​Group envisions streetcar extension across the river

A group called the Northern Kentucky Streetcar Committee is exploring ways to get a study funded to extend the route across the Taylor Southgate Bridge and into Newport, a leading member of the organization said Thursday. The group eventually hopes an extension of the Cincinnati streetcar will wind its way through Newport and Covington, said Ian Budd, a community activist and CEO of ICB, an audiovisual equipment sales business. The group has been exploring an extension for about 18 months and plans…