TraderJake

That's extremely exciting! Bravo!

It isn't the end of the world, but something as trivial as this can still be construed as breach of contract (if what the enquirer says is true), and any breach of contract can be used as an out. Certainly, I hope that does not happen, but it could, it really could.

I guess, I do though think from a landscaping standpoint the lawn from the Freedom Center to Riverfront Park would be rather striking. At the same time though, I think there still would be a reduced lawn between these two structures.

I'm going to be pretty ticked off if this falls through on this technicality. Pretty assholeish of the Freedom Center, if you ask me. Perhaps David Pepper can ask his daddy to relent on this one.

You're going to see a lot more of this. Low Cost safety improvements are going to be huge in the near future, and in fact, they already are. We're past the point of big expenditures - now is the time to see what we can do within our ways and means. ODOT has been pushing low cost safety improvements for a while now - I recently attended a seminar hosted by ODOT and the FHWA about these types of improvements and how to implement them, it was really informative and interesting. In addition to these LED stop signs other low cost improvements can be made as well, such as rumble strips. It's really amazing how effective rumble strips are at getting your attention on a rural road. You are certainly going to see more and more creative ways to improve safety. Sometimes, the best solution even is the least expensive solution (ex: Howe & Mosiman Signal Removal). But, signs, warnings, delineation are all low cost solutions that may be better / feasible than leveling a road, signalization, etc. Expect to see more of these solutions in the future.

^ Is it a stupid idea? You have to start somewhere? What do you propose to curb the ever increasing cost of the automotive mode of transportation? Concrete is expensive. Asphalt prices are on an upward trend. Oil prices are ever increasing, and before you know it it'll be past the point of no return. The streetcar may be rather local, but Cincinnati has to start somewhere. Its success will lead to extensions elsewhere through the city. To clifton. To UC. To Beyond. Be confident. As a tree grows, so shall the streetcar. You just got to believe.

These population total for the West Side provided previously in this thread appears to be incorrect. Hamilton County census data and estimates can be found on the Hamilton County RPC census data page. Here are some pertinent numbers to this discussion, based on 2000 Census Data. Please note that the city data is gleaned from a report provided by the RPC and may overlap or be incomplete. Jurisdiction / Neighborhood 2000 Est Colerain Township 60144 Green Township 55660 Delhi Township 30104 Crosby Township 2748 Whitewater Township 5564 Miami Township 9093 Addyston Village 1010 Cleves Village 2790 North Bend Village 603 Cheviot City 9015 Harrison Township 7487 Harrison City 4982 West Side Totals (excluding Cincinnati) 189200 Sedamsville / Riverside 2223 Riverside / Saylor Park 1301 Saylor Park 3384 West Price Hill 18159 Westwood 36056 City West Side Total 61123 West Side Total 250323 Hamilton County Population 845303 West Side Percentage (Excluding Cincinnati) 22.38% West Side Percentage (Including Cincinnati) 29.61% The truth of the matter that the west side was not the sole reason the Light Rail Initiative failed. Certainly, more jurisdictions than just those in Western Hamilton county would have to vote to defeat the light rail ballot. 2008 is a different year from 2002. Gas is significantly more expensive, and probably will remain on a permanent upswing. There is a point where I believe that people will realize that mass transit is an excellent idea. People like us need to break perceptions about mass transit. The streetcar is a great start, and its success (and it will be successful if built) will do wonders to break perceptions about mass transit. Streetcars were hugely successful prior to their tragic running into the ground, now, the City of Cincinnati has the potential to help make streetcars great again.

The great thing is at the end they mention that the boss either doesn't care or hasn't seen it... well, I bet after making it to the front page of fark he or she cares now.

Yeah, I apologize if this has been posted anywhere else, but holy crap... Dance Party Friday on Channel 12 I can't believe that such video was actually aired on television, but that said, hilarious. Truly hilarious. Do check it out.

Birdie says this community should take begin to take the roadtrip to another city as quickly as possible. Birdie says current city administration will have no problem throwing this entire community back in jail. Birdie has experience to know what the current city can do. Birdie's community was bullied out of this same city exactly two years ago. Birdie says that this city is run by a corrupt political machine that preys upon successful communities, weeding them out for communities of 2 people. Yeah, being cryptic is purposeful... good luck! I know birdie's community needed it.

Wow, they certainly seem to be grasping at straws when it comes to the stealing parking argument. This seems like a matter of sour grapes. Let the city move forward and have a neighborhood to be proud of rather than a mockery of a sandbox on it's Riverfront.

I'll say this and I sincerely mean it: Cedar Fair is not (Pre-I am going to sell the parks) Paramount.

CEDAR FAIR ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTION FOR GEAUGA LAKE SANDUSKY, OHIO, September 21, 2007 – Cedar Fair Entertainment Company announced today that Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom in Aurora, Ohio, will become exclusively a water park attraction beginning with the 2008 season. “After four years of operating Geauga Lake as a combined water park/amusement park attraction, we have concluded that its future should be entirely as a water park,” said Dick Kinzel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. “Visiting Geauga Lake is a 119-year-old tradition in northeastern Ohio. That tradition will continue, but in a new and exciting way.” “Geauga Lake’s Wildwater Kingdom has been recognized as one of the finest water parks in the country,” Kinzel said. “Over the past three seasons, we have invested approximately $25 million to create and develop the premiere water park in northeastern Ohio. Since its opening in 2005, Wildwater Kingdom has been the park’s highest rated attribute.” Geauga Lake’s Wildwater Kingdom attractions will include Tidal Wave Bay, a 30,000 square-foot wave pool featuring seven different types of wave patterns; Liquid Lightning, a 60-foot-tall tornado slide; Thunder Falls, Ohio’s tallest water slide complex; an activity pool; an action river; and a multi-story play structure. The park will also provide a catering facility and picnic pavilions for group outings and poolside cabanas will be made available for daily rental. Water parks are very important to Cedar Fair. In addition to parks where the water park is incorporated into the amusement park, the company owns and operates five separately gated water parks: three in California, one in Ohio (Soak City at Cedar Point) and one in Missouri. Kinzel added, “Water parks traditionally draw from a closer geographic market than amusement parks, and we believe Geauga Lake’s Wildwater Kingdom will continue to be successful in drawing visitors from the greater Cleveland, Youngstown and Akron-Canton areas.” Geauga Lake’s 2008 operating schedule, admission pricing, group programs and other operating details will be announced at a later date. However, the water park season is traditionally Memorial Day to Labor Day. As part of the changeover to exclusively water park attractions, a number of the rides at Geauga Lake will be introduced at other Cedar Fair parks. The property not necessary for the operation of the water park is being reviewed for other uses and development. Geauga Lake’s Wildwater Kingdom is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a publicly traded partnership that is listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FUN.” In addition to Geauga Lake’s Wildwater Kingdom, Cedar Fair owns and operates 11 amusement parks, five other water parks, one indoor water park resort, and six hotels. Cedar Fair also owns and operates Star Trek: The Experience, an interactive adventure located in Las Vegas, and operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in Gilroy, Calif. under a management contract. http://www.cedarfair.com/ir/press_releases/

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Don't worry, the new infrastructure thanks to Fort Scott will likely be used to fuel new developments in Crosby Township. Once these new developments occur it will be wild to see the change in voting habits in the area... suddenly Crosby Township will have a suburbanite populous trying to push their agenda. But I digress. I-74 had some big advantages to the other expressways when it was built in terms of keeping aesthetics. It was originally mostly undeveloped, and they routed a large portion of the route through the Taylor Creek Valley. It's really hard to develop on hills, and that is why other places developed first. Unfortunately, advancements in technology allow for developments to be placed pretty much anywhere nowadays, though I find myself surprised by some of the places that residential developments are going in Green / Colerain Townships. Too bad the existing roadway infrastructure can't handle the growth, and these developments have created a lot of safety deficiencies on what were 10 years ago primarily rural roads.

Haha, Milford Township becoming urbanized like West Chester. I don't see that happening any time soon, even with this bypass. If any township west of the Miami is going to urbanize like West Chester, it'll be a toss up between Hanover and Ross Township, not Milford Township. It would take a lot more than a new road to cause explosive growth in the township.

I like SimCity 4 a lot, and I like even more that the expansion to 4 was a transportation oriented one. They must have read my mind on that expansion. I love SimCity 4, and I feel that one of the only things that could make it better was if they had brought back floods into the game. Too bad they did not. Tilted Mill has a history of making city building games. Perhaps you've played some of them. Ceasar IV and Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile are their last two games, and in my opinion they were pretty darn good even though the games design are starkly different from the SimCity formula. If you have played either of the games, you should know what to expect for this game. If you need other games to possibly relate to this game, Tilted Mill is a company made of former Impressions Games members. Impressions developed such city classics as, Ceasar I-III, Pharaoh, Zeus, and Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom. Those games are all starkly different from SimCity, but the truth is that they are still a pleasurable experience. I have faith that while this will certainly not be the true successor to SimCity (damn Maxis for working on that one game.... Spore... the one that will likely sell as many copies as The Sims), but it will still be good.

I haven't seen this one either. Last year during the casino petitions I was accosted almost every day at Miami Whitewater; now I see no one for this drive and even if I did I'd politely decline signing.

It sure is, but I saw the feel good Blue Grosbeak at Miami Whitewater a week ago. Sort of made me do a double take since well, it was really blue, and seemed completely out of place. I'm sure the area will be nice, but signs of it's past will always remain. There will always be a large low level radioactive waste mound visible from what is currently Willey Road. There will be rather long term contamination of the aquifer around Fernald, and I'm sure the Uranium removing water treatment plant will continue to operate for quite some time. However, what they did is great, although I am sure that Crosby Township probably really hates having this 1000+ acre site and Miami Whitewater Forest in their township as it 'kills future tax revenue'. One thing it does do though is preserve the habitat in an area which is almost guaranteed to experience sprawl down the road, and for doing that and doing its part to preserve the rural / undeveloped heritage of Western Hamilton county I greatly appreciate that.

Terrain is an issue. For a county road, making large cuts and fills for a widening project is not a cheap project. It is rather likely that widening Rybolt to Wesselman is not a near term solution, at least not if funding can't be found. The truth is that Rybolt has safety issues, and right now things like left and right turn lanes would be a better capacity improvement than widening to 4 lanes. There is a fine line to walk between what is really needed and what is wanted by residents, and widening to four lanes between old Rybolt and Wesselman is not something that is needed. As for I-74, drive Eastbound on Tuesday through Thursday on the road and you'll be lucky if 74 is not backed up to North Bend. 74 has some wonderful capacity issues at the 74/75 interchange in the morning, but that requires more a total reconfiguration rather than a widening.

These people wish to repeal the tax, but I'd like to see them propose something else to pay for the new jail and maintain it before they repeal something that was thought out and will fix the crime problem. I fear that if this goes to ballot that it will lkely be rejected, and we'll have people blaming the commission for the 'failure' of not building a jail, when essentially it is the residents of the county that are going to be so unwilling to pay to fix the problem. I don't want to say this, but perhaps if this referendum succeeds the commission should consider axing nonessential services to pay for the tax, things that would be close and dear to those anti-tax residents who feel that making the county safer should be a long, drawn out process or that it has a secret easy fix that includes pigs flying. The truth is that fix likely won't be easy, and any solution that ends up will likely not make people happy. I applaud Todd Portune and David Pepper for potentially committing political suicide in Hamilton County politics by raising the tax, but I feel that it will likely be in vain.

If you look at a google earth image of the area you'll see due east of Hillview Westin Ridge Dr. It currently ends without a cul-de-sac, which implies that developers intend on expanding that subdivision somewhere in the future. Perhaps it connects to that, as it may connect to Staas or Hearne but th Staas connection doesn't make too much sense and that road doesn't line up with Hearne.

Rybolt and Wesselman: Those improvements are in the pipeline, last time I heard. There are major issues to overcome, specifically the creek and hill, the latter of which causes extreme sight distance issues. There will also have to be some major retention built to keep the hill from sliding into the intersection. Hamilton County is notorious for slides, and keeping them from happening is not cheap. Rybolt and Taylor: Warrants would have to be satisfied for a signal installation. Except in extraordinary cases (see Cincinnati Financial Signal on Gilmore), signals are not built for just peak periods. Rybolt and Harrison: It'll be fine, but then I worked a bit on the project, so my viewpoint is skewed.

Well, that kind of is crappy. Yay for new tax revenue, boo for developing the hell out of everything. I guess this project may force the developer to pay for improvements at Rybolt / Wesselman, which has its own specific issues.

2) I believe it may be the bridge that sits on the grounds of Crosby Township's Senior Center off Willey Road. It currently is a bridge to nowhere, and appears to be strictly ornamental. I'll try getting a photo of it tomorrow when I go running out at Miami Whitewater.