The Cincinnati Beacon
City Council should implement painted-line streetcar usability study
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati
Before City Council sinks $100 million dollars into a streetcar line, they should implement a virtually no-cost painted line usability study. This would be a cost-effective way to gauge initial ridership, and the results could bolster the arguments either for or against the plan—based on how many people utilize the line.
That’s why I just sent the following to these email addresses: , , , , , , , , ,
Letter:
Dear Mayor Mallory and City Council:
Before spending $100 million on a streetcar line, why not do a “painted line study.” Just paint a line on the road for the proposed route, and run the trolley-buses along it. See how many people jump on the line.
Either way, the information gathered would make for more responsible decision making.
Respectfully,
The Dean of Cincinnati |