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Dear Governor Kasich: fund transit now!

Posted on 12/14/16 by Amanda Woodrum in Transit

[A slew of Ohio organizations jointly sent a statement to Governor Kasich on Wednesday, December 14, requesting that the Governor address Ohio’s staggering underfunding of mass transit. This blog excerpts most of what they requested with some minor edits for clarity.] Dear Governor Kasich: As you know, according to the 2015 Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Transit Needs study, the state of Ohio needs $192.4 million in capital and $96.7 million in operating funds just to meet existing demand for public transportation services. An additional $273.5 million in one-time funding is needed to address system backlog and bring Ohio’s transit fleet to... read more