135:$ 103 million. Coleman proposed a funding plan which would have relied on fees rather than income or property taxes. The majority of the funding would have come from sources within a "benefit zone" which is the area within six blocks of the route. A 4 percent surcharge would be added to concert, sport, and theater tickets with a face value above $ 10. Parking meter rates would be raised by 75¢ per hour, and all money from meters in the area would go to funding the streetcar. Off-street parking in lots and garages would also be subject to the 4 percent fee. The Ohio State University pledged to provide $ 12.5 million over 25 years. Various small federal grants were expected to support the streetcar.
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Discovery District around the Main Library. After the results of the economic study showed 3,000 new downtown jobs, 300 hotel rooms and 1,500 new housing units from the most conservative standpoint, the working group voted overwhelmingly in favor of pursuing a streetcar system in Columbus.
104:, the Columbus system would not use vintage cars or equipment. Media reports often used the term "trolley" to describe the new system, to which Mayor Coleman publicly stated his dislike. He cited the fact that the system would use modern cars similar to the
123:. In a survey of 1,000 downtown residents, employees, and students, 73% said they would ride the streetcar if it were built. Ridership was projected to be between 5,000 and 7,200 riders per day depending on the final route chosen.
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475:"COTA willing to run streetcars, sees benefits"
189:Gebolys, Debbie; Vitale, Robert (2009-01-09).
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378:"Not all aboard on streetcar notion"
543:"Downtown Streetcar Enews Volume 6"
326:"Downtown Streetcar Enews Volume 4"
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220:"Never Built Columbus: Transit"
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