Still not really sure how much this "adds" to downtown, but it does make it a litttle more "user friendly" and maybe touch more "homey" in a inviting sense.

Wonder how it will afect and/or effect traffic?


Trolleys Could Hit Streets By Summer's End

POSTED: 6:44 pm EDT March 27, 2007
UPDATED: 8:27 pm EDT March 27, 2007
CINCINNATI -- County leaders told News 5 the money for a new type of downtown mass transit is in place.
Routes are being considered for a trolley system, officials said, which the city hasn?t seen since the 1950s.
?When you think of cities that are on the go and on the move, you think of cities that have public transportation that is interesting,? said Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune.

The trolleys would have rubber wheels, similar to the trolley cars now used during festivals and other events, and would not require special tracks or wires.
Routes would connect riders to hotels, cultural attractions such as Music Hall and the Museum Center and Findlay Market, and major office buildings.
?Parking in the city is a commodity,? said commuter Adrian Carter. ?It?s hard to find and it?s expensive, so if it?s going to work, I?ll try it.?
Not everyone is quite so enthusiastic.
"I'm not sure it adds that much to the downtown by having a trolley system," said downtown worker Bob DelSanto.
Officials hope to get government approval, purchase the vehicles and put them on the streets by the end of the summer.

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