Rabbit Hash

Or, since it was supposed to be rail themed, construct a rail line across it.

The police chief gave an interview yesterday and was asked this specifically. He said it was bad.

This needs to accompany a pitch for NBA or NHL. (I know, I know.)

Haha. We dropped like $400 in DD one night. Siesta Key.

Ono is such a feel good presence for UC. I'd hate to see him take the fall.

^At least we are splitting hairs now and not calling it a bust. I'm sure the $60-70MM figure includes all of the contract work to get the city ready like signage, event infrastructure, etc. That's not to mention members of the media and crews who undoubtedly show up with days ahead and after with hefty per diems. It's not just from consumer spending. But you could also throw in catering for parties. People who bought season ticket packages just to get ASG tix. Etc. The way the money flew out of my spendthrift pockets, I have little trouble believing those numbers.

Well, then. I'm not surprised you see it this way since you've been convinced all along that this event and MLB are insignificant. Heck, I'm not sure it was that big of a deal now but maybe these data will sway me: 1. Riverfest and Bengals are 1 day events. ASG was a week. Your comparison is a head-scratcher. 2. Ruth's Chris, Rheingeist, Ruby's reported record crowds. Taft's was better than average. Some restaurant's had average business and The Banks establishments obviously did the best and report that their traffic blew away Opening Day numbers. 3. The three main events drew the second largest total "3 game series" attendance to GABP. 4. As in-towners, my immediate family spent over $700 on ASG related activities. None of this went into the secondary market. It was all spent with primary vendors. No hotels. Tix, merch, and food/drink. 5. I briefly met two chaps who were traveling from Nebraska. They were attending every baseball event plus Fan Fest. 6. Economic impact is estimated at $70MM. So...yeah, maybe next time we are offered the ASG (or comparable) I figure we say "No, thanks. We've got our hands full with Riverfest this summer."

Well it seems the road diet is obvious even to lay people like me. How do you arrange this along the length of 2nd given the streetcar runs along the existing curb on that block? If you have a bump out at 2nd and Walnut, that far right lane becomes a streetcar only lane for the Current block. Is that the best scenario? It would be nice to see a proposal for the entire length of 2nd.

This is not a surprise or a disappointment. That space has much more potential and I like the idea of it becoming retail. Would an Apple store be realistic? Grocery certainly seems so but would logistics be an issue as far as entrances, loading, etc.? Edit: I also agree with edale that this place always seemed gross. They couldn't even do simple things like upgrade the patio barriers or power wash the sidewalk periodically...which it needed.

It's hard to peg what the week meant to Cincinnati's stature. I just know that the city seems to be more proud of itself right now than in a generation. The feeling is in the air.

^I think all of EKY is.

Actually, it's not really our fortunes as much as it is our location, which is basically a rain forest that freezes in the winter. We are east of water (Great Lakes) and west of a mountain range (Appalachians). By North American standards, we do not have great weather. We are blessed though with almost unlimited fresh water. (Great Miami aquifer anyone?) Most Rainy Days Large US cities where it rains or snows on over 130 days each year Rochester, New York 167 Buffalo, New York 167 Portland, Oregon 164 Cleveland, Ohio 155 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 151 Seattle, Washington 149 Columbus, Ohio 139 Cincinnati, Ohio 137 Miami, Florida 135 Detroit, Michigan 135 Heavy Cloud City Days of Heavy Cloud % of Days Seattle, Washington 226 62 Portland, Oregon 222 61 Buffalo, New York 208 57 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 203 56 Cleveland, Ohio 202 55 Rochester, New York 200 55 Columbus, Ohio 190 52 Cincinnati, Ohio 186 51 Detroit, Michigan 185 51 Very well then. We dodged a bullet last night. And it looks like if we can just avoid the tail-end of this squall that a low pressure centered over Michigan is spinning off we might be dry for All-Star Tuesday.

On a drive out in western Hamilton County right before the Independence Day holiday I noticed the corn was at least 6 foot tall. I always thought it was "knee high by Fourth of July". So, yes, the rain is good for the crops this year.

Back to ASG weather...it looks like the early afternoon storms worked the atmosphere over pretty good. Radar shows nothing in Indiana as of now. We might have gotten a reprieve.

Wow. This area is cursed when it comes to weather and sports. Maybe an overstatement but I remember so many years of attending tennis in Mason and the storms were biblical in proportions seemingly every year.

^I know. This totally sucks but let's stay hopeful.

Add this to the places 30 miles from the soul of our region I'll never visit.

Maybe it has something to do with that path being the "official" Ohio River Trail? It certainly needs that width, IMHO. The park is obviously a hit and those pathways need to accommodate all sorts of conveyance. On that note, would it makes sense to put traffic humps on Mehring? I know we have some discussion on peds and cars interacting and the speed on Mehring. To me, they also need to prohibit (non-delivery) truck traffic between Central and PRW (by 1 Lytle). I'm with Cygnus too. I like the preservation of the lines in the same way the foundations are appealing. They hearken back to prior uses. We should have little reminders that it took over 50 years for the vision of our riverfront to come to fruition. For most of that time it was a patchwork of parking lots.

Well that's an error I'd expect the Enq to make. Cincinnati did not host in 1957. It was 1953.

I was half-way joking about the yokels part. But I'm sure your observations are accurate. I'm sure the lack of cosmopolitanism has fed the streetcar opposition. I don't know anybody that is well traveled that doesn't support it/see the benefit. So headcount...who is going to an ASG event? Me and two of my junior Rabbit Hashes are headed to the Futures Game.

I thought I saw that they have a hotline set up for human trafficking because the ASG is here. What? OK. neilworms: I agree with your point. You could say the same thing about alot of cities if we are isolating diversity as a sign of cosmopolises. Really, the only true diverse cities in the US are the coastal cities that are gateways to the US. And let's be careful with our definition of divers as well. I doubt NYC has as many yokels as NoKY.

Not sure there is a rule but no way. NCAA wants the biggest non-domes for all rounds before the F4.

It's MLB Network's decision. And they are from Cincinnati. Shut Up and Dance sits at #5 on the chart. Yep. I'd go with the Isley Brothers myself.

I see you cherry picked the viewership of the SB in order to change the argument and ignore the point. Which was, whether or not all cities bring forth all of their planning and marketing forces to bear for the national or world stage. They do. As far as your sour feelings on Cincinnati, I don't think you'll find much better access to all that is cosmopolitan in a city this size anywhere. Jake: I'm not really sure how to argue that the ASG is a bigger deal now than it was in 1988 but I certainly wouldn't isolate things like viewership and stadium size to measure it. While objective, so much has changed that those alone can't be a good measure. The HR Derby wasn't televised in 1988 (even if it would have happened). And stadium size? I'm sure we could find even 60,000 people willing to pay if that were the capacity of GABP. I won't be decorating my ASG tree either, so you're probably right, "hardly anyone cares." I love your research and writing and think you have great opinions but your posts can make you seem like one sour dude about things from time to time.

I'm with you jmicha. I consider this on par (maybe one step below) with something like the Super Bowl or the Final Four. Saying cities that host those events don't do the same is naive. Sorry. To put this in perspective, this is the highest profile sports event (and arguably event, bar none) that Cincinnati has hosted in most people's lifetime or ever. I don't think this is an exaggeration. What else is close? World Series? That was 1990 and certainly not a fan fare like this. 1988 ASG? It was a microcosm of what it is now. And as far as Cincinnati's size? I think what can be forgotten is how the urban core straddles the river. We have basically three CBD's (Cincy, Covy, NP). Try doing a walking tour of them and see if Cincinnati feels small. Taken together, I'd be curious how the footprints compare with peer cities.