To help celebrate the occasion, Metro identified Mala Escobar as January’s one-millionth rider.
The funding comes on the heels of additional grants awarded to Metro earlier this year to diversify its energy usage by replacing aging transit vehicles and infrastructure and purchasing buses powered on biofuel.
Cincinnati Metro hosted more than 300 elected officials, business and community leaders, transit industry decision-makers, customers, and more for the State of Metro 2022.
Metro provided more than 900,000 trips in August.
Will share data, conduct studies, and reach out to employers, and designers to create a transportation plan for the Cincinnati region.
He brings a background of more than 15 years of progressive roles and responsibilities at Pan Am Railways, the largest regional railroad in North America, based near Boston.
Cincinnati Bell will pay $340,000 per year for 10 years under the agreement.
The streetcar system, which is scheduled to begin passenger service in September 2016, consists of a 3.6-mile loop extending from The Banks, through Downtown and north to Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine.
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.
Federal officials look at new rules to make streetcars more eligible — but overall funding may be cut in budget battles.
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