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It's a pipe dream, but if the Lindners are going to be pulling the strings on this, I hope they'd see the Casino as a great #2 option. I understand wanting a stadium village for development purposes, but you could also enhance that area if you push for the Casino option and simultaneously push Council to study a CUT-to-Casino streetcar route that passes right next door to TQL.

certainly less likely, but trains aren't a bipartisan issue like they were a few decades ago. Despite that, if I was betting: they'll gut the FRA funding (and a bunch of other stuff) as they hand out a $5T tax cut to corporations later in 2025.

If, and only if, Democrats can sell a compelling story to get the Hispanic vote back. Otherwise, losses in that demo will offset gains in in-migration.

I live two blocks away from one of the railroads in this study and they are a huge issue. There's basically a 50% chance you'll be stopped by a train, if you go east-west through this section of Cincinnati. There's 2 of the most active railroads, and a third less-frequent one all within 3 miles of each other. I hope we are able to get some infrastructure money to grade-separate some of the crossings.

I'm not advocating for a move outside of downtown, I was responding to the ridiculous accusation that armies of online FC fans are pushing for this. I love that our stadiums are there. But I fully understand the sentiment of not wanting to write another blank check, and I don't think the voters would approve of an increase anyway. It'll be up to the Bengals as to whether they can live with our current funding system. Otherwise, they can shove it.

It has nothing to do with the FC discourse. By the end of the ridiculous FC stadium saga, I don't think there were many that were even advocating for the WE spot. But the city/county also (relatively) did not kick in that much money. The anti-downtown attitude is because the NFL stadium will be paid for by tax-payers and we don't want to increase the Sales Tax that already pays for it, just because the Bengals want it downtown. There are also only 8-10 NFL home games a year, which is not enough activation to be worthy of downtown real estate. MLS is 18+.

I would caveat that Indy has seen those levels of events due to more than just the stadium. 1. They have a top-tier convention center 2. They got a magnificent convention center hotel to compliment it 3. The NCAA is HQ'd in Indy 4. Lucas Oil Stadium It's a mixture of a lot of things, but we don't have the convention center or convention center hotel to compliment a domed stadium.

While the operation was awesome to see, access to the RTC is still absolutely inefficient. Getting in and out of there was way more time than it needed to be. I took the 78 down from Wyoming and it took at least 20 minutes to go from Five Points (McMicken at Vine) to the entrance of the RTC. We took Walnut to Pete Rose to Mehring, went past the Reds and Bengals stadiums, then underneath into the RTC. There's just limited access points to get there. Google Maps says Govt Square to Five Points is 7 minutes. As designed, it really only makes sense for a Rail or BRT line that travels to both East and West Sides of town. N/S travel is hampered by this design. The other issue is that there is no turnaround space for buses. So if there is one efficient way in and out, say for a bus that runs a route along Gilbert/Montgomery to the East Side, they still will have to take a 5-10 minute detour either on the way in or out (entering or exiting on the west side of the RTC). Easily fixable issues: -None of the parking garage elevators at Radius on the Banks that had "TC" floors allowed you to press that option, you had to cross 2nd St. One of the two elevators directly to the RTC on that side of 2nd was out of service. So just 1 elevator out of 4 was operational. -I talked to bus drivers, who (like normal humans and employees) hated the change to RTC for various reasons, they are very leery of moving to the RTC permanently. They'll get over it of course, but still worth noting.

Yeah I'm not really sure what purpose a $1B dome serves. Those winter mega-events are few and far between. Super Bowl, NCAAF, and Final Four? Maybe 1 extra big-time concert a year? So, we'd get maybe 1-4 more days a year where the stadium is full. Not sure that equates to an investment that large.

Completely agree. I'm sure Terry was expensive to hire. It's hard to imagine, but it seems like they're going to push the budget high (for the Castellini's) in this 3 year window before Greene and Elly leave for LA, and Terry retires. Then go back to penny-pinching.

they absolutely are, always been that way. I listened to that episode of The Daily which played back that conversation. Their concerns are valid, but god damn, they (and the other undecideds on that episode) were just like "tell me how you're going to help me, our fixed income is not growing fast enough." The god da** campaign website has a section on SS and Medicare... It's 2 sentences she has that spell out her and her contrast to Trump on the issue of Social Security. That's 2 minutes out of your busy day scrolling on Facebook. Why does Kamala have to tell you and only via very specific mediums that are served to you? Why are you voting if you don't know what the candidates are even standing for? Are you perhaps still in a bygone era when R meant lower taxes and "leave me alone"? Yes, yes you are. All that anger aside, people are programmed to be R's. De-programing is difficult, and you can hear it in their voices when you listen to the episode.

Could be grasping for positives, but maybe if it does sit empty, when the time comes for repaving, it'll be easy to remove and create space for a better "complete street"

Yeah, I would hope that's the reason. There's already plenty of parking in the garages to service this development. I'd hope they'd just build more outparcels on that sea of parking as this thing gains traction and residents. Kind of like Liberty Center.

This is right in the big greenspace that the Glenwood Gardens to Sharon Woods trail is supposed to take up. Sure, you can still have the trail go through here, but there might be more resistance to a public access trail if National Defense type contractors are posted up here.

I'll match your anecdotal evidence with some of my own. I've driven this route a dozen times and traffic is noticeably slower. I see it as a quick win on a way-too-wide road that will lose some lanes in a few years to BRT anyway.

I don't think anything moves the needle even an inch (in the next 10 years) unless one of two happens: 1. Streetcar extension announced to CUT; CMC announces their intention to master plan their parking lots into a mixed-use development 2. Final plans are set, and development plots are created on the cap on the new I-75 at Ezzard Charles exit.

It had a low-income component, so they had to peel the mask of a little bit more in order to justify stopping a development.

The electorate will be VASTLY different, no way Brown touches a 9% margin. But I agree, if Brown can narrow Trump's likely 30 pt performance (in OH-6) to 15pts against Moreno, he stands a chance. Youngstown is scaring me a little bit trend-wise, but Stark County's trend (in theory) should make up for it. In 2022, Ryan lost by about 25-30pts in OH-6. He ended up losing to Vance by 6%. That theoretically was a favorable environment for him: Trump not on ballot, and the Red-wave was cancelled in places not named NY and CA.

Honestly, a big thank you to the 6 who voted Yes. They'll be facing a lot of fire from a loud, sizable group that has a high propensity to vote. It's a huge risk that they took on, but it was the right thing to do. None of the doomsday predictions from the NIMBYs will come to fruition, this is just removing some zoning barriers in a small portion of the city, this isn't forcing anyone to build anything more dense. It's the bare minimum to address the housing shortage.

This story got all sorts of things wrong. 1. Van Buren was spelled wrong, and they made no mention of the development going in at that spot that includes a bike trail. 2. They mentioned the parking lot at the "Northeast Corner" will be NIOSH, and they're wrong, it's the NW corner.

Yeah, "Greedflation" is a thing, but it's not necessarily the case for McDonald's. There's plenty of competition in the fast-casual food space. They wouldn't be able to hold onto their customer base if they jacked prices up more than their thousands of competitors. You need to look at the areas where we have oligopolies to see real "Greedflation."

Ummm. Okay… At one point the eggs we usually bought were that expensive, and you absolutely can rack up a $20 bill at McDonalds, and it’s much higher than that a family of 4. My point was that prices you face every day are up. Regardless of what cherry picked items I chose, prices are up 22% in food, and housing since 2020. Gas and car parts are up 33%! And here, I’ll mark a source for you.

This isn't the media dunking on Biden or any conspiratorial reason. People get news from 100 different sources today, this isn't them "being told" to feel bad. The same applies to anyone pushing the "economy is strong and the strongest in the world right now" narrative, people don't hear it and it doesn't jive with the below. It's human nature to see prices as high as they are and wretch. If eggs cost $8 a carton now, if McDonald's is $20 for a meal now, it's annoying. That's at the fore of everyone's feelings on the economy; it's in your face everyday. As time goes on, and (hopefully) peoples' wealth builds, the negativity will fade. That won't fade by election time. So if I was the Biden admin, I'd focus my attention on every non-economic issue I can spend time on. No amount of magic recovery and telling people it's a magic recovery will change the fact that Trump wins in a world where this election is about the economy.

I love that Metro will be the owner of the RoW. It's still highly unlikely rail ever goes through here (especially with $1M houses on the line), but it doesn't shut the door completely.

I know those are annoying to you, but those are core amenities/features for businesses that want to have conventions.