Maximillian

2008? Mark Twain was right!

Answer: Put big signs that flash and say NO SEMI TRUCK THRU TRAFFIC USE I-275 $500. FINE Have the highway patrol do stops like they do for weight measuring or something legal like that.

Overall, I am for whatever helps slow down the wanton destruction or speeds up the recovery of the building stock of OTR. My buddy from Germany told me last week that OTR is a true Gem. (News to me HAHA!) His city was almost completely destroyed in WW2, he said if there were areas like OTR where he lived there they would flourish over all others. To me this project is a speedbump and will slow down the recovery of the area.

Crowley Appointed Vice Mayor Cool! this guy is a big supporter of public stairways unlike ghiz :-P

"thru-truck-free" I am not saying for local trucks! :-P This would be a ban on trucks that go through our city to get somewhere else. They don't contribute to our tax dollars but they pollute, congest our inner city. They can take the long way around!! :-D

I-71 and I-75 should be "thru-truck-free" inside 275. I remember 71 when trucks were banned in the tunnel during FFW construction and it was great! Also bloody wooster is truck-free and it is a pleasure to travel on.

I'm sorry but that would not be a good selling point to share to with my wife and son. You would think as the area became gentrified that these social service agencies would move to a more approriate area. With this development they are digging in and are going to stay for the long haul, just knowing that is enough for me.

What a great addition to the Gateway quarter, I would never think of moving around there now.

I have been inside that building years ago. I lived in the Gas, light, Coke building right behind it. VERY COOOL!! This is about as close to NY warehouse living as you can get in the CBD.

More stuff being reviewed next week at the Historic Conservation Meeting. Good morning. The Historic Conservation Board's lengthy agenda for Monday's meeting includes 3 preliminary design reviews for projects on Vine St. They include demolition, infill, rehab and new construction. SWC 14th & Vine: demo of 1311, 1333 & 1335 Vine--noncontributing buildings with noncontributing front additions, and replacement with a new building 1332 Republic: rehab of garage building, 2-story addition on top. NEC Vine & Mercer: Demo of rear additions to 1338 & 1342 Vine (facing alley). Replacement with new buildings. Infill construction on parking lot site at 1326. Rehab of 1332, 1338 & 1342 Vine. 1232 Vine: Rehab, rooftop dormers, elevator tower. The parking lot proposed for the Empire Theater site also will be on the agenda. For more info, contact the HCO at 352-4890.

SAAAWEEEEET! :-o Cincinnati Rulz! :-D

Queensgate by the mouth of the mill creek or next to MSD "spinney field LPH" would be the perfect place for the agency's move.

I really like Joan Kaup! She is Pro-Streetcar and transit unlike ghiz who goes out of her way to keep "bus-people" from walking up the public stairway thru her rich friends neighborhood. :-P

I'm not sure if anybody said anything about it in an earlier post, (sorry I'm lazy) but I remember seeing a cool conceptual drawing of Union terminal with buildings on both sides done by a local artist. I remember seeing it at Final Friday Pendleton arts center 3rd floor?? and to the left. It has been on the wall for several years..

Jim will be missed big time, he was one of OTR's first pioneers and has saved many buildings from the wrecking ball. I'm glad Roxanne Qualls is on board now, she is pro-transit and a big supporter of cincinnati's public stairways, unlike leslie ghiz who goes out of her way to close stairways down so public transportation users don't trek thru her $$$$ Rich friends neighborhood. Glad to have Roxy on board!

Walmart is for american hillbilly's and Ikea is for European hillbilly's. :-D

Super Shots!! My fave is Sycamore Hill with several buildings that are no longer there :-( Thanks for sharing these!

Secondhand smoke cloud migrates from Cincinnati to Kentucky. CINCINNATI – A massive cloud of secondhand smoke originating from bars and restaurants in Cincinnati is being monitored closely by meteorologists this month as it floats south toward it's soon to be new home in Kentucky. Health officials have taken special interest in what appears to be appears to be an equally massive lung cancer formation closely accompanying the cloud system. Kentucky bar and restaurant owners are planning a cloud arrival ceremony during which the Cincinnati cloud will be merged with the existing Kentucky cloud to create what is being called the supercloud. Newport Mayor Thomas Guidugli commented, “The supercloud brings extraordinary economic opportunities to this region. The revenue from lung cancer treatment alone provides the capital to build additional bars and restaurants.” http://www.derfmagazine.com/news/politics/198.html

Looks like the Segways are bringing criminals to justice.. :wink: http://www.derfmagazine.com/news/politics/354.html

Media gets it wrong again! These guys that post these articles need to get a map. Headlines like these don't help the CBD and are partly to blame for the negative perception of Downtown Aug 7, 2007 1:12 AM Police Investigate Fatal Shooting At W. 8th & CentralPosted By: Neil Relyea Cincinnati police are investigating a fatal shooting at the Marathon gas station in the Queensgate area Monday night. The shooting took place after 11 p.m. on West Eighth and Central Avenue. Police say they are searching for at least one gunman.

The Portland vintage motorcycle/scooter swap meet rules!!! 8-)

A few years ago I had a coworker tell me that the I-71 bridge near KI is on it's last leg.. His buddy is an engineer with ODOT. He and his family take the long way around (Ft Ancient bridge) to avoid crossing that bridge. :-o

Sidewalks only work well when there is good shade trees or shade from buildings to escape the summertime heat. Walking on a smog day like today on Mall rd would be a joke.

Have you ever seen the bike only lane on Houston rd?? I love how it deadends at every stripmall entrance. The high Hispanic population on turfway has made a deer path (sidewalk) that is worn pretty good between 75 and Dixie.