I didn't have time to sit around. Today, the group boasts a variety of members, from transit advocates to environmentalists to students majoring in urban planning. The organization believes that bringing streetcars back to downtown Cincinnati and northern Kentucky will help the area recapture its past, enhance its quality of life and provide opportunities for economic growth. First comes business investment and then the neighborhood improves as more people find it attractive to live there. It brings people back to the city and reduces the push out that contributes to sprawl.
Streetcars make urban areas attractive because they cut car traffic and enhance pedestrian traffic.
They're also fun to ride. Cincinnati Street Railway hopes to link three cities in the region Cincinnati, Newport and Covington with streetcars, making the retail district in each area more attractive. There is every reason to believe the idea will work, Fritze says. You know where they are going. Streetcars haven't found favor with everyone.