tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791123996788368609.post2569343743639781176..comments2023-11-02T07:58:56.928-04:00Comments on Somewhere Over the Rhine: Lunken Airport Site for 3-C Train Station?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791123996788368609.post-10360184439348580092009-09-23T13:06:53.510-04:002009-09-23T13:06:53.510-04:00Well at this point, if the choices are between Lun...Well at this point, if the choices are between Lunken and The Union Terminal, I favor the Union Terminal, because at least it would be easy to link up with the streetcar in a few years. Really, this 3C train option is only going to be a success if its linked with the streetcar or a lightrail system that comes into downtown at some point.<br />I just hope that the powers that be have enough sense to realize why its important to make this system easily accessible by multiple modes of transportation.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287830474121804583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791123996788368609.post-68789868863659179002009-09-23T12:42:23.346-04:002009-09-23T12:42:23.346-04:00In reading articles I see that planners favor an a...In reading articles I see that planners favor an approach from the East. Somewhere around Lunken as you say, maybe to the Boathouse. This idea would require a 'temporary' station and a rail yard. With all the work that has been done around Eastern Ave. and the International Friendship park I would hate to see rail being thrown in the mix unsympathetically. The system of riverfront parks really is a gem in our city.<br />Union Terminal is still being considered but there are concerns about freight rail traffic interfering with the passenger rail and the capacity at the Terminal itself. Specifically there are choke points that already cause backups on the rails regularly and most of the terminals at UT have been demolished.<br />Personally I love the idea of using UT again as the gateway for our city, that's what it was built for. The sketches of streetcar being incorporated and circulating arriving passengers into downtown and OTR show real promise. <br /><br />I just hope planners and those in charge can have the gut to make the choices that, while possibly being more costly, will make rail transportation a viable and enjoyable option in Ohio.Justin Hoffmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791123996788368609.post-26703454187255169162009-09-23T11:07:29.909-04:002009-09-23T11:07:29.909-04:00I completely agree with you. I also agree with th...I completely agree with you. I also agree with those stating that "temporary" in Cincinnati really means decades. I understand Lunken as a concept, but I agree that it would really only work today if the streetcar was linking up with it. Why not Union Terminal - the place built specifically for rail transit, as a beautifully massive gateway to the city?! What about the huge structure already constructed at 2nd Street?! Rail is already in the ground connecting both of those locations.<br /><br />Let's just hope this means that larger ideas for the streetcar are already in the works...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891803494450719808noreply@blogger.com