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Metro is holding a series of open houses about its coming "Metro Rapid" routes along Reading Road and Hamilton Avenue.
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Cincinnati City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve an ordinance to ban loitering at future Bus Rapid Transit stops.
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The ordinance says anyone who violates the proposed rules could be fined $250, jailed for 30 days, or both.
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People would only be allowed to occupy the stop for as long as it takes to buy fare, wait for the bus, and board or de-board.
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Metro considered relocating its Downtown hub, but a study determined that would increase costs and travel time.
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Projects include building the Oasis Corridor of the Ohio River Trail, adding 10 hybrid buses to Metro’s fleet and constructing new bike and pedestrian walkways on the I-75 bridge crossings.
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Route 36 is averaging 20,000 rides a month.
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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.