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The Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail - Ohio Hub

The Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail - Ohio Hub. Passenger Rail: How can we fulfill its economic promise for our region? August 29, 2005. Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail The Ohio Hub System.

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The Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail - Ohio Hub

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  1. The Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail - Ohio Hub Passenger Rail: How can we fulfill its economic promise for our region? August 29, 2005

  2. Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail The Ohio Hub System 860 miles - 32 stations 4 States and Southern Ontario 11 major metro areas 22 million people

  3. An Interconnected Rail Network

  4. An Interconnected Rail Network

  5. An Interconnected Rail Network

  6. Public and Agency InvolvementResults • “We need this”. “Build it now”. • People like the Hub Plan as an economic development project. • Ohioans recognize the need to improve transportation system capacity. • Ohioans want to be connected… to the national network, to a regional system, to local mass transit, and to international airports. • The public likes the idea of leveraging existing state rail/transportation dollars to match federal funds. • People recognize that there needs to be a strong federal role in building systems like the Hub.

  7. The “Ask”and Next Steps • Support funding Ohio Hub Economic Impact Study • Support funding the Planning Process Why? • To identify and preserve critically important railroad infrastructure • To capture dollars from existing state transportation projects – such as the grade separation program – as the state share of a federal program

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