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re: the thread title--this isn't in Madisonville. It's in Columbia Twp., right next to Pleasant Ridge (and also next to Oakley, though I think a lot more people would think of this location as in PRidge and not in Oakley.

The third crane is up and operating. I confess, it seems like they could have gotten to everything with the other two. But perhaps this one is the most useful/maneuverable at this stage because it's the shortest?

That's assuming that people would ride the biofuel trolley, correct? Do you dispute that there's an inherently different attitude with potential riders between rail transit and buses?

Dean, you say that you view the ballot initiative as "fostering debate." How so? And would you support an initiative that required, say, an affirmative vote from the electorate before funds can be spent on a neighborhood?

I can understand posting pictures of streetcars in the snow. But bringing up stories on deaths? Like Metro buses don't cause serious accidents, or deaths? How does that in any way support your argument?

Are you asking about Portland or Cincinnati? If you're asking about Cincinnati, the streetcar is not actually up and running. And I don't believe that the specifics of the operation of the proposed system have been laid out yet in a way that would answer your question. I could be wrong about that.

I assume this is responding to my question. If not, I apologize. I don't think anyone would argue that improved mass transit "with a mind towards lower emissions" is a bad idea. I was just trying to get at the rational underpinning for the opposition in this case. Maybe I can put my question another way: If faced with a concept that will improve mass transit, but will slightly increase emissions, will the Green Party oppose that concept because of the increased emissions? Or, understanding that you don't speak for the Green Party, would you oppose something on that basis?

I have an honest and serious question. I've looked at the relevant portions of the Green Party's platform on transportation, and it talks about lessening dependence on automobiles (and encouraging mass transit). Do questions of net pollution output take precedence over that goal? That is, would the Green Party oppose something like, say, light rail or intercity rail unless those options produced fewer CO2 emissions than biodiesel buses? (Also, I would guess that this was the National Green Party platform.)

There's an interesting Q & A in the "Dr. Know" section of the newest Cincinnati Magazine about the streetcars.

Cincinnati is a very bad place compared to most cities. Detroit, Cleveland and Cincinnati flow together like a hot dog with chili and cheese on it.. What are "most cities"? And maybe you can give us some criteria that you're basing it on? Otherwise, it seems you are just making sweeping pronouncements about what an awful place Cincinnati is.

Nothing like ingraining an anti-rail stance into the Charter. Ugh.

I think that the COAST people will find a ballot initiative that only includes Cincinnati is a different animal than something dealing with all of Hamilton County.

^Note that's only out of the top 25 teams in the final BCS standings. It doesn't take into account the other nearly 100 Division 1-A (or Bowl Subdivision, if you prefer) college football teams. Still, good for the Bearcats.

Try this one out (if it works): http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/CityCrime2008_Rank_Rev.pdf

Does anyone have any info on Jalapeno's in Kenwood? (It's behind the Ritz camera place, near the Galeria with the Friday's and Penn Station.) It seems to have closed rather suddenly, and there is some construction/work being done there. Any one know what's going on?

I'm looking forward to going to the Palace now.

^Notice the crowd really didn't know whether to cheer or boo at the end of the game. How are you supposed to react to a tie? (And yes, I fully expect someone to tell me that a tie is like kissing your sister...)

Do 5-diamond restaurants still give you a Triple-A discount?

A vibrant corridor needs more than just shopping ;) Like Verizon Wireless and Smoothie King! :)

South Shore is really starting to grow on me. (Though the part facing toward Kentucky is not good, but I can completely understand why.)

Keep it going, X.

^I'm pretty sure ajknee was being sarcastic with those comments about Carew, Hemroid.

UPS wasn't founded in Atlanta and didn't even more its HQ to Georgia until the 1990s. I would love to see an Ohio city lure a major company like that.

That would be a great idea. I'm amazed more accidents don't happen at that entrance to Burlington Coat Factory, where the folks already on Ridge are constantly trying to get in the right lane, in front of the traffic coming off of I-71.

Seems to partially be a chicken-and-egg thing. To keep getting big conventions (and to get bigger conventions), the city will need more hotel space. But I can understand the concern of the current hoteliers. (It's very reminiscent of the comments from downtown office landlords when QCSII was announced. But these predictions of calamity don't quite seem to come to fruition.)