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This smells really really fishy. Something is going on behind the scenes….

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Still need flynn. Cranley will veto with 5

David Mann: "This may do it" http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2013/12/17/sorta-offers-to-handle-streetcar-operating-costs/

Cranley will try to think of something. Regardless, SHOW UP TOMORROW at the public hearing and thursday at the vote. Cranley, Smitherman and Murray are BEGGING people to show up to speak in oppposition publicly

joshpichler ‏@joshpichler 29s Eric Avner: We are committed to seeing the Streetcar through to completion and beyond. ... joshpichler ‏@joshpichler 9s Eric Avner: ... SORTA has stepped up and is more than qualified to serve in this role. #cincystreetcar joshpichler ‏@joshpichler 2m Cincinnati business, philanthropic communities say they will work with SORTA in public-private partnership. #cincystreetcar

From Late 2010-Yesterday, 700wlw has devoted 435 podcast segments to Cincinnati Streetcar. Chris Smitherman was a guest 111 times(App 25%)

Oh please. That is just absurd. Next you are going to tell me coast tweeted that the streetcar is worse than 9/11

A majority of Cincinnati City Council has written the FTA asking for three things: 1. Models used in other cities to pay for operating costs other than tapping into the city's general operating budget 2. The operating models adopted by cities that the FTA believes have been most effective 3. The date by which Cincinnati must figure out how to pay for its streetcar operating costs Council members Sittenfeld, Flynn, Mann, Seelbach, Simpson & Young have signed the letter *six council members agreeing streetcar is "beginning to see a viable path forward"* http://t.co/Qph1TDgYrl

MLK Interchange funding was just approved by council today. The biggest reason? ROI. And who conducted the study? UC Yes...The same UC that conducted the streetcar's ROI...The same UC whose results helped make the Cincinnati Streetcar the #1 rated transportation project in the state. Which they promptly pushed aside as being erroneous This is what we are dealing with here

Wcpo now rips into John Cranley http://www.wcpo.com/news/opinion/op-ed/commentary-cranley-cincinnatis-new-mayor-needs-to-show-the-imagination-of-an-artist NY times, business week, business courier, Enquirer, national blogs all think John Cranley's position is insane. His only friends left in the media are 700wlw and 55krc

CO has said they really like Findlay Market for collecting signatures. CO also said they like hanging outside of bars and harassing drunk people for signatures

I agree with you Jos that Cranley is not to be trusted and he's trying to kill the project at all costs. However he's on record of saying this publicly with every news media in town John Cranley may have an enormous ego and is extremely stubborn. However he's not dumb. Ultimately if flynn and mann feel satisfied with the guarantee, there's nothing he can do

Oh so NOW he believes them! By saying we're going to move on if supporters can't secure financial commitments, Cranley is essentially saying the independent analysis is worthless and he's not even considering it. Why waste money on it? That's what the media has forgotten in all of this

From Ryan Messer: As was shared in the press earlier today - I received a call this afternoon from the FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff. No question - he also BELIEVES IN CINCINNATI! We can find a solution. And will. Angenette Levy ‏@Angenette5 4m FTA speaks by phone w/ @RyanMesser et al. Feds aren't budging on deadline but will provide council, mayor w/ info on funding streetcar ops.

'unabashed support for the Cincinnati streetcar' http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2013/12/13/opinion-unabashed-support-for.html?ana=twt

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2013/12/analysis-even-with-cranleys.html?ana=twt&page=all

Shorter Feds to Cranley statement: "Build the streetcar. You have TWO YEARS to figure out operating costs" By the way Business Courier said operating costs will be approx $2mil/year with grants, fares, and ads

Thank you for everything you've done. Sounds like your meeting with Cranley was productive.

It's definitely a ploy but judging from what I've been reading from supporters and local 12, the private money may be there. We'll see

Thanks. The new Enquirer story doesnt say anything about "an anonymous private donor who offered to underwrite streetcar operations for the next 30 years." Where does that info come from? http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131212/news/312120035/cranley-making-major-streetcar-announcement-today&nocache=1 Local 12 who is still reporting that private funding is there. They say the money is already pledged Eric Avner is “very, very confident” the private sector will be able to find a solution to the cincinnati streetcar http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-5347-cranley_open_to_private_sector_paying_streetcar_operating_costs.html …

700wlw has already turned on Cranley. They excel at eating their own on that station Interesting to note that Smitherman, Winburn and Murray were not at that Cranley press conference. No doubt in my mind they are furious

http://www.wcpo.com/news/political/local-politics/mayor-union-leaders-private-donations-for-streetcar-must-have-assurances Cranley "Private donations for streetcar must have assurances" Cranley is demanding that the operating costs be covered by private money for 30 years in a legally binding way and not take away from the general fund. Thats why the union heads are there. Has anyone heard of any system in the country that operates this way?

Yes, we believe this is about suppressing the signature-gathering. Cranley has apparently persuaded the unions that the streetcar is or will take their jobs and they fell for it. Do not be swayed or deterred. Keep getting more signatures. If he goes that route and Uses the cops and ff as political pawns to make a political point….Where have we heard this before? Oh yes from John Cranley when he accused Mark Mallory of doing the exact same thing with the parking deal(And in numerous debates/campaign sound bytes)

Cranley has apparently persuaded the unions that the streetcar is or will take their jobs and they fell for it. Do not be swayed or deterred. Keep getting more signatures. The unions in cincinnati are odd. They endorse quite a bit of tea partiers and republicans. Bizarre