Committee advances ordinance making BRT stations no-loitering zones, enforcement limited to future BRT platforms

The Cincinnati Public Safety and Governance Committee on an unspecified date advanced an ordinance to prohibit loitering at future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations, restricting platform use to boarding, deboarding and short-term fare transactions. Council Member Mark Jeffries introduced the measure and the committee moved the item for passage without a recorded roll-call vote.

The ordinance, Jeffries said, mirrors the existing streetcar platform rules and is intended “to make sure that we are clear that this is about being able to be used exclusively by persons for limited purpose of boarding, deboarding, bus rapid transit vehicles, waiting to board the train, purchasing a fare,” and to protect the investment in BRT infrastructure. John Revazio, chief of staff at Metro, told the committee the rule “would go a long way to help the efficiency of the proposed bus rapid…