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ManorBorn

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  1. ManorBorn replied to a post in a topic in Roads & Biking
    “Uber’s elephant in the room is that its business model is fundamentally broken” https://www.forbes.com/sites/lensherman/2017/12/14/why-cant-uber-make-money/#6ab8eff910ec
  2. Interesting article on heights: http://www.governing.com/columns/eco-engines/gov-urban-planning-vancouver-seattle.html
  3. It was in the Business Courier in 2013.
  4. ManorBorn replied to a post in a topic in General Photos
    Reading Rd and University(?) Ave in Cincinnati.
  5. Pretty much how they do it in Utah: five counties and about a dozen municipalities have arts and parks taxes. But they do cover operations in addition to capital projects. I'm not sure how the board gets appointed, but there haven't been any major complaints about how funds have been awarded. http://www.co.weber.ut.us/ramp/
  6. AIA take on GE building and The Banks, in general: http://www.architectmagazine.com/Architecture/general-electric-generic-building_o.aspx
  7. Loading platform on Harrison: and on Gilbert: These don't appear to be the lights we're talking about.
  8. Definitely not better: Bobby Dodd Stadium at Georgia Tech (200 North Ave NW, Atlanta, Ga.) http://binged.it/1kmrBT4
  9. Of course, since the streetcar is "slower then a jogger", you should be able to avoid it!
  10. "In most cases, the I-Team found the streetcar did not cause crashes. Often, people and vehicles would run or drive into the train." We had this same issue in Salt Lake. When TRAX first opened, every accident was big news until people, and reporters, realized that "Car turns in front of TRAX train" wasn't any different then "Car turns in front of truck." Also, a number of the TRAX pedestrian deaths seem to be suicides.
  11. Finished product:
  12. Yeah, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, DC, Miami, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, St. Louis, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Atlanta, Tampa, Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, LA all got it wrong. We definitely shouldn't be emulating them, right? This city is a sad, sad joke. Not to rub salt in the wound, but you forgot Oklahoma City!
  13. Pictures from HGC Construction's Facebook page of Walnut Hills renovation/addition:
  14. I live in a city that has 4 year terms, but they're staggered; four seats this year, the other three seats in two years. This helps prevent "mood swings" where a single hot issue can affect the entire council. Works pretty well.
  15. That's the site of Whittier elementary school, which burned down in 1958. http://www.cincinnativiews.net/schools_5.htm