Mr Sparkle

Interesting presentation on efforts to coordinate with MSD to include some green infrastructure and separate storm water from the combined sewers in the I-75 projects which will help MSD get towards meeting the requirements of the Consent Decree: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Engineering/Hydraulic/Documents/MSD%20Cooperative%20Efforts.pdf (about 19 Mb)

Hmm the online article now does not say "crumbling" in the 1st para. as quoted here.

Boehner clarifies that he will not support earmarks for the Brent Spence Bridge: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2011/09/boehner-wont-ok-earmarks-for-brent.html Boehner doesn't even Earmark for his own District

Existing: http://www.wytv.com/media/lib/129/6/4/7/647b82d0-c1cd-4aa0-aac4-3c6cd6d2a9c0/OEcongressDist.pdf Proposed: http://www.wytv.com/media/lib/129/8/6/8/868bfea1-f11c-4911-9eae-37c3bd90d3d9/map.pdf

Stumbled across this, interesting multi-modal site in KCMO http://www.cic-kc.com/ CenterPoint Intermodal Center - Kansas City

An imperial pint of beer for $3.50 @ happy hour from 3 till close...nice!

More public involvement and displays posted here: http://www.easterncorridor.org/red-bank-corridor/segment-i-public-involvement City of Cincinnati Livable Community Committee Meeting ODOT Presentation Slides 8-3-2011 Eastern Corridor Segment 1 Continuous Flow Intersection Alternatives North 2006 Eastern Corridor Segment 1 Continuous Flow Intersection Alternatives South 2006 Eastern Corridor Segment 1 Grade Separated Alternative South 2006 Eastern Corridor Segment 1 Grade Separated Alternative North 2006

...Apathy is our best weapon. Stop going to games, stop watching them, stop calling in to Sports Talk shows about them...etc.

This technical memo has been posted recently to the EC web Site. I believe these were the alternatives discussed at the 8/3/11 meeting http://www.easterncorridor.org/seg%20I/2011-08/2006%20Tech%20Memo-RedBank%20Road%20Improvements%20I-71%20to%20US-50-EC%20Seg-1.pdf (according to the timeline presented in the document, the City has been involved since 2005) ---Should this discussion be spun off into a Red bank Road/Relocated SR 32 thread under "highways"?---

Enquirer blog entry regarding the Aug 3rd meeting http://cincinnati.com/blogs/eyeontheeastside/2011/08/04/residents-respond-to-red-bank-road-proposal/ Zoom onto this picture for a closeup of one of the boards: http://cincinnati.com/blogs/eyeontheeastside/files/2011/08/EHJredbank_51.jpg Could a worse site for a bridge for Hetzell Ave over Red Bank be picked? I wipes out a 3 story office bldg (ironically where i thin the project office for the Eastern Corridor was)

Looking for an "off the beaten path" to have lunch in Sandusky or Vermilion area....are there any places that should deserve to be on Diner's Drive In's and Dives on Tee Vee that we should check out?

This picture shows three lanes with no shoulders on the upper deck http://www.nkyviews.com/kenton/kenton1288.jpg

Inre Mitchell SPUI. For a SPUI to work properly, some amount of Access control (e.g. close driveways) will be required a distance from the interchange. They probably could not achieve that on the east approach of Mitchell.

^ No not an engineering challenge, but a coordination challenge. ALL Urban projects have utility issues and delays

A few Pictures I took today of the relocated Philadelphia Drive Bridge over Wolf Creek in West Dayton Map Link: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=dayton&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Dayton,+Montgomery,+Ohio&gl=us&ll=39.766144,-84.234753&spn=0.006144,0.009516&z=17

...So NS used this leverage to unload the site for almost $30 million

Dang, That's a lot of dough to buy some time (e.g. keep it the appropriation out of Federal Courts). Is the remaining 40 Acres in anyway marketable to be sold off after the project is done?

FYI the R/W plans prepared for the design build letting are here: ftp://ftp.dot.state.oh.us/pub/Contracts/Cuy90RFP/Appendix%20RW/RW-03_Right-Of-Way_Plans.pdf Near as can tell, its for the 632WDV parcels shown on Sheet 34/50 of those plans, for the 9th Street Relocation, more wider view on sheet 13/50. Wouldn't the cheaper option be to change those parcels acquired over the RR yard to allow grade crossing of 9th St relocated so that the yard could be re activated in the future?

http://www.espn1530.com/pages/mo.html?article=8640638

How many of those coaches placed themselves on the pinnacle that Tressel did?

Ahh, the 'ole "everyone else is doing it" excuse. O$U got caught. The Vest should have taken the high road, admitted the guilt immediately, accepted the responsibility and punishment. Practice what he preached, so to speak...

The Beechmont/5 Mile intersection is on indefinite hold due to property access issues

It is not 'easy' to move electric and phone lines. Some of the vaults that serve many lines are the size of small living rooms. Fiber optic is a pain to splice, it can be done at great expense. Duke has a chilled water district in Downtown, not sure which streets. OK, so gas was extant back then, some phone, etc. Nothing to the extant and density of what is underground today. Plus there are a ton more reg's today as far as the placement, clearance and safety

MSD would not want their sewer lines running longitudinally under the streetcar tracks. Its for their benefit and the benefit of the proposed infrastructure, if there is an issue with the sewer line, then the street car track and slab would have to be replaced. Same with CWW. If the MH's are in the way, then the actual line is in the way. They most likely do not want the added cost of replacing the streetcar track and slab in the future if the line needs to be replaced/repaired. Comparing the coexistence of utilities and streetcars 100 years ago has no merit for today, there is so much more underground infrastructure now. When the streetcar lines were laid way back when, there was water and sanitary sewer lines only. Now we have Gas, more water, copper and fiber optic telephone , chilled water, primary and secondary electric. The utilities do moan when they have to relocate for road projects. Sometimes the cost is borne by the utility, sometimes its a project cost. It all depends on the agreement or legislation in place (for example, road projects in unincorporated Hamilton County have to pay for CWW waterline relocation, but not line upgrading). Utilities do take the advantage of road improvement projects as a good time to upgrade.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/uc/2011/05/17/uc-men%E2%80%99s-basketball-recognized-for-academic-success/ Kudos to UC BBall