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The Cincinnati Streetcar is a streetcar system currently under construction in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The system is expected to open to passengers on September 15, 2016. The streetcar will operate on a loop from The Banks, Great American Ballpark, and Smale Riverfront Park through Downtown Cincinnati and north to Findlay Market in the northern edge of the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Future extensions have been proposed to run up Vine Street to the University of Cincinnati, the regional hospitals, and the Cincinnati Zoo. The project has faced opposition since it was first proposed in 2007. Challenges have included ballot initiatives to stop the project in 2009 and 2011, opposition from members of Cincinnati City Council, Governor John Kasich, and Mayor John Cranley (elected in 2013). However, both of the anti-rail ballot initiatives were rejected by voters, and a pro-streetcar majority was elected to City Council in 2011, allowing the project to move forward.〔 After securing a boost of private funding, the project is moving ahead and is expected to open for regular service in 2016. ==Overview== The streetcar line was conceived as a way to energize housing and development in Over-the-Rhine and Downtown Cincinnati. A "Phase 1B" was considered that would connect to the "uptown" neighborhoods that surround the University of Cincinnati.〔 The fundamental goal of the streetcar proposal is to create transit-oriented development.〔 At the end of the 20th century, Over-the-Rhine, which is adjacent to downtown, was one of the most economically distressed areas in the United States.〔3CDC, (Over-the-Rhine Overview ). Retrieved on 2009-04-02〕 Over-the-Rhine's instability was preventing growth and investment in the city's Central Business District,〔 which, in turn, has been affecting the health of the entire region.〔 Ideally, the streetcar line would attract downtown (and uptown) workers to live near the line, provide economic stimulation and development, and provide transportation for local residents and tourists. The streetcars appeared in Cincinnati's massive 2002 transit plan, ''MetroMoves'',〔 〕 which was rejected when taken to a public vote.〔 〕 In 2007 the city completed a study to determine if installing streetcars would be beneficial.〔 On April 23, 2008 Cincinnati City Council approved a plan to build a new streetcar line.〔 In 2009 and 2011 the city voted on referendums designed to stop the streetcar project, but in both cases a majority of voters favored the project. Former Cincinnati mayor Mark Mallory, a supporter of the streetcars, acknowledged the possibility of reinstalling one or more inclines if the new proposal for streetcars is successful enough. The city still owns the rights-of-way where the inclines once sat.〔 Construction of the streetcar system began with a groundbreaking on February 17, 2012, and utility relocation began at that time.〔 〕〔 〕 The contract with Messer/Prus/Delta JV for the construction of the tracks, power system, and a maintenance facility was signed on July 15, 2013.〔〔 〕 The system is expected to open to passengers on September 15, 2016.〔 The line will have stops every couple of blocks to provide easy mobility around the downtown area, and will operate seven days a week for at least 16 hours a day.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=City of Cincinnati )〕 Five low-floor Urbos 3 streetcars〔 〕 were ordered from Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) of Spain, with an original delivery date of July 2014.〔 〕 The first streetcar vehicle arrived on October 30, 2015.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cincinnati Streetcar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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