edpaffjr.comA couple of weeks ago I took a quick break from work to drive down to Over-the-Rhine and see the very first rails of the Cincinnati Streetcar project be placed along the 3.6 mile route. You may recall the initial groundbreaking that I also attended in February of last year. A lot of utility relocation and preparations had to be made before the rails could be installed in the ground.
First Rail
Over the last two weeks, concrete has been poured to set the rails into place along Elm Street.  Each rail section is 80 feet long is and is being manufactured in Indiana. Delivery of the first set of rail is complete, just around forty more deliveries to complete the project.
One Down Many To go
It is very refreshing to see my city takings steps towards improving itself. It makes me happy to have settled back here and I look forward to raising my children in a progressive city.
They should be starting the first streetcar line in KC next year, they’ve finalized the route. Between that and Google Fiber I feel like I picked a lousy time to leave the city!
It’s also not as easy to drive from KC to Cincy and vice versa. However we are pumped to check out your new city and the nearby winter activities.