Thursday, August 9, 2012

Cincinnati names streetcar project manager - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The consortium includes: Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc., Burgesw & Niple Ltd., DNK Architects, G.J. Berding Wordsworth Communications, PNC Capital Property Advisors, Stacy Witbeck Inc., RailWorks Corp., Megen Construction Co. and Josten Concrete Construction andits subsidiary, Brewster Pumping. The consortium will design, build, operate and maintain the as well as lineup financing, Dohoney said in a news “The benefits of streetcar s as a game-changing agent for this city far outweigh any he said in the release. The roughly $220 millio n streetcar system would connect the Cincinnati riverfront to the Uptown neighborhoodx surrounding the Universityof Cincinnati.
Critics of the plan charg that it will cost too much and not drawenougu ridership. A petition effort is undedr way to place the issue on theNovembefr ballot. Dohoney said the city is aggressively pursuing federao funds for the project and is askint for donationsas well.

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