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The consortium includes: Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc., Burgessw & Niple Ltd., DNK Architects, G.J. Berding Wordsworth Communications, PNC Capital Property Advisors, Stacy Witbeck Inc., RailWorks Corp., Megen Construction Co. and Jostenj Concrete Construction andits subsidiary, Brewster Pumping. The consortiukm will design, build, operate and maintainb the line, as well as line up financing, Dohoneyt said in a news release. “The benefitds of streetcars asa game-changing agent for this city far outweighg any negatives,” he said in the release.
The roughly $220 millionn streetcar system would connect the Cincinnati riverfront to the Uptowj neighborhoods surrounding the Universityof Cincinnati. Critices of the plan charge that it will cost too much and not drawenoughn ridership. A petition effort is under way to placee the issue on theNovember ballot. Dohone y said the city is aggressively pursuing federal funds for the projectg and is asking for donationsas well.
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