jeffb

I think Newport has so much potential. I think they have the potential to have it all. An area with an absolutely incredible skyline view of Cincinnati, within Walking distance of downtown Cincinnati, locations for a great grocery store(IE. the old Thriftway), many beautiful historic houses(with yards), great schools and parks. It has the potential to have the feel of an elite suburb while literally hugging downtown Cincinnati. But unfortunately it doesn't have hardly any of these things. I think they should concentrate on improving education, arts, family, and pride in home ownership. Not the bling bling of big box shopping, the Levy, and highrises catering to empty nesters and young professionals. When you go through Dayton or Fort Thomas you can see so much more pride in their communities than in Newport. Newport is a hole that has the potential to be incredible. I think Ovation should have all their condos and townhomes have a least 3 bedrooms, so each would have the potential to house a family, and a park incorporated into the developement. One bedroom condos will never have a family in them.

I like the map too. It was very informative and helped tie together just how the Cincinnati area is developing and specifically where these areas are located. Often in the paper, they just give a written depiction of the development's location or maybe just a basic map. All the major developments outlined in the same map make it so much easier to visualize how the city and it's surrounding areas are shaping up. Not to mention stimulating the imagination to visualize how one development might effect another.

I think there is a Banks thread. Some of these post don't seem appropriate for this particular forum. I think some readers get tired of trying to read about a certain topic and then have it digress to a debate. To the point that some guy is diagraming his google map to prove that "See I told you cincinnati has more developements going on than Newport"

Is the banks at all catering to drawing families? Or is the concept of someone wanting to raise their 2 or 3 kids downtown absolutely ridiculous? Well lets see. First of all, lets see, What would a 3 to 4 bedroom condo on the banks cost? Also, I would have to think twice about telling the kids to go out and play. Especially on Bengal Sundays. Unless of course they turned the entire Banks into a closed community with playgrounds and affordable condos. If that really were the case I bet they would have no problem selling out as many condos and as many floors that could be built.

I really hope this works out for Newport, God knows they deserve a break(the people not the decision makers). I don't know if this is the best set up but what would you guys like to see in that 13 acre slot. Maybe a photo of another cities bank or a fictitious rendering from some sort of 3D program or city simulator. I like seeing the comparisons to Atlantis. That will be cool to see the city aspect cross over the river with some highrises on both sides.

Nky is just as much of The Greater Cincinnati area as Norwood. Should you be upset they got Rookwood place? I guess the eminent domain decision was karma for them. What's with the hatred? Small cities like Norwood and Newport are doing what they can to survive and don't have the leadership or nearly the money as Cincinnati. I applaud their successes. Doing what they can with the resources they have. To fault Norwood, Newport, St. Bernard, Bellevue, or Covington for trying to compete for Cincinnati's business is crazy. With the resources Cincinnati has, they are in control of their own destiny, not the little guys surrounding them.