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Oh I like it a lot.

The total side yard setback is 5 feet minimum, but it can all be on one side. So you can build to the lot line on one side and have a 5 feet side yard on the other.

The standard width of a row house in Philadelphia or Baltimore is 12 feet wide. We'd be better off as a city if we had a lot more of those.

Solar noon in Cincinnati in the middle of the summer is closer to 2pm. So the building wouldn't block out the sunshine until more like 3 pm at least. Seems like they designed it so you could have most of the day with sunshine on the pool in the summer. The alternative would be to have it in the shade all morning and the bulk of the afternoon.

A Warren County Commissioner said something on a carnival barker show? Definitely trust that.

Do you hate everything?

I happen to have the privilege to get to interact with a lot of the players every year, including many of the young up and coming ones. I have never heard any of them complain. That's obviously anecdotal, but my experience is that they are obsessed with King's Island and that many of them do venture down into the city once they've been eliminated from the tournament. Many stick around and hang out for the rest of the week and look forward to it each year.

Also, Rolex is a sponsor of the Cincinnati tournament too. Just not the lead sponsor.

And yet the players and fans rave about it.

In a vacuum I would agree. If two proposals existed for this group of buildings and one included more 60% AMI units I would give that proposal the go ahead and the TIF funds. But that's not where we stand. Model Group wants to bring these buildings back to life and provide affordable units in the process. And projects like these are risky. So we should do everything we can to shepherd it through quickly and assist them in getting it done. The other option is abandoned buildings.

Yea, that's not what the LISC study says at all. The folks at LISC have repeatedly pushed back against interpreting their report as a statement that we should only build very low-income housing. In fact, if you actually read it, it says the opposite. They point out that there is no way we could solve the problem by only building 60% or below units: "Creating a healthy mix of housing affordable at different income tiers will ease pressure on the lowest-income residents. These production goals should be coupled with actions to raise wages, open markets, and create supports around existing affordable housing, which will allow an additional 20,000 households to access affordable housing over the next ten years." Funny enough, they point out delays in construction caused by the fees and onerous process (like going through community councils that are unrealistic) as one barrier to more housing affordability: "Add to this the uncertainties associated with the development approval process. Fees and delays in development approval can add significantly to the expense of development."

To be fair, fixing these buildings up is going to do a lot to improve the streetscape there.

What research shows that? We absolutely need 80% AMI housing. This is a tired talking point. The only way to achieve housing abundance for all is to build a lot of housing at different price points. Also, filtering happens when people are no longer competing for housing because we've built more. It's ridiculous to say we will only support 55% AMI housing when this project fills a big need and it also fixes up a bunch of abandoned buildings and makes several blocks of the neighborhood nicer.

No. This isn't true. He's been pushing that conspiracy for years. That somehow the rich and powerful people in Cincy wanted OTR to flounder because they were worried about the shifting center of gravity. In reality they came together to form and support 3CDC because they knew that OTR needed to thrive for the CBD to thrive, and that has proven true. The CBD is as lively as ever and there are going to be lots more people living downtown in the coming years. The truth is, John was skeptical of the streetcar from the start, and once he was locked in as the anti-streetcar guy his ego wouldn't let him admit he was wrong. It had nothing to do with wanting OTR to stay a slum.

Speaking of money talking, the Lindner Family Tennis Center is the only non-Grand Slam event venue with more than two stadiums. The Charleston location has one, which even after expansion is smaller than Lindner's Center Court. Are they going to build three more stadiums on the Charleston grounds? It would be very foolish to abandon one of the nicest tennis centers in the world to move the tournament and have to put tens of millions into the new location to bring it up to par. I'm not saying it is impossible. Billionaires sometimes do foolish things in the name of ego (see Elon Musk), but it would be very dumb.

The block between 2nd and 3rd has a streetcar only lane, and then there's a small section north of 5th. So really just need to add it between 3rd and 5th for this to happen.

Ok so just the same speculation we've already heard. I don't think it's impossible but I doubt it moves. Especially if the new owner is smart. It's currently at one of the best venues in tennis and is beloved by fans and players alike.

I think Columbus downtown feels a lot geographically bigger than Cincinnati because there are more surface lots and low rise buildings. It's just not as interesting to walk so it seems longer. However, that negative could be a positive in the long run. As Columbus continues to grow those lots are perfect for some awesome high rise buildings.

That sounds right. I knew Cincy was 1 square mile (doesn't include OTR of course). I just eyeballed the others and didn't know the exact boundaries.

Huh? Downtown Cincinnati is almost exactly 1 square mile. Quick look on Google maps and I'd say Columbus is about 1.5 square miles and Cleveland is about 2.25 square miles. Four square miles would be insanely huge.

Y'all, we are in a new era with this stuff and some of you need to get with the program. This administration and council are actually interested in making a difference on pedestrian safety. They've hired the in-house crew, which is a game changer. And they've been adamant about continuing to make upgrades and maintaining them. That's a commitment we've never had before. It's a new day in Cincinnati.

This is a disingenuous slippery slope argument and I think you know that.

Lol this reads like satire.

The overwhelming majority of red light cameras throughout the country have a couple of second delay. Also, if you are going the speed limit the number of times where you have to make that split second decision and go through and it turns red are pretty much zero. The yellow light is long enough to give a driver going the speed limit ample time. Plus, if this was a huge issue we would see a lot more rear end collisions where red light cameras exist and we don't. The data show that they increase initially but fall again. On the other hand, intersection collisions drop significantly. The overall outcome is that everyone is much safer.

Did these poor people break the law by running a red light?