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Seems like adding a major destination could be a selling point for keeping the line and boosting ridership.

BP on Jefferson, Marathon on Clifton. But, yes, jjakucyk's suggestion would be ideal to replace all 3 of those stations (Shell, BP, Marathon). And especially to replace the OTR Shell.

Just a few decades after Cincy was the 5th largest :P Amazing photo set, as I've come to expect from you! Keep it up!

I don't hear enough talk about Cincinnati in the Hoosier State discussion.

It's a break in the streetwall, an eyesore, and an auto-oriented business in what is attempting to be reclaimed as a pedestrian district.

I think it's sometimes an extra floor and sometimes not. Not really sure what's more typical. I like them, too; especially round ones. Here's a look inside a room on the top floor of one of the buildings: http://www.blogotr.com/otr/a-peek-inside-the-color-building/

Welp, McClung saved Purdue from a shut-out. Final score: 42-7. Bodes well for the Bearcats! I think Munchie only had one turnover, which for him is an improvement -- though we'll see if he can keep that up. His most consistent attribute has been inconsistency. 36k record-setting crowd at Nippert. Great start to the season, handing a thoroughly decisive defeat to B1G. I'm pretty psyched for the season. The Bearcats should be a contender again for the conference title and a BCS bowl. Still don't understand how L'ville starts in the top-10 and Cincy is not ranked, though; Cincy had the same record last year and almost beat them (would have were it not for Jones icing a kicker at the buzzer). Edit: Actually, Munchie had 2 turnovers (both interceptions). Still, he played well.

From the people I know, the number who left Cincinnati for NYC, Boston, San Francisco, Portland, Chicago, etc., is enormous. And many of the people who stayed who grew up in the suburbs moved to the city. This is all anecdotal, but the numbers reinforce what I'm seeing on the ground. KJP is right that you can't just look at Ohio cities; you have to look at Ohio's Millenials and where they're going. Another anecdote: as my age cohort is now above the 30 line, I've noticed many of the Ohioans I know who moved to these places (I'm mostly aware of the ones in NYC) have cars now. They live in Brooklyn instead of Manhattan, like they used to, and live car-lite instead of car-free. They certainly don't drive less because they are too poor. They clearly prefer the lifestyle. I wonder if the under-30 set will forgo the cars totally, or if that trend will stick (assuming my anecdotal observations here align with a trend).

You got your wish for McClung playing. He fumbled on a punt return, leading to Purdue's only scoring drive in the first half. Cats up 14-7 currently, at the half.

Well that's a surprise. Tout the multimodal reformation of the Eastern Corridor. Then, as things start moving, attack the rail component.

Someone caught the hair of the dog this morning.

God, I hate that "guide" from the beginning, where they refer to several different neighborhoods as Clifton. Edit: And Sitwell's has been around for 16 years? Maybe in its current location. But it's been around for much longer!

Go back to the riverfront park, as there's more there now (the "porch swings" are great). Go to the Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar on Mainstrasse in Covington. Walk around Northside and Clifton. If you have time, walk around Newport and Covington. For commercial streets, Main and Madison in Covington are nice. For residential, from 3rd up to maybe 9th, east of Washington are nice in Newport (especially the Mansion Hill neighborhood). Other people might have better or more specific suggestions.

and *ingling Bros. tickets

Lunken is more centrally located than many small airports with commercial flights. That seems like a huge advantage. It's certainly more central than CVG, too.

Every time I say something against intraregional business poaching, kjbrill is there to tell me how great corporate welfare competition is. But when it comes to offering an alternative to Delta's stranglehold on CVG, with a unique product that CVG can't really offer, it's a bad thing because it's intraregional competition. I sincerely don't get it. If anyone wants to use this post as a springboard to talk about corporate welfare, I'm sure there's a better thread for that.

Brill, the topics you're bringing up are bigger than this development. You might like to discuss them in this thread: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,7292.1610.html

Jerks! You're all jerks, and you suck.

Oh god. Can't believe tax dollars went to make that blatant propaganda.

^ It looks pretty good, if you look past the crapitecture. The open area is cool, but could be reconceived with a fountain or something. It needs something to draw people into the open space. Anyway, I think the development will be successful. I'd be happy to see the parking garage replaced eventually, and of course the Shell station needs to go ASAP. Still, this is a big step up...aside from the demolition of row houses to make room for the development. Caveats, caveats, caveats...but it will bring life to the area that's been missing for years. Definitely makes UC a more attractive place to go to school.

WLW will make sure that Smitherman is a lock as well. He'll do everything from read the traffic reports to call UC football games in the weeks leading up to the election. Do Cincinnati voters listen to WLW?

Probably Roebling.

Well since even in NYC only about 40% of the metro area population lives in the city itself, and the number is more like 15%-20% in other areas, how major of a change is it if it's invisible to the bulk of the population? NYC has a lot of distinctively urban areas in its metro that aren't part of the city. Including the two largest cities in the state of NJ, both within 10 miles of Manhattan. Both of those cities have independent light rail lines that serve those cities and nearby suburbs. Not to mention a great portion of NYC's true-blue suburbs are well-served by commuter rail and buses. Just saying...your 40% figure is meaningless.

"If the tower is a trophy." I'm not counting on it. Barrett epitomizes the Cincy business establishment attitude, which is generally in opposition to anything exciting.