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Actor Emilio Estevez pens letter to Cincinnati leaders: 'Let's get the streetcar up and running' Posted at 11:42 PM, Jun 15, 2020 CINCINNATI — Actor and filmmaker Emilio Estevez has a message for Cincinnati leaders: he wants the Cincinnati Bell Connector ferrying riders across Over-The-Rhine once again. Estevez, whose 2019 film "The Public" was set and shot entirely in the Queen City, penned a letter to Mayor John Cranley and City Council calling for the streetcar to let passengers to ride again after the streetcar suspended service April 1. "As much as I love to walk, it's getting hot now, and I know that I speak for many of the OTR residents who would like to get on the streetcar and ride to Findlay Market and other businesses that can use all of our help to get back on their feet during this pandemic," Estevez wrote in his letter Monday. Estevez says he has embraced Cincinnati, the city where his mother was born, as both a unique place to shoot films and as a unique city to live in. For him, the streetcar is more than just a way to get around, but is also a symbol of modernity and a changing urban landscape. He says it's among the main reasons he chose to shoot part of "The Public" on the streetcar. https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/actor-emilio-estevez-pens-letter-to-cincinnati-leaders-lets-get-the-streetcar-up-and-running