The Cleveland-Youngstown/Warren-Pittsburgh passenger rail project is a collaboration of the Regional Chamber, Executive Director of All Aboard Ohio Ken Prendergast and All Aboard Ohio’s Mahoning Valley Chapter.
CLE-YNG-PIT CORRIDOR OVERVIEW
Vital Statistics
- Population: 6 million within 15 miles of CLE-YGN-PIT rail corridor
- Corridor length: 135 miles
- Assets: Technology, arts, health care, advanced manufacturing, higher education
- Needs: Link assets with programs, telecommunications and transport
- Transport: Driving is often the only "choice"
- Demand: 10,000+ commuting daily from Mahoning and Trumbull counties to Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Sources: U.S. Census, Eastage COG
Commuters in Davis, CA, take their bikes on the train.
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Rail's Impact on the Region: - CLE-PIT Ridership: 600,000+ annual rail riders
- Growth: Increases CLE-PIT travel by 100,000 annual trips
- Area Stations: Warren - 25,000 riders; Youngstown - 78,000 riders
- Youngstown: $50 million to $70 million in new downtown development
- Permanent Local Jobs Added: 285 to 390
- Household Income Locally: Increase $20 million - $25 million
Source: Ohio Rail Development Commission, Ohio Hub Economic Impact Study, 2007
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Ohio Hub Programmatic Environmental Impact Study (PEIS) starts in 2010, sponsored by the Ohio Department of Transportation and Ohio Rail Development Commission, to develop plans for rail improvements eligible for federal construction funds. Ohio Department of Transportation District 4 and Eastgate COG will be the Youngstown-Warren region's local resource for information and input. Over the next 18 to 24 months, the Ohio Hub PEIS will gather public input and study five Ohio travel corridors including Cleveland-Pittsburgh to identify a preferred route to be upgraded to 90 to 110 MPH. Upon completion, preliminary engineering will be conducted. Then, funding for construction can be sought from the Federal Railroad Administration, ODOT and others.
Proposed Route Map
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Please attend our next All Aboard Ohio-Mahoning Valley meeting! The Regional Chamber and the nonprofit educational association All Aboard Ohio have joined forces to host local stakeholder meetings to gather information on the region's benefits and beneficiaries, identify local constituencies that might support passenger rail, identify action steps to promote passenger rail development in the Mahoning Valley and coordinate those action steps.
The next All Aboard Ohio-Mahoning Valley meeting will be:
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber offices
11 Central Square, Youngstown, OH
17th Floor Conference Room
Please RSVP for upcoming All Aboard Ohio-Mahoning Valley meetings to:
Shari Budge
Executive & Governmental Affairs Coordinator
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
11 Central Square, Suite 1600
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
Phone: 330-744-2131, ext. 31
Fax: 330-746-0330
For information about All Aboard Ohio, please contact:
Ken Prendergast
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
http://www.allaboardohio.org
Resources:
Cleveland-Youngstown-Warren-Pittsburgh Corridor, All Aboard Ohio update