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And that doesn't even begin to bring up how much the city was ripped off by TKILBAG which was a known scam by the time Cincinnati got one. This was not even reported, which is so disgusting and highlights that race was probably a factor with Mahogany's.

I really want to know what the story is about the dumb overbearing sign laws Cincinnati now has. This is the reason why all this awesome stuff is gone :(

Oh your right it is. Very hard to tell in that region what's LA proper and urban suburb.

I'm not sure, and remember I was using pool (where other users are picked up as well) not normal uber as that would have been too expensive for what I was doing. I am concerned though that their business model doesn't work right now (its running on VC funds and hype in a classic silicoln valley sense) and the end game is driverless cars as people are too expensive :/. The two worked well together, some of LAs bus connections aren't quite right for getting from area x to area y, but there are plenty where taking the bus is way better than doing uber (Rapid bus from Venice to Culver City for instance). One more critique on the Expo line, Cincinnati isn't alone in having stubborn city officials stopping traffic lights from being timed right. The whole line past Exposition Park grinds to a halt as it joins the blue line running in the median of a city street with unusually short blocks for LA, they could save upwards of 10 mins if they just added signal prioritization to this stretch - making the line even more competitive against I-10 for trips to Santa Monica. I'm shocked given how forward thinking LA is about transit right now that they haven't done this yet - even Highland Park on the Gold Line appears to have done this (though its a separate city).

Just was in LA and rode transit / did ride share the whole trip. Observations: The Expo Line is great - it connects some of the best neighborhoods in LA together, I can grab wonderful Japanese food at Sepulveda, look at art galleries at the Culver City arts district or see a festival in dowtown without changing lines - its also only a quick (relatively given the reality of LAs geography) rapid bus trip ~20 mins to Venice from Downtown Santa Monica. However, one critique I have is that it always seemed to be just slightly out of the way of all of these districts but downtown. 12 min walk to Sawtelle from the Sepulveda station, 5 min walk to santa monica brew works, 15 min walk to the arts district, my feet were pretty sore. I stayed in Culver Cityish though I wish Airbnb would be more specific about the location as I was 15 mins away from the train which during the winter when I walk less made my feet sore (though there was a bus literally every 10 mins or less on the weekdays from where I stayed), so that wasn't too bad, though I wish LA County would fold the Muni buses on the west side like Culver City bus and Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica) into metro. You can still get a cheap muni transfer but it would make transit more accessible on the west side of they did that. Uber Pool works shockingly well in LA - I was able to get from Sepulveda Expo to the Getty Center in 10 mins with a 2.99 pool trip. By transit that would have been like 40 mins :/. The most I spent was 8.99 to get to LAX also from Sepulveda Expo, and it was only that much because there is like a $6 surcharge for going to LAX. It seemed like from Culver I could get to most of LA by Uber Pool ~30-40 mins for less than $10. The only downside of pool is dealing with other people, if your driver picks up someone in the Santa Monica Hills (like happened to me on one trip) prepare for all the worst stereotypes of wannabe rich people in LA... :/ LA really needs to beef up and electrify the corridor between DTLA and Anaheim (and maybe also towards Burbank - which right now is a transit black hole in spite it being a major job center), its already served by pretty frequent Amtrack service, and ridiculously anemic Metrolink service. The later needs way more trains to be effective. A train every 15-30 mins would work for something like this, then there would be proper express service to OC - streetcars / light rail could provide local service in the north part of the county.

Not sure how well its working, but Transit app will show you the route and approximate where the train is based on realtime info.

From everything I've heard it seems like it was a better art theater than the Esquire...

Osaka is worth a visit too, as its a bit gruffer and more flamboyant than the rest of Japan. Feels slightly more American in a weird way.

One of many things Cincinnati needs to run with and tell people about not hide in a corner.

Lol. The ultimate betrayal was the banks :evil:

Most Japanese cities really aren't all that tall, so I'm sure that helps. Does any transit in Japan even use GPS tracking? They're required by law to keep timetables and all of the rail and bus operators are so punctual/frequent that I don't think tracking would even be necessary over there. They have digital boards showing arrivals times of the next several on every station and are extremely punctual. If delayed a red alert goes off that they are delayed and it notes for how long. Frequency is generally very high. 10 mins is the most I've waited.

Can anyone on here confirm the legitimacy of this app for safety reasons? It wouldn't be on the store if it was unsafe. Google doesn't check its software as thoroughly as apple does but they do make sure to keep out viruses and what not.

Smitherman has been familiarizing himself with pro-urban terminology because he's turning the concepts like "walkability" back around at progressives. He said Downtown was already perfectly walkable -- "...but these progressives want a platform to ride around on since they don't want to walk". I'm paraphrasing but he's doing what anti-Agenda 21 talk radio has been doing for the past 15 years -- making sure that their audience hears terminology and is introduced to progressive-born terminology from them first. Their crowd has a pavlovian response to bike paths and stuff like that because Glen Beck, etc., warned them about them 5-10-15 years ago. This is why I told my friends in Chicago that if they wanted to confront Trump supporters don't use the memetic progressive catch phrases, the right has been trained how to brainlessly counteract everyone of them. Explain the underlying concept not the buzz term.

Cranley is already starting his propaganda machine I see: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/01/12/new-poll-in-cincinnati-mayoral-race-shows-cranley.html?ana=fbk

That's because the Ohio dems is run by Pepper, would you have expected anything else? They need to get that guy out of there if they want to be a successful party going forward (get Cincinnati establishment Dem stink out of the state level).

Is it the right kind of redevelopment though?

The building behind the "golden turd" is Asahi's HQ and it was designed to look like a giant mug of beer. On my trip to Tokyo I sat by a guy who worked for them who was researching the American Craft Beer market (a market that Japan is just starting to catch onto locally) and he told me all about that building. Btw if you go back and want another outer Tokyo neighborhood with a lot of charm, I'd also recommend Shimokitazawa - its culturally Japan's equivalent to Williamsburg (NYC), a hipster hood though with a bit more of a family vibe. The coolest things about that neighborhood are that its far from any large roads, it has a ton of amazing murals over closed doors of shops, and its a labyrinth maze of roads that would be alleys in the US, barely able to fit small Japanese cars. https://www.airbnb.com/locations/tokyo/shimokitazawa

Bus Courier probably skews towards Simpson given that they are positioned as an alternative to the Enquirer...

I'm also hoping this is in response to a growth in tourism... With Southwest finally making flight affordable to many more locations there may be a growth market here too. Maybe I jumped the gun in calling it a bubble...

Too many Hotels not enough residential... (I do think a Hotel Bubble is in the works).

Chicago is their biggest hub, you can fly anywhere in the country from there (here for me). Lots of their planes also just land, let people off, let people on then fly to another destination too.

Nope, only NYC and BWI I think... Here's hoping CVG connects to MDW (Chicago-Midway)

I'd rather see Yvette win in this case, as she'd probably be stronger against Cranley and seems to have a better grasp of urbanist issues from what I see (though I could be proven wrong).

Ugh, this will split the progressive vote...

Cincinnati's weirdly conservative (hate change) progressive folks :P