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Chambers back passenger-rail study but say business case must be proven
Summary
Leaders from the Columbus Chamber and Ohio Chamber told a Columbus Metropolitan Club forum they support studying passenger rail connections for Central Ohio but will require a sustainable ridership and financing case before backing service expansion.
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce said they are open to passenger rail for Central Ohio but want a demonstrable business case before supporting long-term service or funding.
"We are very open to this, but we wanna see the business case and we wanna make sure that it is sustainable, economically going forward," Steve Stivers, president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, told the Columbus Metropolitan Club audience. Stivers said the chambers want to…
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