news story. Please subscribe to read the full story about the Ohio PIRG report, which addresses Ohio's entire regional rail proposal including routes to Youngstown, Pittsburgh, Toledo, Detroit and other cities, not just 3C....
Sept. 20, 2010
HANNAH REPORT
Rail Study Looks beyond 3C to Regional Network with Ohio in Center
Sept. 20, 2010
HANNAH REPORT
Rail Study Looks beyond 3C to Regional Network with Ohio in Center
The Ohio Public Interest Research Group (Ohio PIRG) released a study Monday outlining the potential economic and environmental benefits of building passenger rail in Ohio and tying it into a larger Midwestern network, while a Democratic lawmaker supportive of the study's findings needled critics of the 3C rail plan with a charge of "political amnesia."
Amy Brennick, chief operating officer for Betty's Family of Restaurants in Columbus, said increased intercity travel from passenger trains could mean more patrons for her restaurants and thus more jobs. Noting that students and young professionals comprise a big part of her company's workforce, she pitched 3C and rail in general as part of addressing Ohio's brain-drain problem.
"When our employees give us two weeks notice because they're moving to Atlanta or Portland, unfortunately the reasons have to do far less with what those states offer them and far more about what Ohio is lacking. Mass transportation and rail systems always come up," Brennick said.
Annie Ross-Womack, CEO of the Long Street Businessmen's Association, said train travel is more productive for professionals because it frees them from congestion and restrictions that bar people from typing on laptops or texting while driving.
Monday's press conference also featured many arguments proponents have used in the past: that the Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati route is the densest corridor in America lacking passenger rail; that inaction will leave Ohio behind other states; and that blocking the 3C project will simply mean some other state will benefit from the $400 million Ohio now has claim to.
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"When our employees give us two weeks notice because they're moving to Atlanta or Portland, unfortunately the reasons have to do far less with what those states offer them and far more about what Ohio is lacking. Mass transportation and rail systems always come up," Brennick said.
Annie Ross-Womack, CEO of the Long Street Businessmen's Association, said train travel is more productive for professionals because it frees them from congestion and restrictions that bar people from typing on laptops or texting while driving.
Monday's press conference also featured many arguments proponents have used in the past: that the Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati route is the densest corridor in America lacking passenger rail; that inaction will leave Ohio behind other states; and that blocking the 3C project will simply mean some other state will benefit from the $400 million Ohio now has claim to.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.rotundacollection.com/promo/hanrep.htm
Ken Prendergast
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
