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Well, I guess you could look on the bright side--there's not that many more interchanges between Cincinnati and Dayton left to develop.

^I think the idea is people deciding to go with Delta assuming the fares are the same, because you get SkyMiles out of it (proably 2000 or so for a round trip to Denver).

People get way too touchy on these things. I don't think anyone is out of line for pointing out that a thread called "Ohio's 3C Downtowns and Population Trends" doesn't accurately reflect the "downtowns" in question. I'm grateful to jbcmh81 for doing this work, but I don't think he'd begrudge people pointing out where something doesn't make sense.

"Now for the Greater Downtown Area. Here are the tracts I used for each: Cincinnati: 2, 9, 10, 11, 263, 264, 265, 268 Cleveland: 1033, 1036, 1042, 1071, 1077, 1078, 1082, 1083, 1084 Columbus: 21, 22, 29, 30, 36, 38, 40, 42, 52, 53, 57" Do you have stats on the actual land area for these tracts?

Looking at the statute, it appears B&E requires forcibly entering structure with intent to commit further crime like theft.

Here's the ORC section on all of these things. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2911 Generally broken down based on whether or not force is threatened/used, and what the source of threat/use would be (deadly weapon, etc.), and occupied v. unoccupied.

^^We'll just have to agree to disagree on Kenwood declining. As far as Tri-County, I think that mall is much more accessible in terms of parking and entering it than Kenwood, and its decline is not something I would attribute to that.

I agree it is the cream of the crop, which doesn't say a whole lot for the crop. Other than the fact it survives, how anyone can say a shopping experience there is any less painful than an impacted tooth is beyond me. My mother passed away 6 years ago. Dillards was the store she always wanted to go to for clothing as she knew it, dating back to when it was McAlpins. Just before her passing was the last time I have been in KTC, and I expect will remain the last. I don't think anyone's saying that it's not a very painful shopping experience. I was there on the Saturday before Christmas. It was insane. But it being "painful" is not the same as it "slipping." Far from it; it's painful because it has been very successful in terms of the stores it attracts (Apple, Nordstrom, Brooks Brothers, Microsoft, all those restaurants) and the huge number of people who go there.

Don't really have an opinion on KTP, but to say Kenwood Towne Center is slipping is really a stretch. I can't think of any mall in Ohio that has so consolidated its grip on shopping in a metro area like they have done. It's gone from being not that much different than, say, Tri-County in the late 1980s/early 1990s to being very clearly the most high-end, successful mall in the region. I am not a big fan of malls in general and it can be a logistical hassle there, but to say it's "slipping" is unsupportable.

Love that building. Glad to see something is being done with it!

So the suggestion is that streetcar systems should be built only in college towns? Have you been to Athens? do you think they (or Iowa City or Chapel Hill or whatever college town you plan to name) have $100M plus just lying around for large infrastructure projects? That's a heckuva way to spin it. That's like saying "Cincinnati companies that have thrived downtown have generally been those founded before 1950 (such as P&G, Fifth Third, and Kroger). Therefore, new companies should not locate downtown."

Will be interested to see what your inquiry is--it sounds like they are just totaling up certain crime statistics and applying that to the population to get a rate, right? I am sure there are discrepancies in the way things are reported.

The campus idea seems reasonable, but that addition is just weird.

This stinks. Love BB shirts. Best you can get for a reasonable price. I wonder if the Jos. A. Bank next door will move into the space. Tiffany just renewed their lease, right? The city really needs to figure out a way to draw folks with Tower Place. We don't need a mall downtown, but we need some retail.

I'm not surprised that he wants to have enough parking to give a space per bedroom. In theory it's great to push for less parking in OTR, but at the current stage, most of the people who are moving to OTR have cars and need to do something with them. Living in a building in OTR that does not have enough parking for all of the units, I can tell you it is a big deal in both directions; the folks who don't have it have to look for ever-decreasing street parking or pay for monthly passes (and there are not many options in that regard), while the folks that do have it are obviously very thankful. From a business perspective, it is going to be very helpful to their ability to lease the space if they have ample parking.

That's good. I had only heard that he was in the hospital, not what the cause was. Must have been one rough case of the flu to cause him to miss a playoff game.

Yes. He is not a major league caliber hitter. He has all the tools but cannot make consistent contact. His strikeout numbers are so consistently high at this point that this is what he is. As CB says, this is on the Reds. It's not all about development, though--they just big-time missed on evaluating him. This is a guy who struck out once a game as a high school hitter. That is a major warning sign when you want to project someone to the major league level.

^^ Agree that Dalton seems to be near his ceiling. If he doesn't get better, they are stuck in this position. I'd rather not waste the next three years of AJ and a good defense. I think Sanu may be a better number 2 than Jones, but either way, they should have plenty of weapons. Get some help in the secondary, get some additional LB help, and the defense is in good shape. I am beginning to think it's time to cut ties with Gresham. All the physical talent in the world, but he DROPS. WAY. TOO. MANY. BALLS. Really difficult to win if you don't have a receiving option out of the backfield and/or a reliable TE. We need a good 3rd down type back (think Darren Sproles) and a sure-handed tight end.

Is he out of the hospital yet? Rough year for Colts coaches. :(

As a Bengals fan, I'm fascinated by the current transition the Browns are undergoing. It's clear new ownership is interested in shaking things up and getting a big-time coach in there. If they get Chip Kelly, that will be an impressive statement of commitment, regardless of how he pans out. That said, from a football perspective, I think it's a high-risk/high-reward potential hire. I think college coaches have transitioned to the NFL better of late (Harbaugh, Pete Carroll, Schiano), and clearly the league has actually begun to adopt some of the read-option/spread college offensive elements. I think it will be very interesting to see if Kelly translates to the NFL--which could mean his system translates, or that he adapts his system. He could be terrific. Of course, there are plenty of college coaches who flamed out, too, but that's the same with NFL assistants. I think the unique offense he presumably brings makes it a little different than hiring, say, Harbaugh or Carroll (both of whom had NFL backgrounds). I also think it's a very important hire just from the timing perspective in the division. I think looking at the personnel and salary situations of the teams, the Ravens and Steelers are descending after a long period at the top. The Bengals and Browns both have a golden opportunity to put themselves in perennial playoff contention (though you could argue that the Bengals have already done that, averaging 8 wins a year under Marvin and having only 3 losing seasons in ten, which means they are always at least around the playoff picture). There really seems to be an opportunity to step up in the division. Will hiring someone like Kelly--and, as rumored above, jettisoning Weeden--set that development back? Or could it even move it forward, if Kelly decides he wants to run his offense with a veteran like Alex Smith or Vick? Either way, I think it's going to be fascinating if the Browns do get Kelly.

The problem with that is the 2008 part. I can't believe this has taken that long.

Yeah, I can't tell if jwmann2 is trolling or serious. OTR is currently undergoing a huge renaissance--you should check it out!

Would love to get that number down into the 40s next year. I will take a 20% drop in the rate, though. Some other murder numbers for comparable places (at least in terms of metro area size): Columbus - 90 -- down from 93 in 2011 Cleveland: Either 97 or 100 (depending on what number you choose), according to this article http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/12/cleveland_homicide_rates_up_ne.html Pittsburgh: Very interesting. 42 in the city, 54 in the rest of the county. http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/01/01/2012-homicides-drop-in-pittsburgh-rise-in-suburbs/

That's not you being unable to get the thing you want. The product you wanted was 1% milk and they had it. This is you not being able to get the exact size you want. But any smaller grocery store - ie just about any urban grocer - does need to make some hard decisions as to what SKUs they do carry, and often they save on space by eliminating multiple sizes of the same product. If a grocery store had all possible sizes of all products everyone could possibly want, it would probably be too big, footprint-wise, for a true urban setting. Great point. I don't understand this at all. Space is limited, so you can't have a one gallon container for 1% milk, but apparently if you ask for any new product, it will be brought in, meaning space is not limited? It can't be both ways. Either they are "very accommodating" and get in new products whenever you ask, or space is limited and you are going to feel that in both the size of various products that they stock, and the products themselves.

^Agree completely. I have real problems getting to Twitter at Great American Ball Park and Paul Brown Stadium. It's great for keeping up on news around the league while your game is going on.