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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Obama Administration Wants to Expand Transportation Options; Naysayers Want to Limit Cincinnati'sUnder President Obama, the Department of Transportation, EPA and Department of Housing and Urban Development have adopted a 6 principals for their "Partnership for Sustainable Communities." According to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, this partnership "will help us coordinate federal transportation, environmental protection, and housing investments at our respective agencies."Two of their 6 principals are relevant to the current debate in Cincinnati - do we keep our transportation options open, or pass a restrictive ballot amendment that would handcuff our Mayor and City Council from investing in passenger rail? The two principals are: 1. Provide more transportation choices. Develop safe, reliable and economical transportation choices to decrease household transportation costs, reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote public health. 3. Enhance economic competitiveness. Improve economic competitiveness through reliable and timely access to employment centers, educational opportunities, services and other basic needs by workers as well as expanded business access to markets. So while President Obama's administration has made it clear they support increasing transportation options, in order to connect more workers with more jobs and promote economic competitiveness, Cincinnatians will have the option in November to limit our choices and hurt our city's ability to compete for jobs.
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