Wild and Scenic Committee
The Wild and Scenic Committee meets every 4th Tuesday of the month from 7 - 9 p.m.
Contact Chris Curran at currancp@email.uc.edu for more details.
Mission statement (current draft)
Implement a public transportation system in Greater Cincinnati that increases people’s transportation choices, improves the efficiency of public transportation, decreases traffic, encourages urban re-development and reinvigoration, protects the Little Miami River and is environmentally friendly
Events
 The
Wild and Scenic Committee holds regular events open to all Sierra Club members.
Some of these events are also open to the public. Events include: environmental
house parties, literature drops in local neighborhoods and potlucks. Please feel free to contact us if you are
interested in getting involved in the Wild and Scenic Committee or its activities.
Contact information is at the bottom of the page.
Please check back. We are routinely adding new
events to our schedule.
Resources
Our resources section offers an array of educational
information on specific topics that affect our Committee's goals. Please note that this information is for public
use and education. Please feel free to download and distribute our
resources. The Sierra Club is not liable for information posted on other sites that we link to.
Transportation Choices
Local Transportation Plans
- Eastern Corridor Project
The Eastern Corridor project is evaluating long-term transportation solutions necessary to meet growing usage patterns in the region extending from downtown Cincinnati and eastern Hamilton County to western Clermont County.
The Sierra Club has concerns about the current Eastern Corridor transportation plan. The Miami Group also believes that we can improve traffic conditions and increase ease of travel through the addition of well-planned alternative transportation choices that would benefit the public and preserve the natural environment.
Concerns with the current proposal includes:
- The light rail line that is proposed in this plan would run parallel to the 50 from Eastgate area to downtown Cincinnati. It would be enpensive and costly to our environment to build above the floodplains and the public need for this specific line is not clear.
- The proposed expansion of highway 50 would not eliminate the regions traffic and congestion issues. In fact, highway expansion has been linked to increased traffic conditions (Expansion Induces Traffic). Expansion would also require the creation of a bridge over the Little Miami River. This bridge would be detrimental to the region's only National Wild and Scenic River.
- Please see the EPA's Environmental Impact Statement on this proposed statement
Impacts of Highway Expansion
Saving the Little Miami River
Similar Studies and Campaign
Policies and Laws
Political and Government Entities
For more information and to find out how you
can get involved please contact:
Chris Curran, Chair
currancp@email.uc.edu
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