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I couldn't agree with you more--what a disaster of a development! Out of sheer curiosity, a week or so ago I took a walking tour through this third Rookwood installment, and can thus assure anyone who might have been disappointed by either of the other two "Rookwoods" that they ain't experienced visual/visceral pain until they've experienced this place--truly a car-centric icon that best be shrouded in tears. Just try walking across it and see if you live to tell anyone about your experience. (Seriously.) :x :-(

Many thanks for the visual updates, ProkNo5--stage-after-stage, The Banks just continues in "forward-motion"! :clap:

You don't really wanna know what happens behind either those closed windows or front doors, my friend. :roll: On any given day of the week and any hour of the day, I'm afraid that this Carnegie antique houses the library-of-the future, ie, a public institution not devoted to books, periodicals, study and scholarship, but to computer access, baby carriages, and a hangout for the unemployed and teen population. Such a library is about akin to Cincinnati's former turn-of-the-century library as a present-day McDonalds is to yesteryear's Maisonette. (BTW, I live in Norwood, visit its library every few days, and know what I'm talking about.)

What's there not to like here? In fact, I would add to that all executions be both public and televised (including beheadings). And for lesser repeated crimes? Public floggings.

Thanks for reminding us that there's Boston--beautiful, dense, urbane...and in America!

^ So far, "nobody seen nothing"--maybe all the perps were cloaked in hoodies and the woman was hooded by an hijab... :roll:

Don't laugh, you guys! Such a revolutionary transportation-network was proposed decades ago, but it involved being accelerated, via "Maglev," not merely to 800 MPH, but to 17,000 MPH (if I remember correctly) within sealed, underground vacuum-tubes across the country! It's been many years since I stumbled on this incredible idea, but I believe it appeared in "Popular Science." And, needless to say, passengers weren't shot from any kind of rail gun, but brought up-to-speed, similar to Shanghai's center city/airport Maglev trains.

^^ Great posts both, John and natininja! Cranley's a devilish opponent, therefore he WON'T step quietly into any dark night of his own political demise. (As Qualls and the streetcar seize the day in Cincinnati... ) Nevertheless, I'm hoping that his very last scene cast "locally" will resemble that of the Wicked Witch in the "Wizard of Oz." (Cranley deserves no less than this.)

Sorry to disagree, but although Cleveland's a dynamic urban contender in Ohio, it's not the state's largest "metro" (unless one's referring to "area")--Ohio's largest MSA is Cincinnati. However, Cleveland's combined public transportation-system is one that all other Ohio cities need be proud of and emulate.

It's annoying that they don't really offer any source links to their data. Most certainly, this particular article was both pertinent and disturbing--and thus probably deserved the "front page treatment" bestowed upon it by the Enquirer. Nevertheless, as mentioned by jbcmh81, where were the source links? And buried within the article were comments about both Cleveland and Columbus experiencing similar losses in their own downtowns, yet (once again) no source links. As several other concerned forumers have already mentioned, such numbers of job losses in any of the "3-Cs" (but especially in Cincinnati during this time period) cannot be minimized nor ignored. However, much else is at play that suggests that the 3-Cs' dilemmas aren't nearly as serious as our trusty Enquirer has trumped them up to be. Bad news sells papers to outlying suburbanites; good news plugs their ears; does anybody disagree? An article worth reading, YES; an article worth gnashing of teeth, no.

^Yeah, you're absolutely right, wholtone! I scrutinized all those U Square photos once again and decided they DO look like s**t. :laugh:

Absolutely hilarious, John! (However, don't underestimate Cranley's ongoing strategy--he will undoubtedly adopt over 1/2th of your list for his new platform.)

^ So (I DARE SAY...), isn't this entire "Calhoun Corridor" looking damn good and doing what needs to be done, especially when looked at by a young UC student (and his/her parents), a Cincy visitor, or an old-timer (like myself) who, for years, begged for more? Needless to say, I'm impressed and loving every moment of this new development.

In relation, this is a side-issue, but a topical one... What do you think will happen to the Springboro Kroger on Rt.73? (It may not have been a great store, but it was a good store--and one that my my wife and I shopped at for years before moving back to Cincinnati.)

Is this a (+) or a (-) on the city's agenda? Undoubtedly, the number and sexual preference of the people whom you ask, both in Columbus and elsewhere, will really determine the answer... :wink:

What I've found most revealing and useful is this concise Ohio 2012 job summary, and I appreciate Willabro for posting it.

^ And to think that in the beginning, when it was learned that dunnhumby was expanding to 5th & Race, we were all anticipating something really remarkable for that precious block... (Silly us, huh?) :-(

CincyGuy45202--no need to rebuke natininja for sleuthing on his own and consequently uncovering discrepancies in several key previous presentations. All too often, we're enamored by "data for data's sake," blinding us to the fact that we're also making ourselves vulnerable to someone else's subjective narrative, sea of numbers and pretty, professional appearances that may belie that what's underneath just might be permeated with errors. As it's happened here, natininja's own skepticism has led to some critical heavy lifting. Rather than being castigated for it, he ought to be thanked.

Yep, fellas, the long-awaited "show-and-tell" time looms very near--it was scheduled for 1/31/13, was it not? Needless to say, all of us are probably holding our breath. So much expectation, so much dread...need I say more? :wtf:

natininja's observations above are my own and aptly sum up what cherry-picked data, coupled with omissions and disagreements, accomplish as far as an objective survey. Interesting, yes; pertinent, yes; accurate, no... Pass. :oops:

"Advanced manufacturing"? A brief elaboration would prove helpful.

HAHAHAHAHAHA! (I haven't laughed so hard in months!) You nailed it!

^ A True Religion store is also located within the Cincinnati Premium Outlets Mall in Monroe, Ohio...

Looks rough...but SOMEBODY's gotta live there... (BTW, does this little enclave honor "Squatters' Rights," namely because I'm headed there ASAP.) Thanks for sharing. Like you mentioned, who would have thought such a tranquil, pastoral place as this could exist within the NYC limits?

Yum--nice, nice, NICE--thanks for sharing this elite Queens neighborhood!