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Some of those awards include almost $5 million for improvements to Cincinnati's Gilbert Avenue, $2.5 million for improvements to roads in Lincoln Heights and $2 million for improvements to Northland Boulevard in Springdale.
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MetroNow mimics rideshare services like Uber and Lyft. Greater Cincinnati's bus service launched the program in May.
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The program provides on-demand rides within designated zones in special vans for $2 a ride.
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Metro wants 10 to 15 frequent riders to serve on its new STEER Committee, which will provide feedback on big projects like Reinventing Metro and advise on issues riders experience day-to-day.
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The 36 projects set to receive funding include improvements like street reconstruction, bus stops, new sidewalks and fiber optics.
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Reading and Hamilton were selected for Rapid Transit because of current and potential ridership, connections to destinations and other transit options, as well as community input.
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Rapid transit and on-demand service are two of the changes from Reinventing Metro that are on the agency's schedule for the new year.
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Right now, Metro is working on a study about which routes would be best for BRT. It is also seeking public comment in a series of in-person and virtual meetings about which routes should get the service.
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With a little more than two weeks before the start of the 2022-23 school year, Cincinnati Public Schools' board announced it had reached an agreement with SORTA to resume subsidized Metro bus rides for students. Last year, the agreement had abruptly ended just weeks before the start of school.
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The Federal Transit Administration requires a review every three years for policies under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which offers protections for minority and low-income populations. It requires Metro to make sure service changes don’t have a disproportionate effect on those communities.