DEPACincy

Walked by Mezunte Centro, Crzy Monk, and Lalo yesterday evening and they were all dead. I hope some of these new residents move in before they go the way of Money Chicken.

A vacant lot brings in even less in property taxes.

It's a $1.25 million two family if that's what somebody is willing to pay for it. You'd be silly not to hold out for the best price.

Related: https://www.citylab.com/environment/2020/02/uber-lyft-pollution-data-carbon-emissions-ride-hailing-study/607063/ A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists evaluates another, less-examined ramification of the ride-hailing sector: its environmental toll. The study estimates that the average U.S. ride-hailing trip results in 69% more pollution than the transportation choices it displaces, based on federal vehicle efficiency statistics, data collected by state and local transportation regulators and previous survey-based academic research. The effects are likely even worse in downtown areas, where riders are more likely to choose on-demand rides in lieu of cleaner modes of mobility. . . . Anair and his colleagues first compare the pollution associated with the average, non-pooled ride-hailing trip to the pollution from the same trip in an average passenger vehicle, and finds that the on-demand rides generate 47% more carbon emissions. Although ride-hailing vehicles tend to be more gasoline-efficient than America’s fleet of individually owned cars — for-hire drivers often buy these cars for the express purpose of towing people around — Anair and his colleagues found that the fuel savings was not enough to make up for the many miles that ride-hail drivers log without anyone in the back seat (“deadheading,” in taxi-driver talk). As many as 40 percent of all miles driven by Uber and Lyft across six major U.S. cities were without passengers, according to a joint study released by the companies last summer, reported on first by CityLab.

Ok, I couldn't resist. Her piece if FULL of misinformation and lies. Here are some examples: So? If you don't live in Cincinnati why would you get to vote on representation at City Hall? Also, what does this have to do with Issue 7? She conveniently leaves out that if Issue 7 passes then the county will have a majority of members on the SORTA board, so county taxpayers will have a bigger say. Again, nothing to do with Issue 7 but also a lie. According to the NTD, the operating expenses for the streetcar are $7.81 per unlinked passenger trip. What? Citizens will have the exact same recourse they've always have. They get to elect the officials who make the decisions and hire the "bureaucrats." The two largest employment centers in the region are Downtown Cincinnati and Uptown Cincinnati. Hamilton County has led the way in job growth for the past several years, with the City of Cincinnati accounting for a sizable chunk of that. This decade the City of Cincinnati is the third fastest growing municipality in the state, in absolute population growth. Hamilton County leads the region in new housing unit permits, with over 40% of those permits coming in the City of Cincinnati for the past several years. Also, the use of "gas-guzzling buses" betrays either a complete lack of understanding of air quality management or a willful attempt to deceive. This is actually true. However, she gave over $2000 to a presidential candidate that wants to create a flat tax that would be disastrous for poor and middle income people while accruing huge benefits to the very rich. Something tells me she's not sincere in her concern here. LOL wait til she finds out that Uber and Lyft rides are already heavily subsidized by venture capitalists and that those companies have yet to turn a profit. Also, does she really think paying everyone to take Uber would be cheaper or better for the environment than having buses? If so, she's even dumber than I thought. It's more likely that she is being insincere again. Putting aside the point that "high" is subjective, there's absolutely zero proof of this. This is a lie too. The BRT plan says nothing about freeways. That's a great idea though. An HOV lane for car pools and buses would be a great idea. Many cities are implementing them. I guess they didn't get the memo that they are "outdated." Ah, there we go. THE FREE MARKET WILL SOLVE ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS. We should just stop building roads then. Let businesses build their own roads if they want them.

She's also given over $2000 to Ron Paul, so I don't think I'd trust her judgement. https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/barbara-holwadel.asp?cycle=12

Right. But this applies to any business. Which again, makes my point. You cannot draw any conclusions about where so-called "nerds" live (we still haven't really defined that) based on number of video game stores. There are a million variables at play. No one is saying you're wrong, we're just interested in the evidence and it doesn't seem like you have any.

This is easy to answer. These types of stores are low-margin and tend to locate where rent is cheap. The town I grew up in has 1,700 people and 10 hair salons. That's one hair salon for every 170 people. NYC has about 2,100 hair salons, or one for every 4,100 people. Now, is it logical to say that this is proof that people in the town I grew up in get their hair done 24 times more than people in NYC? Of course not. We all know that's silly. BUT rent is a heck of a lot cheaper in my hometown and there's not a lot of demand for higher end retail. The same can be said of Lancaster, OH and suburbs outside the urban core of Columbus.

Because the 38% of independents agree on very little. They're not a solid block looking for someone to represent their opinion. Most of them lean left or right, and consistently vote for Ds and Rs--even if they don't want to call themselves one.

LOL do you really think that this group makes up HALF of all millennials? Do you think that maybe since you work in an industry with a lot of so-called "nerds" that they occupy more space in your personal world than they do in the greater world?

50 percent of Millennials self-identify as nerds? That's news to this millennial. I'm also not sure what an "active millennial" is either.

Umm... there's very few 27 year olds spending $500k on any unit in either Cincy or Cbus. I don't think I've ever met one. Maybe there's a perception in Clermont County or Reynoldsburg that it is happening but it isn't. Your typical yuppie in either city is buying a house/condo in their late 20s or early 30s and is buying in the 200 to 300k range. The folks buying $500k and up units are not yuppies. They're in their 50s and 60s.

I doubt it. These things usually do not involve big conspiracies. It's usually one person going rogue and inevitably getting caught. She should've known this wasn't going to work.

What? Whether or not you are a yuppie doesn't depend on where you grew up or what your dad did for a living. It just means young urban professional. Tons of young urban professionals from Cincinnati are not from here. P&G, Kroger, Fifth Third, etc. all draw young people from all over. Columbus probably draws slightly more yuppies form outside their metro area (but still in Ohio) but both cities are probably similar in drawing out of state yuppies.

Are you saying Cincinnati "yuppies" are more likely to benefit from nepotism? How so?

Definitely take the Bloomberg list with a grain of salt. The definition they use leaves out a lot of communities. Zero in PA? There's gotta be at least two Philly suburbs in the top 50 I'd imagine.

Like you said, tons of parking nearby. And they are building 8th and Main with no parking, so I don't think this will be an issue. As for views, most units would face 2nd, 3rd, or Vine Street. Units facing Race or Walnut would have the highway across the street but that's the current situation at Radius, Current, and City Club so I don't see it as a deterrent either. I think there are also sketches floating around of mini parks to the west of Race and east of Walnut on half-caps. Those would help soften the highway noise. You'd put the four story buildings on the center caps between Race and Walnut.

It'd be fine as long as it included 3 stories of residential above. We have to maximize the land use there and add residential density. Provide the retailers with a built in customer base.

I think running a Democratic candidate statewide from the Cincinnati area is a good strategy. You're already going to get a lot of votes from Cleveland and Columbus. If you can turn out Dems in Hamilton County and hold down the GOP margins in Greater Cincinnati then I think there is a path to victory there.

Of course the party isn't going to support him. I'm talking about rank and file Republican voters. My uncle in Adams County doesn't care what the state GOP thinks.

I got to go on one and didn't pay a dime. Our parish paid for it.

I tried to go on Saturday. The line was incredibly long so we just went to Sundry and Vice. A few guys in S&V told us that they came from Ghost Baby and there were tons of open tables with "reserved" signs and that the place could've easily accommodated the additional folks in line if not for all the empty tables. Seems like they were manufacturing scarcity. FWIW, we did not hear anything about them turning people away based on looks, and we also talked to some women in S&V who got turned away because they didn't have a reservation. The entire group had model good looks--maybe the most attractive group of women I've ever seen in Cincinnati. So if they were picking and choosing based on looks I don't see how those women didn't get it.

I'm not so sure. Certainly name ID will be a problem in Northeast Ohio, but that can be overcome with a good campaign. I have friends in Dayton in Cbus who are pretty familiar with him though. Some Republicans I know who live in Clermont County told me they'd vote for him over DeWine, which kinda shocked me. I also have an uncle who lives in Adams County who is a die hard GOPer (and Trumper) who always speaks highly of him and has said he'd vote for him in a statewide election. For some reason Republicans love him.

South Philly is one of the densest neighborhoods in the US and has like 20+ bus routes running through it. The vast majority of intersections are controlled by four way stops and it works quite well. A much better experience for cyclists too.

I"m not really upset about the loss of those houses but it does upset me to lose housing. They could've partnered with an affordable housing developer like Pennrose to build a mixed income apartment building nearby that would've replaced the lost houses and then some. I believe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has done that in the past and actually came out ahead.