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=Ohio 3C+D Rail Proposal=

For our integrated project this year we're going to be looking at the proposed 3C+D Rail system which would link Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati by train. Ohio has received money from the federal government's economic stimulus package to begin construction, but would be responsible for maintaining the system and keeping the project in the black financially. This, however, is just one of the issues that we'll be looking at over the course of this unit as we attempt to answer the question of whether or not this proposal would benefit the Dayton region. Your mission is to analyze the situation and come up with a final analysis either in favor or opposition to the proposal and explain your reasoning behind the project. We'll be presenting our findings to local business leaders and community members, so you need to make sure your arguments are accurate, well-reasoned, and persuasive.

To accomplish this you will be working in groups and analyzing the proposal in Science, Math, and Social Studies and synthesizing the information you gather into a presentation that you will put together in Language Arts.

The passenger rail system being proposed right now in Ohio has a number of groups for and against it. Check out some of these videos to see if you can figure out who is for it and who is against and the reasons behind their decisions. Are they valid concerns? Do the proponents adequately answer the opponents' concerns? Are the opponents accurately portraying how the rail proposal would work? Keep these in mind as you view the videos.


 * IMPORTANT: You will be submitting your assignments to a page dedicated to the 3C Project. You should enroll in the class and access the section on the Moodle page using [| this link.]**

This first video is the one used to introduce the project! media type="youtube" key="rEkn7Yab89s?hl=en" height="480" width="593"

This video gives an overview of the rail proposal and explains some of the pros and cons. What do you think about the arguments being presented? Are these valid concerns? Are both sides being adequately represented? media type="youtube" key="RjkdvZER6R8?fs=1" height="499" width="624" This video comes from the Ohio House Republicans. Where do they seem to fall on this issue? media type="youtube" key="TiuSVeJeBIY?fs=1" height="385" width="640" In this video can you determine what interest groups might be in favor of the rail proposal? How might they benefit? media type="youtube" key="-m6moY0qKrI?fs=1" height="385" width="640"