How can the city spend money on a streetcar when they are laying off firefighters & police ?
This constant refrain from un/ill/mis-informed people seems eerily similar to what Mr Cosby used to get from his 5 little kids. Of course, it's not all their fault, Mrs Cosby lays the whole routine out but the kids can't comprehend - In Cincinnati the kids are bombarded with lies & fantasies from zombie newscasters, radio comedians & desperate controversialist wannabe journalists.
The only thing the streetcar has to do with firefighters & police is that it should realize greater tax revenue in the city to pay for them & a redeveloped downtown will mean less need for their services in that area so they can be deployed across the city neighborhoods more.