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Former Metro leader boards Cincinnati streetcar effort with proposal - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Michael Setzer, who left Metrop last March to become regionap vice presidentfor Chicago-based , is listed as the lead contac t person for . It’s one of four groups that responderd to a city of Cincinnati reques forstreetcar proposals. “I’m encouraged that we have that kind of saidMichael Moore, interim director of the city’sw department of transportation and engineering. “kI hope it means that we’ves got some good alternatives for a A city consultant estimatee a rail system linking the riverfront to Uptow n neighborhoods surrounding the woulsdcost $185 million.
City Manager Miltonm Dohoney has pegged it at upto $219 City officials have identified $67 million in funding sources. Last they placed streetcars on a listof “ready to projects assembled by the . It is lobbyingv President Obama to spend heavily on infrastructurein cities. Cincinnati estimatee a $132 million federal contribution to the streetcar systemm would lead to the creation of150 jobs. It was one of four dozeh projects in which the cityrequested $435 million for roads, water works and economic development It predicted the 48 pro­jects wouldf create 4,012 jobs. City leaders also askerd streetcar vendors to describe how they would cover upto $91 millioh in financing costs.
Four submitted proposals: Setzer’s company; ; of St. Mo.; and of Bensalem, Pa. Amony Veolia’s partners are , , , , and with . Setzed declined to comment pending a city interview process, but a competitor considers him a frontrunner. “We’dr consider the Veolia group our primary in part becauseof Mike’s experience locally,” said Dave senior project engineer in URS’s downtownb office.

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