FTA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Site  Federal Transit Administration site on dedicated busways.  Describes active or planned projects in 17 different cities. Lower cost & greater flexibility than rail.

Rail to Non-Rail Comparison Between Cities  Comparison of actual growth-of-congestion statistics of Cincinnati and Portland, Oregon from 1985 to 2000.

Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)  This site, from the University of Washington, explains a futuristic alternative to the streetcar loop that is part of the MetroMoves plan.  Many links, including a Cincinnati PRT site.called "Cincinnati Skyloop".

Tollroads Newsletter  Users Pay. Taxpayers do not.

Dulles Greenway  Washington DC area privately owned and financed toll road.

Buckeye Institute  A Columbus-based transportation research organization with articles of particular interest to Hamilton Conty residents.

Myths of Light Tail Transit   A publication of Reason Public Policy institute Misconceptions of light rail explained and exposed by James V. DeLong.

The Public Purpose  Wendell Cox Consultancy.  Credible Information on public transportation, urban growth etc.

Yesterday's Technology Tomorrow  A discussion of the inflexibility and comparative cost of LRT vs an alternative

Report of Light Rail Accident  Geocities.com.  Baltimore Sun Newspaper report on an accident at Baltimore Washington International Airport. 22 injured.

Orange County Grand Jury report  A scathing report on light rail by the Grand Jury of Orange County CA.  Courtesy of publicpurpose.com

Railroading America  Links to other sites that discuss light rail. Some of these links may require acrobat reader.

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) This link will take you directly the FTA report that rejects the I-71 leg of the Hamilton County Proposal. By scrolling down to the black rectangles you can get some quick statistics.  You may be surprised to learn that FTA predicts  an INCREASE in some pollutants such as Nitrogen Oxide and Carbon Dioxide (over twice as much).

These links will take you to many interesting and informative websites which may then take you to other websites.   If you bookmark this page, or add it to your favorites, you can easily find your way back for more browsing.  A new section, with links to some rail alternatives, has been added at the bottom of the page.  More links will be added.

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) This link will take you directly the FTA report that rejects the I-71 leg of the Hamilton County Proposal. By scrolling down to the black rectangles you can get some quick statistics.  You may be surprised to learn that FTA predicts  an INCREASE in some pollutants such as Nitrogen Oxide and Carbon Dioxide (over twice as much).

Railroading America  Links to other sites that discuss light rail. Some of these links may require acrobat reader.

Orange County Grand Jury report  A scathing report on light rail by the Grand Jury of Orange County CA.  Courtesy of publicpurpose.com

Report of Light Rail Accident  Geocities.com.  Baltimore Sun Newspaper report on an accident at Baltimore Washington International Airport. 22 injured.

Yesterday's Technology Tomorrow  A discussion of the inflexibility and comparative cost of LRT vs an alternative

The Public Purpose  Wendell Cox Consultancy.  Credible Information on public transportation, urban growth etc.

Myths of Light Tail Transit   A publication of Reason Public Policy institute Misconceptions of light rail explained and exposed by James V. DeLong.

Buckeye Institute  A Columbus-based transportation research organization with articles of particular interest to Hamilton Conty residents.

Dulles Greenway  Washington DC area privately owned and financed toll road.

Tollroads Newsletter  Users Pay. Taxpayers do not.

Links to Light Rail Information

Links to Light Rail Alternatives ALRT neither supports nor rejects any particular alternative. While individual members may or may not support these and other transportation methods, our stated purpose is to inform the electorate as to why the Metro Moves issue #7 is a bad idea.  ALRT hopes that the presentation of alternatives helps to lead you to the same conclusion that we have, that Light Rail is the wrong choice for a greater Greater Cincinnati

Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)  This site, from the University of Washington, explains a futuristic alternative to the streetcar loop that is part of the MetroMoves plan.  Many links, including a Cincinnati PRT site.called "Cincinnati Skyloop".

Rail to Non-Rail Comparison Between Cities  Comparison of actual growth-of-congestion statistics of Cincinnati and Portland, Oregon from 1985 to 2000.

FTA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Site  Federal Transit Administration site on dedicated busways.  Describes active or planned projects in 17 different cities. Lower cost & greater flexibility than rail.