COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus is the largest city in the Midwest without a major rail system, but a new investment change that.
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission announced a $650,000 investment, partnering with the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission. The funds are going towards the Midwest Connect project, a planned corridor that would connect Chicago and Pittsburgh with stops in Columbus and Fort Wayne.
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“Connecting those cities would be a very attractive route for everybody, from businesses to students going to college to sports fans and more. We’re really interested in how it could connect people to jobs,” Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission Executive Director William Murdock said.
The investment is meant to serve as a signal to the Federal Railroad Administration that the region is ready to move on to step two…