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Or you could drive the speed limit, keep an appropriate distance between you and the person in front of you, and not blow through yellows and we would all be safer.

Yea, I think this is a very good point that I never considered.

Jaime might have some name recognition from her Congressional run. I just hope Evan Holt doesn't win. He thinks he's the next AOC but his twitter presence is awful. Constantly picking fights and spreading false information. Then when he gets called out he just doubles and triples down. More like Trump than AOC in that respect.

Jaime Castle is also running as an unendorsed Democrat. I was surprised she didn't get the endorsement.

Just a note... "An IIHS study found that cameras reduced the fatal red light running crash rate of large cities by 21 percent and the rate of all types of fatal crashes at signalized intersections by 14 percent." https://www.iihs.org/topics/red-light-running#:~:text=An IIHS study found that,Cameras don't violate privacy. The study (singular) that I believe you are referring to showed that sudden stop crashes were higher when there were red light cameras, but that angular accidents were also much lower at lights with cameras. Since angular accidents are much more likely to be fatal, the tradeoff is that with the cameras you have more fender benders but much fewer deadly accidents.

Unfortunately, you still have to do the petition. I have a list of streets as well, but don't have the time to canvass every person on each of them and try to get them to sign. Will probably focus on a couple really bad ones.

Many people in far flung suburbs live miles and miles from the nearest gas station and drive a lot more. They get by just fine.

The same pattern can be found in most US cities. Hot areas tend to be undervalued for property tax purposes because the assessments have a hard time keeping up with what's going on. If your house doesn't have a recent sale it's hard for the auditor's office to come up with a good value and they usually lowball it to avoid challenges. On the other hand, in areas with stagnating or falling property values they are unlikely to want to reflect that in assessments so the assessments tend to overvalue the properties. Basically, it's easier to assume a more uniform increase in values for homes that haven't sold recently so that ends up undervaluing hot areas and overvaluing struggling areas.

You could have an L shaped development with apartments and retail along Findlay and Race Streets and reserve the area where the farmer's market is now as a public park that gets the tented treatment in the winter.

Okay, I could get down with that. In Philly, they put up something at one of the parks in the winter called "The Lodge" It's basically a big heated tent with concessions and a bar. It has a very rustic feel with heat lamps and indoor fireplaces. Something like that would be cool where the farmer's market space is and the vendors can move inside for the winter. Then it can be easily dismantled in the spring.

Findlay Market is the most successful market in Ohio as it is. The indoor/outdoor combo vibe is really cool. And the history is a part of the appeal. I don't know why we would sacrifice that to copy a market like North Market or West Side that are both cool but both fall short compared to Findlay.

Cincinnati income tax is 1.8%. The sales tax was 7% until it was just recently increased to 7.8%. Yet, Columbus is still growing A LOT faster.

But they don't own it.

To add to this, I often start a second before the light turns green if I'm on a bike. Technically, I'm breaking the law. But it helps me get going before the cars behind/beside me and stay visible. It is much safer for everyone involved, even though I'm sure some people in cars are thinking "look at that asshole running the red light like he owns the road!"

These lists usually use the likelihood of two people being of a different race to measure diversity. So a place with a lot of Black people isn't necessarily diverse. A place where everyone is Black, for example, would score a 0 on any scale using that criteria. But a place that's like 25% Black, 25% NH-White, 25% Hispanic, and 25% Asian would score near the top.

Well I moved here from the east coast and my next-door neighbors moved here from California. We're both very happy with the level of amenities here. Most people are surprised with how much there is to do in Cincinnati when they visit. It feels "bigger" than it is. And with recent price increases I'm not sure there are much better options, certainly not in the urban core. More people are discovering how great a city this is and the prices are starting to reflect that a bit. It's still a steal compared to many places though.

I wouldn't assume people don't bike just because they aren't into bike culture or talk about it a lot. I'm not really into bike culture at all. I bike for utility. I have my own bike that I use to get around the neighborhood and I use an e-bike from the bikeshare system to commute to work regularly. I don't know how to fix my own bike or build a bike and I'm not interested in learning. But I'll keep riding. I'm not going to stop biking, but I have absolutely had close calls. I bike Spring Grove Avenue all the time and cars fly by at 50 mph and often veer into the bike lane. Then the bike lane ends abruptly. More people would feel comfortable (including my partner) if they were protected. Not everyone is willing to take the same risks as you and me. I don't typically get sweaty on the e-bike, but on really hot days I do take the bus or carpool with my partner who has to drive for her job. We also have a shower at work, which is common in cities with more of a biking culture but unfortunately uncommon in Cincinnati I think (or maybe not? Not sure). That sucks. I'm sorry that has happened to you. Bikeshare definitely helps with that. Also, more and more offices are providing protected bike parking, which I think is a really good thing.

When folks move here from the coasts they say "550 sq ft for less than 1000 bucks per month? That's a steal!"

If it opens up the block where Turner's current office is for redevelopment then it will be a net win for downtown already, without even knowing what other tenants it'll eventually land.

Officials in Newport requested it be included in the plan.

It was already pointed out upthread that Berkeley introduced SF zoning for racist reasons. But Berkeley is only 54% non-Hispanic white today, so don't know where you got the "still don't" part. Berkeley also just recently acknowledged their racist past and abolished SF zoning. So maybe we could all benefit from having as much self-reflection as the folks in charge in Berkeley?

This revisionist history is beyond the pale. It's an absolutely disgusting amount of misinformation. This is why people don't take you seriously. It's funny that you think removing restrictive zoning measures that keep people from doing what they want with their property is somehow antithetical to private ownership. How on earth does that make any sense?? It would be funny if it wasn't so stupid.

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Except racism and classism is the explicit reason it exists. Like, the people who created and proliferated it explicitly said so. This is not a debate. The fact that majority black areas exist with single family zoning or that poor areas exist with single family zoning does not change the intent behind it. Most rural areas do not have zoning. The point being made is that there is a process to determine if sewer capacity is a problem. And it's a very good one. If a developer has their MSD permits and neighbors are still screaming about sewer capacity you can be sure that it's just an excuse to stop the development and not a legit problem.

There are bunch of 4 and 6 unit apartment buildings sprinkled in that make it dense. But those are illegal under the current zoning. SFD zoning with 6,000 and 10,000 square foot min lot sizes is a travesty this close to the urban core. The long run result is an unhealthy environment, more traffic, less affordability, and a less interesting city. It's also antithetical to the actual historical context of the neighborhood.