TRANSPORTATION IN CINCINNATI, OHIO PROVIDED BY CINCINNATI BIKE/PAC

Did you know...

• According to the Bureau of Labor & Statistics in 2006, 23.8% of residents of Cincinnati did not have access to a private automobile.

• According to the same source, average cost of private car ownership per household in the United States including parking, gas, finance costs, insurance and maintenance was $8,608.

• Over the past three decades, adult obesity has doubled and childhood obesity has tripled.

• 26.6% of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation in Cincinnati. According to the Climate Protection Plan adopted in 2008, the city’s goal is to reduce those emissions by 40% by 2028.

• We also understand that average folks will not start to use their bikes as a form of transportation until they feel safe - which means segregated paths like they have in Xenia and Marietta and Dayton and Yellow Springs and Athens and all the other cities and towns in our state that have made significant progress in encouraging alternative transportation choices.

• Cincinnati Bike/PAC supports the Ohio River Trail as a healthy, affordable and essential transportation choice for the citizens of our city.

LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THE OHIO RIVER TRAIL

OHIO RIVER TRAIL NEEDS LETTERS OF SUPPORT!


The Ohio River Trail could use your help with Letters of Support for the trail. Many of you are already aware of our fundraising campaign and that $12 million dollars has already been identified to build the trail. To complete the fundraising campaign we must raise $4 million in addition to the $12 million from private donations.


To help raise these final dollars we are applying for grants that specifically target hike & bike trails. Some of these grants would like to see letters of support from local businesses and residents to show how the trail will help their businesses and impact the region.

Our goal is to collect as many trail support letters to show how the trail will impact the community, the region and local businesses and tell the story regarding why it is important to get it done now.


Please help us get the trail built! If you decide to write a letter of support, please address your letter to The Ohio River Trail Project and answer one or all of the following questions:




1. How the trail will increase/impact bicycle ridership in the area and the region.


2. How the trail will impact small businesses. If you own a business, describe how it will affect your business.


3. Why you think it is important to build the trail now and how it will improve the quality of life for local residents.



Send your letters on letterhead, stationary or just on regular paper. You can email them to me at tlubic@gmail.com or you can mail them to: The Ohio River Way, PO Box 43261, Cincinnati, OH 45243. Thanks so much for your support.

Did you know...

OHIO RIVER TRAIL FACTS

The Ohio River Trail will complete the hike and bike trail from Newtown to downtown Cincinnati opening up an exciting network of 255 miles of trail. The Campaign Committee will raise private funds to match public funds committed to connect the trail from Lunken airport to the Friendship and Riverfront Parks. This project is a vital link in the vision for a healthy and vibrant region adjacent to the Ohio River and its tributaries.

Responsibilities:

Ø The Ohio River Way Campaign Committee will raise $4m dollars to fund the link.

Ø The Ohio River Way Board will be responsible for Governance and Oversight.

Ø Hamilton County Parks will oversee construction and maintenance of the Trail.

Benefits to the Region:

• Increasing quality of life in and around the Cincinnati region
• Building a dynamic urban core
• Attracting the best and brightest to live and work in the region
• Improving opportunities for health and fitness along the river
• Stimulating residential development downtown and in the trail corridor
• Tying neighborhoods to downtown activities and downtown to green space and parks

Goals and Project Costs ($16.8M):

• $4 M – private sector campaign for downtown to Lunken Airport segment (2010)
• $3.3 M – Federal & City funds secured to cross the Little Miami at Kellogg and build Wilmer to Carrell segment (2012)
• $5.7M – Request to State of Ohio Capital Budget to connect Kellogg to Beechmont ($1M secured to date)
• $3.8M – Hamilton County Parks and Anderson Township funds secured to connect Beechmont to Newtown (2012)
• Tie into trail to Lake Erie by 2020 (255 of 453 miles completed)
• Create a collaborative model for completing a 150 mile regional trail from Maysville, Kentucky to Madison, Indiana by 2020

Trail Partners for the Ohio River Trail:

• Ohio River Way, Inc.
• Hamilton County Park District
• Leadership Cincinnati
• Cincinnati City Council
• Hamilton County Commissioners
• Cincinnati Park Board
• Cincinnati Recreation Commission
• Bike/PAC
• Trail Yeah!
• Cincinnati Regional USA Chamber
• Leave No Child Inside

The Ohio River Way Ÿ P.O. Box 43261 ŸCincinnati, Ohio 45202 Ÿ 513-723-1916 voicemail

The Mural Ride

Next Bike-About is August 22nd Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper will lead this month's Bike-About along the Ohio River and vicinity, exploring murals and views along the footprint of our future trail. The ride is Saturday August 22nd, leaving from Fountain Square at 10am. Helmets required. We are looking for experienced ride leaders to help on this one; please note your interesting in leading when you rsvp to info@cincybikepac.org Keeping enjoying summertime! The Bike/PAC Team