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What time is the meeting on Monday? Is this a good one to attend? I would like to show support/learn a bit more about the debate and political process. Haha. Still don't know where I stand on the debate, but I think the "this would be the biggest initial system in the US" (if I have that right) is a strong arguement. On the other hand, I don't think the "there is no demand for transportation between Uptown and Downtown" is a very strong arguement as the whole premise of the OTR circulator is to basically create demand (create development). In my humble and personal opinion, I think a streetcar from UC (say at Clifton and McMillan) would open up Downtown for a huge chunk of the student and greater uptown population. In other words, safe, efficient, and reliable transportation would increase demand for travel downtown. Students wouldn't wait for a circulator to use the streetcar ... they are used to walking across campus.

thanks john. It sounds like not much will be physically different about the circulator vs. the connector ... just the amount of stops perhaps? But, I'm still a little unclear as to whether you would have to transfer as the connector hits the two loops.

Hello Everyone. Longtime listener, first time caller. I'm very interested in Streetcars in Cincinnati and have been sort of obsessively following this thread lately. I've been interning in New York, but will return to Cincinnati on Sunday and will hopefully make it to the next finance committee meeting. Quick question: What is the difference between a circulator and a connector? Does a circulator run along two adjacent and parallel one-way streets? and a connector runs two-ways on a two way street? If both phases are eventually built, will you not be able to take a single streetcar from UC to the stadium? Will you have to transfer? Also, just out of curiousity: How many of you would be happy if only the downtown and OTR portion were ever built? (I tend to be on everyone's side in thinking that it is important to just start and that people would be much more likely to support rail if they actually experienced it first hand.) But I also feel that going uptown exponentially increases the usefullness of the system as a mode of transportation (if not a development tool) In other words, it would be a lot easier for me if Qualls were strictly against the project. In my experience she has been pro-rail. In one of my architecture classes at UC she independently brought up the subject of rail in Cincinnati and seemed to be a strong advocate. (and there were about 9 people in the class so I don't think it can be written off as political posturing.) haha, ok, here's for street cars in cincy! and hello to all.