New t-shirts meant to promote Cincinnati’s streetcar effort

Cincinnati’s proposed streetcar system has rallied a new generation of supporters who are looking to leave their stamp on the city for future generations.  These young people have voiced their support at community meetings, City Hall, designed websites and have now moved on to the fashion industry. CincyStreetcar.com owner Brad Thomas says that the intent was to both increase awareness of the project and rally support.  By their own standards the t-shirts have been a success so far as sales of their most recent design have far exceeded their initial expectations and have even drawn interest from as far away as Milwaukee where they too are working on their own streetcar system. The shirts intentionally use a simple design so that they could be used in a variety of ways says Jody who designed the t-shirts.  But the response that the group of three Cincinnatians received was a bit surprising when a week into sales and promotions they were contacted by individuals across the country. One of those contacts came from Milwaukee where people were also looking for a way to help increase awareness and rally support for their streetcar project.  The out-of-town interest netted a large order of shirts that will be designed with “Milwaukee Streetcar” on the front instead of “Cincinnati Streetcar,” but the proceeds will go back to help fund additional efforts right here in Cincinnati. Well over 100 of the new shirts have been sold so far at places like Findlay Market vendors Taste from Belgium, Market Wines, the 2009 T-Shirt Festival on Fountain Square last weekend, Park+Vine, Mustard Seed Boutique, Findlay Market’s Christian Moerlein Biergarten and the Second Sunday on Main event where the shirts were unveiled. “The positive comments and desire to get the word out really goes to show that, despite a few vocal naysayers, the people of Cincinnati really do want to move forward with new forms of transportation that will create jobs and strengthen our neighborhoods,” says Thomas. The shirts are available for $15 with all of the proceeds going to benefit future promotional efforts for the Cincinnati Streetcar.Writer: Randy A. SimesImage Provided