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Why are Pittsburgh's busways never on these lists?

What we really need is a cycle track on Gettysburg.

Downtown Middletown is healthier than Liberty Center these days, which is saying something.

I just... Missouri has passenger rail. Indiana, for crying out loud. Do state politicians even bother to see what other states are doing, or contact other states' congressmen for insight/advice?

Dayton killing it yet again with the cycling infrastructure... New cycle tracks coming to Dayton Dayton’s first two-way cycle track just opened in the Wright Dunbar business district last year, but the city already is working toward creating a couple more of the protected lanes for bicyclists. Bike lanes are great, but cycle tracks are even more desirable because they are physically separated from automobile traffic by concrete islands, improving safety and rider comfort, said Joseph Weinel, Dayton’s chief engineer. More below: https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/new-cycle-tracks-coming-to-dayton/DCQXCIVAJZBS7ELT5X4OXTZY5Y/?fbclid=IwAR23bGE_m-YFxKjh-NjkJL4brwbNQZE7PJnVB-KDORA--jCRjE_2J4xJZGg

Interesting that they're choosing to name it SIGNAGE.

Disappointed that it doesn't appear that this project will restore any street wall along Vine.

Have there been any travel articles highlighting Cincinnati prior to today's game? It's always nice to see national news covering the city and not just the team, but I don't think I've really seen anything this time around.

Yup. Everyone forgets that OEMs are all propped up by a vast army of tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers and this is where the real ripple effect happens. You'll see it in the negative direction when places like GM Moraine shut down and all of the tool shops and parts suppliers also evaporate, but also in the positive direction not only in Marysville but even in tiny towns like Anna and St Marys thanks to the engine plant and all of the related work that goes into feeding that beast. It's the little guys who really end up creating the economic momentum, and it'll likely be felt on a state- and regionwide level.

LOL people hate tall buildings? Someone better tell Tucker's friend and noted skyscraper developer DJT about that.

The Times (Yes, THAT Times) is reporting on Dayton's recent decision to allow demolition of a historic Wright Brothers site. If there's a fight that statewide preservationists should be looking at, it's this one. A Former Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop Faces Demolition In 1892, the brick building at 1005 West Third Street had several large windows that allowed the residents of Dayton, Ohio, to peek inside and see the Wright brothers, who were still years from becoming pioneers of flight, run their bicycle shop. Now, the windows are gone, plywood is in their place and the building could soon be demolished. Dayton’s zoning appeals board on Tuesday approved the city’s request to demolish the building where the state legends Wilbur and Orville Wright opened their first successful bicycle business. City officials plan to review developers’ proposals for the space and then decide who should be awarded the property. More below: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/28/us/wright-brothers-bike-shop-demolish.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR1GTh8k5gOdWv76XDJ7ioTeeUAz1bRHnv0xUntAe9Q4fkldPnTxoxHsUVs

Local defense firm plans $25M project in downtown Dayton A Dayton-area defense contractor is planning a $25 million project that will support the growing company while at the same time establishing a new academic and business center of excellence. Infinity Labs, an innovation-focused defense firm that specializes in modeling, simulation, cyber, consulting and training, has submitted a funding request for its new project, dubbed "Power House." The company says this project could result in nearly 3,000 new jobs over a seven-year period, and generate an economic impact of $1.5 billion. More Below: https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2021/11/24/the-power-house-project.html?ana=TRUEANTHEMFB_DY&csrc=6398&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A Trending Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0uXiOZlnEo-PiL_Z7HTDIxuns1tWmBn0hN9tdiLbQZGJ6Z5-owDDDcniE

Meh. The useless plaza out front is useless.

I’m mostly just pleased to see that work is actually still happening on that hotel. It honestly looked like work had stalled.

^Update on this, the barrier has been erected and the new bridge should be opening by the end of October. I'll upload some photos of the infrastructure improvements once everything is finally wrapped up.

Grippos always taste stale to me. Mike-Sells gang rise up!

Chipped ham, although typically associated with Pittsburgh these days, was actually invented in Mansfield. So was the Klondike Bar, weirdly enough.

So I assume that the Cincinnati and Dayton MSA's still haven't been merged by the Census Bureau despite armchair demographers' predictions to the contrary for the past 30-ish years?

^And it ignores that urban areas still have a ton of single family homes available. I live exactly one mile from the center of downtown Dayton, but I have a SFH, a decent yard, and a garage, but my neighborhood is still very walkable. There are also a lot of families in my neighborhood. I'd argue that school quality is the bigger issue than "space" when it comes to choosing to remain in the city or not.

OTR's black population has been declining at about 2,000 individuals per year since at least 1990. People are going to try and blame this on gentrification but I don't think it's as severe of a cause for the out-migration as people are going to say that it is.

For all the hype about urbanism over the past two decades, the national map made it clear that sprawl is still king, which is really unfortunate. We're building more resilient urban cores all over the country right now (even Ohio's smaller cities and towns seem to have a lot more vibrancy these days) but pretty much everywhere the highest-growth counties were adjacent to the prime city, presumably fueled by acres of greenfield single-family housing. Will these places ever collapse under their own weight?

That theater is a gem and I really hope they succeed. Fairborn is such a weird time warp of a town and I hope they can actually start transforming into a worthy suburb.

The Dayton MSA numbers were a bit disheartening since we supposedly had a slight growth back in 2012 and with all the good stuff that has been happening around the city, but based on the other cities in Montgomery County that lost population, I'd be willing to guess that the population loss came mostly from the poorest parts of the city, so from a GDP/econ development standpoint it won't be felt as acutely. Not surprised to see Trotwood losing population after the tornadoes and generally poor economic health and definitely not mad to see people leaving Skanklin, er, Franklin, Dayton's worst suburb. I am surprised that Huber posted such big growth numbers.

I’m shocked that Covid didn’t finish off that downtown mall.

This is the most American bus route I've ever seen... walk two blocks, people!