JYP

If I recall correctly, I think what happened with 15th and Race was the amount of parking being provided was much larger than the amount required by the city's zoning code. That was one complaint. Another was that it would have demolished most of the rear of the historic building on Race Street. Finally, most people just hated the architecture. It was Cincinnati Meh. So it was about to face opposition from OTR CC and preservationists. Instead of facing another Mercer Commons-esque controversy, 3CDC backed down and changed their plans.

When people complain about not having enough parking, they are really complaining about how there is not enough "free" on-street parking. People in the midwest will cruise for the free parking before accepting the meter or the garage. It would be great if the city instituted variable parking pricing like in San Francisco. Set the current rate as a maximum. I bet it would increase on-street parking usage and encourage more off-peak parking usage.

I know a guy who works in electrical grid security for the U.S. Government (and who hacks foreign grids) who said the stuff about the "grid" is all rubbish. It's the for-profit utilities wanting public dollars to upgrade their systems instead of them paying for it themselves. But the kicker is that the antiquated characteristics of power transmission across the United States and Canada is actually our best defense against foreign attacks. A "modernized" system would use just one system for the entire country, and so there would be just one target to attack. As-is, there are endless local details to power transmission that makes it impossible for a foreign entity to orchestrate a widespread blackout. So it's kind of like how our local voting variations make it impossible for a foreign agent to substantially affect a national election. Not only does each state have its own way of doing things, each county often uses different voting machines. Different manufacturers, different model years, different paper backups. Yeah, but the computers that store the voter registrations are all running Windows 95!

In most larger cities for better or worse, the panhandling population is constantly ignored as they just become part of the background. In Cincinnati and similarly sized cities, panhandlers often times are more empowered by sympathetic suburbanites who end up giving them cash because they don't know any better. This happens in larger cities but to a smaller success rate so they are not as encouraged. At any rate, it's better to give to a social service agency than to give to a panhandler. But most suburbanites don't know this, and they get taken advantage of more often.

Buying inefficient SUV's right now are a huge mistake. Cheap gas is not going to last forever. That being said, these vehicles are fast becoming the mini-vans for millennial families.

I haven’t posted about it here, but I resigned from the OTRCC at the end of March and completed a move from OTR to Westwood in June. I haven’t heard what the update entails except that there is one. I've seen several OTR--->Westwood moves lately. A sign?? It's a sign that millennials are aging into family formation stage and are choosing to stay in Cincinnati where there are plenty of walkable urban neighborhoods to choose from! Also, this is not a sign that OTR is getting less hot, just that it is becoming more for people who want to be in the downtown scene (i.e. YP's, younger millennials, older iGens). Residents that are families exist but in small pockets of the neighborhood.

Krobro lives in SoKro, works at KROGR.

They repaved Sycamore by Zeigler Park last year and waited for months to do the final finished coating. Meanwhile, everyone had to deal with sewer lids protruding out and no crosswalks. When I worked for Bellevue, we did our resurfacing in the fall and did all of it as quickly as possible. I also found it hilarious this spring when the city put down zebra stripe crossings at Walnut and 14th only to begin resurfacing the road less than a week later. The temporary lines are the conventional two strips across the street. We'll see if they return after the final coating. One step forward, two steps back.

Then they can rename the area around their HQ, KroBro.

JYP was a college nickname. Everyone thought I was related to or looked like Chow Yun-fat at the time.

I feel like that Vine north of liberty will be tough. Most of the blocks north of vine are still very much intact, and seem that there are more historic building stock compared to race/elm/plesant, but many of the buildings are in rough shape. Definitely a bit different compared to south of vine where you had way more empty lots, which allowed 3cdc to kickstart development with various parking garages, and mixed use development. Word on the street is that the Kaufman Brewery building on the 1700 block will finally be underway in September or so.

Sure, but the areas where there are more people walking around like downtown and OTR need to have some level of on-street bike infrastructure because that is where there are more pedestrians. I would argue this for most of the neighborhood business districts as well. Not every street needs a bike lane, but if we want to encourage pedestrian-oriented corridors and districts, we need to get bikes off the sidewalk at those places.

Someone told me it was a conceptual design for some competition he was involved in.

Sidewalk bicycling is one of my biggest pet peeves. I see it constantly in front of my office on Main Street. Often times people on bikes fly by with zero regards for pedestrians. I have had bikes creep behind me without warning, or turned a corner only to almost hit a cyclist. It's been proven that instances of sidewalk biking are dangerous for pedestrians, which is why they are regulated as motor vehicles.

I sure hope it's not positioned diagonally. That would be bad for sun angles, especially in the late afternoon and evening. Also, positioning it diagonally would create a bunch of awkward triangles that would be hard to use for other purposes. I doubt there will be underground parking beneath the field. I think this rendering (from early May) will be pretty close to the site plan, with the stadium built parallel to Central Parkway. I suspect they're still trying to buy 1415-1417 Central Parkway. That diagram makes much more sense and it has the same footprint of property ownership as the picture. Phew!

I'm thinking the stadium is going to be positioned diagonally. This would put the main entrance at Central Parkway and Wade Street. Probably structured parking underneath with most of it on the west side of the street.

It means conditions have changed and they need to update the development agreement in some way. I am not sure how this agreement is structured however it is stated in the article that they are not asking for more subsidy. I can't recall if the Port is going to own this site, like all the other tower developments. If they have not already done that, it could help with costs. Honestly, it is becoming harder and harder to build tall in Cincinnati. Labor supply constraints are one thing but now that there are tariffs on steel, costs for materials is increasing so pro formas are being rearranged. Most are subbing out steel construction for reinforced concrete.

Yeah, doesn't look like they will have street entrances...

It's lazily designed. Looks like they ripped off the one in front of the Public Library. We all know how great that one is...

It would make sense if the parking tax was used to support transit. Maybe funding infrastructure like shelters, real-time arrival displays, etc.

Yep that was the HQ after they moved (i think) from the building that was sadly torn down to make the Justice center. And they made a similar map!! http://www.kennercollector.com/2015/03/kennercollector-com-fun-map-pays-tribute-to-cincinnatis-kenner-legacy/

Par for the course in Oakley. Sad!

Was the HQ of the Cincinnati Traction Company. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/09/03/how-streetcar-shaped-cincinnati/89578612/

Yes.

Since Shillito's West and 9th and Plum are poised to become real projects I have created threads for them: Shillito's West 9th and Plum