Every fifteen or so years, riverboats which ply the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers gather at Cincinnati's Public Landing for a four-day festival of cruises and food. Here's what that looks and sounds like.

Over-the-Rhine's Washington Park is where Cincinnatians enjoy days like this

Former Nebraska state senator Mike McDonnell based his campaign for mayor of Omaha on killing that city's $459 million modern streetcar project, now under construction and completely financed with local funds. He lost to Mayor Jean Stothert, the streetcar's biggest supporter.

U.S. LIGHT RAIL & STREETCAR SYSTEMS
Missing from this list: modern streetcar lines under construction in Orange County CA and Omaha NE

They've been digging out the stops all day too.

Cincinnati's streetcar team out early digging out the stops. Streetcar has run continuously throughout the storm.

Also Cincinnati. Reduced I-71 ROW by half, put it in a trench and restored the street grid passing over it. Gained 14 acres of land and seamless access to new riverfront.

Among 85 regional transit routes, Cincinnati's modern streetcar finished second in 2024 ridership and first in passengers per vehicle hour and passengers per route mile. Diverse ridership & massive redevelopment all along the route which unifies the urban core. A good model for other cities.