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Metro Begins Planning for Future Improvements

Submitted by Cincinnati Metro
Thursday, March 15th, 2012, 9:49am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19)  – Since its last transit plan in 2008, Metro has added new kinds of buses (hybrid, “accordion” and smaller buses), partnered with the Cincinnati Zoo on a new LEED-certified transit center, added a new transit center/ park & ride in Western Hills with direct service to Uptown, introduced new fare options, and improved electronic communications to customers.

Now we want to know:  Which way do you think should Metro go next?

Metro is posing that question to the community as part of a new Way to go* initiative to better meet Greater Cincinnati’s transportation needs and plan for future improvements.

This spring, Metro will open a dialogue with the community to better understand what transportation needs exist and how to meet them. Metro will use the ideas it gathers through community outreach to create a plan by the end of the year.

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New bike trail, green programs discussed Tuesday

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, 2:48am
New bike trail, green programs discussed Tuesday

CINCINNATI (FOX19) – The citizens who are working on the Wasson Way Hike/Bike Trail Plan will make a presentation at Cincinnati Council’s Strategic Growth committee at Noon on Wednesday in Council Chambers at Cincinnati City Hall.

The plan entails the creation of a hike and bike trail alongside the 6.5 miles of unused railroad tracks that extend through the Cincinnati neighborhoods of Evanston, Hyde Park, Oakley, and Mount Lookout, as well as the surrounding communities of Norwood, Fairfax, and Mariemont. 

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Metro alters routes and schedules on west side, Downtown, and on 4 and 41

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Thursday, March 1st, 2012, 6:08pm
Metro alters routes and schedules on west side, Downtown, and on 4 and 41

 

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Metro will have a service change for six routes starting on Sunday, March 4.

Three routes have significant changes:

Rt. 1 The One for Fun, Museum Center-Mt. Adams-Zoo

The Rt. 1 will have a modified schedule and will arrive and depart Downtown from Government Square areas F and D every 30 minutes in morning and evening peak hours and every hour during non-peak hours.

Rt. 4 Blue Ash - Kenwood - Ridge Road

Two Rt. 4 services will have new trip names. The Rt. 4 Blue Ash will be renamed Rt. 4 Silverton - Blue Ash and Rt. 4 Kenwood will be renamed Rt. 4 Kenwood - Blue Ash. The Kenwood (Dillonvale) inbound and outbound trips will have modified routing to and from UC Blue Ash (formerly Raymond Walters). All trips will have modified arrival and departure times.

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Cincinnati Metro Redesigns Website to Make it Easier for Riders to Use

Submitted by Cincinnati Metro
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, 10:25am
Cincinnati Metro Redesigns Website to Make it Easier for Riders to Use

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) – At your computer or on your smartphone, news and information about Cincinnati Metro is now easier to access than ever before at the redesigned website, www.go-metro.com.

Visitors to the new site will find it to be more functional and user-friendly; it is also more accommodating for people with disabilities. Metro has also rolled out a mobile version of the website that can be viewed on any web-enabled mobile phone.

Changes include more images and a simplified navigation, which make the website more straightforward and engaging than the previous site. The website now includes time and weather on the homepage and easy access to Google Transit and schedules so riders can prepare for catching their bus. The site also includes a “How to Ride” section for new riders and detailed information about how to use Metro’s new fareboxes, which includes videos.

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I-71 to close for 15 minutes overnight Sunday/Monday

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012, 7:44pm
I-71 to close for 15 minutes overnight Sunday/Monday

 

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, HAMILTON COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - A contractor working for Time Warner Cable will be erecting an aerial crossing over Interstate 71 at Kugler Mill Road that will require a total closure of the interstate for approximately 15 minutes with a 2-hour period. 

Work will begin at 1 a.m. Monday, February 13 and be completed within two hours.  Kugler Road is located at the 13 mile marker between Montgomery Road (exit 12) and Ronald Reagan Highway (exit 14).

Ohio State Patrol will provide assistance with traffic control.

Copyright 2012 FOX19.  All rights reserved.

 

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Metro introduces new 30-day "Rolling" passes

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012, 2:09pm
Metro introduces new 30-day "Rolling" passes

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Beginning March 1, Metro’s new fareboxes will accept new 30-day rolling passes, which will replace current calendar-month-only passes.

The new 30-day rolling passes provide greater flexibility by allowing the customer to choose when to start the 30-day pass period by simply inserting the pass into the farebox on the bus.  For example, if the customer activates a 30-day rolling pass on March 5, it will be good until April 3.

The new 30-day rolling passes are available for the same zones and at the same prices as the current monthly passes. 

Late last year, Metro installed new fareboxes on all of its buses, thanks to federal funding for the project.  The new fareboxes replaced 17-year-old technology.

Metro’s new fareboxes will enable new payment options, beginning this summer:

·         go*SMART “tap & go” smartcards that can be re-loaded or re-used

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Lighting work scheduled Wednesday during the day and evening in two spots along 75

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012, 3:49am
Lighting work scheduled Wednesday during the day and evening in two spots along 75

 

LIBERTY AND WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIPS AND ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, OH (FOX19) The ODOT highway lighting contractor American Lighting & Signalization will be performing work on southbound Interstate 75 Wednesday in two stretches along the highway.

In Butler County, on southbound I-75 between Hamilton-Mason Road and Tylersville Road (mile marker 23), the left lane will be closed from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. while crews erect a light tower.  Law enforcement officers will be used for traffic control.

In Hamilton County, on Southbound I-75 just before the ramp to Galbraith Road (mile marker 11), the right lane will be closed from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Thursday, (Feb. 2) while crews repair a light tower.  The ramp will remain open and law enforcement officers will be used for traffic control.

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