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TRANSPORTATION: STREETCARS :
UNITED STATES: CITIES: CINCINNATI, OHIO :
POLITICIANS :
HUMOR AND WISDOM:
Cranley Trying to Have it Both Ways on Streetcar
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Cranley Trying to Have it Both Ways on Streetcar
Millard Rosselot
May 29, 2015
Cincinnati.com
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/
2015/05/28/opinion-cranley-trying-ways-streetcar/28088159/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/nvy2jwz
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Mayor John Cranley's recent comment that Over-the-Rhine residents should
pay more for streetcar operations because the streetcar has increased
their property values struck me as complete political buffoonery.
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It is interesting to me how an early argument against building the
streetcar that suggested no one will pay to ride it through an empty,
undesirable neighborhood began to fade as the area along its path has
become less empty and more desirable by the day. Next came the argument
that the increased residential and commercial development which has
occurred is largely a coincidence and not related to the streetcar.
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Now, the mayor is twisting himself into knots by seeming to tout the
streetcar's effectiveness as a stimulator of development while he seeks to
effectively double-tax the citizens who are "benefiting" from it by
residing or doing business in the neighborhood. He goes on to say that
"the people who are benefiting most are buying ... condos tax-abated
properties having the city invest $150 million in a streetcar that goes
right by their house, and then on top of that ... they want to be able to
park in the public right of way at a huge subsidy."
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From my perspective, this is entirely backward. First of all, the entire
purpose of tax abatements is to incentivize building, rehabilitation and
property ownership, which is beneficial for the government entity doing
the incentivizing. The streetcar also was conceived with the clearly
expressed purpose of increasing development along its route through new
construction, redevelopment and property ownership. Now that this
development is occurring, the mayor seems to miss no opportunity to
antagonize the very people whom these development strategies have helped
bring to the neighborhood. This would not seem to be a good strategy for
maintaining our current momentum.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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