Gordon Bombay

I'm surprised CPD's tried and true tactic of standing around in groups on their phone or napping in parked cruisers isn't helping.

It’s time we stopped listening to unelected “businesspeople.”

That’d be awesome to hear, if possible! Thanks for your time. …this is a bummer. Who are The Banks “people,” because those folks should really take a look around that development and realize that aside from one rowdy party street, it’s pretty bleak. Were they worried that increased foot traffic from the RTC/buses might attract too many tenants for all their empty spaces?

This is, to me, the real key in using the RTC and its biggest hindrance. Even if you get the routes optimized/routed well—those buses are now not near the main business activity at the heart of the core. An east/west a circulator bus route could rectify that along with a frequent/reliable streetcar. But it’s been six years and the streetcar still isn’t easily trackable, doesn’t have signal optimization, and the “real-time signs” haven’t shown any “real-time” updates since lord knows when. Not to mention, how many people would be late to work or miss their streetcar connection because they’re seem to love taking their time to switch drivers. 🙄

Can you tell us more? I’m very intrigued by this and always thought—if it could be done well—the RTC would be a great asset. Especially with the weather we have currently (20 degrees out at the moment with snow on the ground). At the same time, I always got the sense that this was just a move by “power players” to try and hide the issues of Government Square from the fragile white collars who don’t want to see poor people.

EDIT: I was replying to a post that now seems to be gone? It was referencing METRO using “smart signals” and not mentioning “signal priority.” I mean, look, I’ll be the first to line up and point out the massive holes in this plan, but isn’t this just semantics? Did they ever actually say “signal priority” on this site/in their language? Isn’t “smart signals” kind of doing the work here? Seems like splitting hairs especially when we all already know that this was never going to be true “rapid transit” (or even high quality BRT). Hell, even if they promised it explicitly: SORTA Leadership/METRO/The City have never cared enough to get such technology working for Metro+ or the Streetcar. And let’s not forget that the Main St. “bus only lane” which hasn’t ever been enforced (or even fully accessible within this last year).

Back in January 2024, "The Alto Knights" (originally titled "The Wiseguys") filmed on Cincinnati's Eighth Street. Arnold's, the city's oldest bar, shut down for a month to accommodate filming while the street was made to look like mid-century New York City. I got fooled into thinking a new pizza place was opening. Interestingly, the fake "Dutch Boy Hardware" shows up on Google Maps at the moment. You can also see the sigh in the trailer which just recently released. For more photographs and the hardware store thing (as well as a rant about late night pizza), you can check out my latest post.

Seat cushion probably would've tasted better.

Went to the Cyclones game last night at the Heritage Bank Center and bought a corn dog.

Amazing to see what KC has pulled off in relatively the same amount of time as Cincinnati. Extensions aside, the operation and support are well beyond what SORTA or the City has ever offered here in the Queen City.

Thoughts and prayers. 🙏🏻

Greatest design ever, then!

The Cranley years continue.

I need to get up to Cleveland and check out what those dispensaries are selling.

Amen.

Folks, you’re dreaming if you think these tunnels are ever going to be used for rail in the near future.

That would’ve required local leaders with vision and a national Dem party that was organized to win.

No. There weren’t.

It’s GoCo, please be respectful.

Most people on Reddit haven’t been outside in years.

Remember when they closed Fort Washington Way and filled it with water for the American Ninja Warrior™️ triathlon?

Nah, you’d probably lose to some “democrats” supported by the unelected “business community” who would be worried that transit improvements might make parking more difficult for all the folks coming down to visit Five Iron and Jeff Ruby’s.

At a sports arena?

Uh… what do you think is coming to a potential, new arena regardless of its location?

Wow, that survey has some very leading questions. Your owner sucks.