Cortney
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Miami Bluff & Adjacent Street Neighbors,
I wanted to make you aware and encourage you to attend
upcoming Community meetings for the Eastern Corridor Project (notice
below). There is a plan to run Road,
Rail and Pedestrian Access from the southern end of Red Bank Road, along the
Little Miami River just beyond our Lower 80, connecting the Road portion with Route
32 near I-275. This project will
decrease traffic on Wooster Pike and won’t be constructed on Mariemont’s
property, which are good for the Village.
However, I believe Miami Bluff’s and adjacent streets’ residents will be
personally impacted due to proximity.
If this project is approved (I
believe we should plan for it even if it may again be mothballed), there are a
couple possible scenarios worth considering:
1)Short Term. An elevated 2+2 lane roadway will be
constructed just across the Little Miami River, and a bridge of the approximate
width of 6-7 car lanes would be built across the River (car, rail, pedestrian
access). Residents will see and hear the
roadway, and it will affect your great view of the Valley.
2)Long Term. Transit experts tell me with a wide bridge +
lack of political will to construct rail, the roadway will slowly “evolve” into
a highway or even an Interstate-type highway (I-74 – see Wikipedia opinion).
Two Asks: 1)please consider attending the meetings to
learn more. 2)tell Council how best to
support you. This may be a non-issue, or
maybe it’s a concern. Frankly, I don’t
know – your input would be a huge help.
Mariemont Council-District 4
513-271-4513/479-221-1752
