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Bill Cunningham looks like a douchebag. He looks goofy, which fits into his persona well. I've met him in person a few times and it's pretty clear he plays a character on the radio, often overreacting and exaggerating for comedic effect. On a related note, people who look like the stereotypical "douchebags" are the type of people I've seen starting to hang out in OTR the past several months. Go to one of the bars on a Friday around midnight and you'll see what I mean.

I agree with this. I travel quite a bit for work and 5 or so hours seems to be the cutoff time for driving vs flying. It's cheaper, less stressful, and just as quick to rent a car and drive than it is to fly to a destination that is closer than 5 hours. Either way, you lose half a days worth of work. I don't see a lot of people opting for a CVG to CLE business flight.

They'll probably just make it a drop in gate like they have in the floodwalls along the Ohio. Although, this area is more of a "flash flood" risk so they'd have to be on top of their game to get it up in time, unlike the Ohio where a flood is forecast a few days in advance, they'd have only hours here.

If you like them, there are literally thousands of Italianate buildings around Cincy. I live in one, and wouldn't be surprised if a few other forumers did as well. Check out some Google Streetviews of Main Street, Vine Street, anywhere really...

The fountains probably use a lot less energy than all the lights in the park, or the streetlights on any given street. Also, the water is likely recycled like it is in most fountains, unlike at Fountain Square where the water is always fresh, potable drinking water - which was part of the agreement with the city when the fountain was gifted by Henry Probasco. As far as fountains go, I'm sure these are far more efficient than Cincy's most famous fountain. Did I read that right, that is fresh water that constantly runs in the fountain square fountain? I did not know that. I guess now when i see people drinking out of it, or putting the water on their face I won't think it is as bad. It's all fresh water. It uses almost 500 gallons per minute if I remember correctly. When they moved it in 2006 they briefly considered getting rid of the constant fresh water supply, but decided it was too far removed from the original intent of the fountain. So compared to the new fountains at Smale, the energy/water use is only a drop in the bucket compared to Fountain Square.

The fountains probably use a lot less energy than all the lights in the park, or the streetlights on any given street. Also, the water is likely recycled like it is in most fountains, unlike at Fountain Square where the water is always fresh, potable drinking water - which was part of the agreement with the city when the fountain was gifted by Henry Probasco. As far as fountains go, I'm sure these are far more efficient than Cincy's most famous fountain.

Even in today's economy, 1% is a terrible return for a hedge fund. I see no problem with the hedge fund managers getting the ax over years of bad returns, especially if they're making an average of $500k a year. That's the kind of money we should be paying for at least 6% not 1%, which we could have gotten in a savings account at Fifth Third.

A lawn won't be too bad there, especially if there is some sort of stone border or something around it, like the lawn at Smale. Lots of people sit there during lunch, etc. and so long as the casino "lawn" is open to the public I think it'll be utilized during an average day, aside from the events they will have.

Not to mention a bus rolling over cobblestones at 25mph.

The estimate is based upon the fact that there are around 9000 residential units, including the ~1000 or so that were completed in the past year. I could see the trend of ~1000 units per year for at least a couple more years, in my opinion. There's still lots of potential in OTR.

So what is downtowns true figure? Is OTR considered downtown? That is Downtown without OTR. "Downtown Cincinnati" is an organization and usually includes OTR and Pendleton as well as the CBD in their publications. The CBD is mostly commercial, and OTR and Pendleton are the residential areas of what most people consider "downtown."

The biggest omission there is that fixed rail transit acts as an investment in the area it is constructed. Streetcars don't have to pay off their own capital costs via savings in operating costs, because they pay off their capital cost via increased tax revenue from the surrounding neighborhood. The new condos/shops/bars/restaurants/etc. that routinely open up along streetcar lines contribute to the increased tax revenue, but it's not exactly a number one can measure accurately.

CPD: "We're assuming there was a demand for property we don't know, our victim is less than cooperative." Sounds like there is more to the story. If it was a simple mugging, why is the victim not talking to the cops? If it was a licensed weapon, they should lose their permit. Anyone who has the proper training wouldn't/shouldn't be stupid enough to fire off a gun in the middle of a gas station. That could have been a lot worse. That said, it likely wasn't, since the victim isn't talking to the cops.

Agreed, with regards to marijuana. I don't think it's going to happen any time soon, though, which is why I'm arguing for intermediate measures. Of course that belief falls in line with my point that there is a direct link between illegal drug use, violent crimes, and low income neighborhoods.

The policy is not discriminatory; anyone who gets housing assistance would have to simply meet one more requirement. People demand to see results when they spend money on something. Tax dollars aren't exempt from that concept, so I see no problem with the general public requesting to see some results from their collective investments in low income housing. Low income housing is going to continue to be an experiment by definition because nothing has worked to date in the US. It seems like some people are content building and tearing down English Woods' in perpetuity.

^ At least Dusty's leftie issues are shaping up elsewhere. They sent Willie Harris to Louisville, finally, now that Miguel Cairo is back. Harris was batting .086.

I can't wait for the "Duke Bridge" or maybe the "Western Southern Bridge," which kinda has a nice ring to it - somewhat like Great American Ballpark, a lot of common people don't even realize it's named after a company.

Do they have those in big and tall sizes? Judging by who I've seen in those pants around the neighborhood, I'd say no, but that doesn't stop anyone from making them work.

The rents in the neighborhood are going to eventually rise to the point that there won't be any low income apartments without government subsidization. I don't have a way of knowing for certain, but from what I've seen I'd wager that 90% of the violent crime in OTR is drug related. A simple drug test in order to receive housing assistance in an otherwise drug infested neighborhood would solve the issue.

^ Not sure if it's west side or not, but his fiscal base is composed of old Cincy money that are friends of his family. They are usually in the anti-streetcar crowd.

Oh. Don't know why I didn't know that. Never been there... I don't think it was around when I last lived in the city. I'm more curious to go there now that I know it's not a "ditto" bar. In that case, you should check out Biff's afterwards.

That's already an extremely bustling area. Go down there tonight and try to find a place to park, then spend 2 hours waiting for a table at any place half a block away on Vine. Streetcar or not, those are hot properties, which makes COAST's "complaint" that much more absurd. I live in Columbus now, so it's a bit harder for me to pick up on hotspots around the 'Nati like I used to. I'll be in Cincy for a day sometime in the next month or so to do some business and poke around, though. You'll probably like what you see. 12th and Vine has to be one of the busiest corners for dining/nightlife in all of Cincy. Jackson is a half block away, and if I'm correct the back of the properties in question open up to the 3CDC parking lot that's on 12th and vine. They have some amazing potential.

That's already an extremely bustling area. Go down there tonight and try to find a place to park, then spend 2 hours waiting for a table at any place half a block away on Vine. Streetcar or not, those are hot properties, which makes COAST's "complaint" that much more absurd.

^ The situation with Wilson has had a complete 360 over the past year or two. Every master plan update that has been done since the original in the early 90's has called for tearing down Wilson. I'm fairly certain now that the preference to reuse it for DAAP instead has made its way up through the ranks of the administration at DAAP. That, combined with the fact that Arts and Sciences won't be able to find enough funding any time soon, thanks to our Governor, whose budget cuts seem to have inadvertently helped save Wilson.

^ The article says "Loveland or Mason," which probably means somewhere around Fields Ertel. Along the bike trail would be nice, but there's already a few semi-casual type places there, another might be too much.