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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2015

Cincinnati unclear if streetcar manufacturer will pay fines

CAF USA previously informed the city it will not meet the original deadline, and now plans to deliver the first of five streetcar vehicles on Oct. 30, 43 days late. Under the contract, that would mean CAF USA would be expected to pay $43,000 in fines to the city.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2015

Rowland to serve as Cincinatti Metro interim COO

Carlos Rowland will be responsible for overseeing Metro’s fixed-route and Access’ paratransit bus operations, fleet maintenance and facilities, which employ nearly 700 employees.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2014

Cincinnati Metro appoints Ferrell as CEO

Dwight Ferrell, who most recently served as the County Manager of Fulton County, Ga., also served as deputy GM/COO for MARTA for four years.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2014

Cincinnati Metro chief, Garcia Crews resigns

Terry Garcia Crews, who joined Metro in November 2010, plans to return to a successful consulting career in the transit industry and spend more quality time with her family.

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Newsby StaffMay 21, 2014

SORTA transfers fed rail funds to streetcar project

Will apply $268,278 of its remaining funding from a federal grant to the Cincinnati Streetcar. The money is left over from a $876,762 rail-related grant that was awarded to the agency in 1996 that must be used or would be forfeited and no other regional projects qualify for the funds.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2014

Ridership, industry visibility touted at APTA Conference

Ridership and increased funding for public transportation were major themes as APTA’s Bus & Paratransit Conference kicked off with its Opening General Session at the Kansas City Convention Center on Sunday.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2013

Cincinnati’s SORTA may take on streetcar operating costs

The decision is based upon assurances from the Cincinnati business and philanthropic communities that they will work with the agency in public-private partnership to secure the funds required. The FTA has also agreed to serve as a resource.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2013

Cincinnati’s SORTA celebrates 40 years

Hosting a community event with a display of an historic bus from the 1960s and one of the system’s newest Metro*Plus buses that will go into service on Aug. 19. Also adding a new limited-stop service.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2012

SORTA unveils real-time bus info

New real-time information boards will display bus departure times at each of the Government Square Transit Center’s eight bus shelters.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2012

SORTA receives $1.6M for mini-hybrids

The Ohio Department of Transportation’s new Ohio Transit Preservation Partnership Program will enable the agency to buy five of these vehicles, which have advanced thermal cooling systems that provide a cost savings of $2,000 a year in fuel savings and improved operational performance per bus.

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