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Cincinnati City Council ponders rule change that could prevent referendum on…

Cincinnati City Council will discuss a rule change Tuesday that could prohibit any potential voter referendum on extra money for the troubled streetcar

City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. to propose plan to fund streetcar project

Cincinnati City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. will present his plan to close a $17.4 million deficit in funding for the streetcar project to the Budget and

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory travels to Spain despite budget problems at home

As Cincinnati grappled with a $35 million deficit and first began to consider laying off police and firefighters, Mayor Mark Mallory and several members of his

City Council members react to city manager's proposal for streetcar deficit

Council members are speaking out after City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. released a proposal Tuesday to fill the $17.4 million streetcar deficit that involves

City mgr. details how to close $17.4M streetcar deficit, then changes memo

City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. is proposing to close a $17.4 million shortfall for the streetcar project by taking money from other projects and issuing more

Streetcar hearing: Lots of talk, but no action yet

After more than four hours of debate Monday night, Cincinnati City Council was no closer to filling a $17.4 million funding gap in the long planned streetcar

Public hearing on streetcar project scheduled for Monday

Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls is calling for a public hearing on the status of the Cincinnati streetcar project Monday evening. The hearing will take place at 6

Streetcar supporters still have high hopes for plan

Cincinnati’s streetcar project has faced hurdles in the past, but its most recent obstacle comes with a $17 million price tag.

Despite $17.4M shortfall, mayor says Cincinnati's streetcar project isn't dead

Even though Cincinnati’s streetcar project has a $17.4 million shortfall in funding, Mayor Mark Mallory insists the money can be found and the project saved.

City manager: Streetcar has $17.4M shortfall, project needs more money

As Cincinnati ponders layoffs of police and firefighters to avoid a deficit, administrators concede the city’s troubled streetcar project will need more than

Amid layoff talks, City Council to hire manager to oversee streetcar project

As Cincinnati edges closer to building its long planned streetcar system, City Council is hiring a new manager to oversee the process.

Casino exec: Rail projects are important for urban areas

An owner of Cincinnati’s new casino has pushed for rail projects in Detroit, and its executives are big believers in improving “connectivity” in urban areas.

Charlotte had easier time reaching deal with Duke for streetcars

A project similar to Cincinnati’s streetcar system is being built in North Carolina, but city officials there are paying Duke Energy one-sixth the amount to

As part of deal to settle costs, Duke Energy sues Cincinnati over streetcar

As part of a deal between Duke Energy and Cincinnati, the utility company is suing the city to determine who should pay to relocate utilities as part of the

Qualls: No 'blank check' for streetcar project, tells staffers to stay within…

Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls tells city administrators to stay within budget on the streetcar project, and make changes if necessary.

Cranley: Time for Cincinnati to stop streetcar project

With construction bids for Cincinnati’s planned streetcar system coming in higher than budgeted, one of the candidates for mayor said it’s time to pull the

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    The Proposed Cincinnati Streetcar

    A look at the what the streetcar could look like and where it would run in Cincinnati.

 
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