After all the drama, the good guys are going to win. The Cincinnati city council voted with a 6-3 veto-proof majority to resume streetcar construction.
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Originally Posted by Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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Cincinnati Will Complete Its Streetcar
“We’re gonna have a streetcar.”
That was the announcement, met with cheers, from Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley this afternoon.
Streetcar supporters rallying last month. Photo: UrbanCincy
Cranley said he “would not sign the legislation because” he “thinks it’s wrong.” But he was flanked by Council Member Kevin Flynn, the crucial vote on the City Council needed to override a mayoral veto.
Five other members of Cincinnati’s City Council voted in committee this morning to put forward a recommendation for legislation that the project be resumed. A City Council vote will take place at a meeting beginning at 2 p.m.
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