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That's if 3CDC survives the pandemic! Cue the doom and gloom...

Ooh its a rare red mini-tower crane base!

I would not be surprised yet is disappointing. 3 Points had the right neighborhood scale vibe for Pendleton. I would often use their daytime co-working space for work and meetings. Also they had good beer!

Bridge Park @ Liberty Center!

Well they can do that if they want. But they will never emerge from fiscal emergency if they do!

Yes, you would need to convince a City Council person to support a text amendment to the zoning code since the FBC is part of the zoning code. It was 2012 and breweries like Rhinegeist (opened in 2013) were just getting started. The neighborhoods were less concerned with breweries than with bars. They wanted a process that allowed the neighborhoods to have input so that was the compromise. We give Neighborhood Councils tons of (unregulated) power in this city and this is a nod to that.

I've written FBC's and I have insight into this one because I was there when the four neighborhoods got together at Centennial Plaza II to calibrate the code and were so concerned about the negative impact of undesirable bars and breweries. The consultants that worked on the code said that putting more limits on uses would be antithesis to an FBC and this was the compromise. The UP means the applicant has to go before the Zoning Hearings Examiner for a conditional approval. It's the exact administrative process hoop FBC's try to avoid. I can go all day about the flaws in the Cincy FBC...

Protesters: Defund the Police! City Administration: We heard you! Fund more Police!

Nothing is better at advancing the narrative that the City has been the biggest obstacle than trying at every available moment to undermine and cancel the project!

It looks fated to join the ranks of other uninspired public spaces in Newport: https://goo.gl/maps/DFD3dR3RJ4RJBUXT7 ?? I know it's not done, and I will wait to see the final look. But the tiny square!

They better keep it 5-stories. It will really hold that corner and part of the street well:

I don't think anyone on this thread has suggested that Oakley must bare the sole burden of densification. However that attitude, when extrapolated across multiple neighborhoods and jurisdictions can end up causing decline. Often times neighborhoods that do not evolve decline. I think the whole renter vs owner thing is tinged with bias from the pro-owner occupied side. For a very long time renters were stigmatized, but those perceptions shifted after the housing market collapse. Personally, I rented for thirteen years and stayed in the same place for over 9 years. I took care of my place, got along with my landlord, got active in my community, etc. Eventually I bought a place less than two blocks away. Renting often allows new residents to sample a neighborhood and potentially put down roots by purchasing. Here's the city's data sheet on Oakley: https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/linkservid/B551FA01-C25A-4AE5-41085780A1056E4F/showMeta/0/ I would advise that any questions about the accuracy of these numbers be directed towards the City's Planning Department.

Here's how they describe it on the Southbank Partners Site: http://www.southbankpartners.com/news/2019/11/21/three-riverfront-projects-bring-riverfront-commons-closer-to-reality-.aspx

It's going to be a little SoBro at the Banks! ??

Don't be discouraged. We need new blood. The "streetcar mafia" of 2007-2014 are worn out and cynical. We need new energy that is not hindered by the negative battles from that time. A part of what made this levy successful was Cam and the BBC's focus on buses, urgency and activism. They were able to get a seat at the table and get some wins. They didn't get everything they want but the stage is set for the next push. What Jake refers to is that the old school corporate players in this city are very powerful and very conservative. What made progressive urban policy successful under Mallory was that he ignored the corporate elites since they were not his political base (his opponent, David Pepper was a member of the P&G family). Our current mayor is very close to area corporate elites and local developers. So often times, policy decisions come from that perspective or with weighted input from those players. In 2013, Cranley had to run against everything Mallory and Qualls stood for (the streetcar, bike lanes, form-based code, eliminating parking requirements, the parking lease, garbage cans, etc.) to win and when he won he sought to destroy all those things and drink urban progressive tears on everything. Most of this was political, the streetcar was personal. In 2017 when he ran against Simpson, she hurt herself so badly with the Children's Hospital zoning issue, that he didn't need to be against many progressive things. So in this second term we have the elimination of parking requirements in the core, pedestrianizing Court Street, some bike lanes being added, and even the bus levy. The Mayor is more concerned about his legacy this term and he see's the wind is changing. He will try to do what he needs to do to be remembered positively.

This came down today.

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2020/05/14/the-banks-will-not-offer-street-seating-for-restau.html ?

Looks like the Banks is not part of this (for at least this weekend). I can't believe they are concerned about crowding when this weekend's forecast calls for thunderstorms and rain. It's not going to be a great weekend to do much outside. The Banks will not offer street seating for restaurants this weekend

This is going to slightly impact Bellevue's revenue stream since they own the land under Joe's and Buckhead, but long-term this was going to happen and I'm happy it finally is. It has been pegged as a redevelopment site for years. Hopefully they are working towards that.

A lot of transit supporters and progressives were flushed out of the city after 2013. Exhaustion from the attempted streetcar cancellation plus new leadership ran opposed to transit in general. Lots of people who genuinely believed in the city and wanted it to change just got tired of banging their heads against the wall and left. Metro leadership between 2014-2018 was meh at best. That fuels a lot of the defeatism from long-time posters here. As someone who's been around for a while, I think there is reason to be (cautiously) optimistic again. Current leadership is termed out next year, its an opportunity to make good urban policy and transportation something everyone can get behind.

This type of stuff will largely depend on the makeup of Congress after the election as well. If the Senate flips, it will be easier to fund and create these programs. If not, expect any initiative to be vastly watered down or completely obstructed. Right. The direction this takes will largely be up to a new SORTA board and political influences. The devil is in the details regarding the infrastructure improvements which have to be proposed by Metro and approved by the County's branch of the Transportation Improvement Board. I expect the Western Hills Viaduct to be largely funded from the infrastructure portion of this tax. Depending on what comes in, those funds could be tied up by this project for years to fund the bond payments for the project. On the transit side, look for more cross-town and county routes, probably triaged "Saturday +" service until the pandemic is over. In either a second Trump administration or Biden Administration the Federal DOT has Small Start grants that Metro will now be able to qualify for to do incremental infrastructure improvements for some level of "better bus." I'd love to see true BRT but the best we could see in the next 5 years is something that is between Metro Plus and Indy's Red Line.

Phase II should be called the Brunette or the Redhead!

They haven't done anything except dig a few holes and replace some utilities. I don't expect this to be a final pave but this usually happens closer to the end, not the beginning of a street project.

I heard there were 500 or so ballots that the BOE had questions on and was waiting for the Secretary of State to make a decision on whether those ballots could be counted or not.

No worries. Also @jmecklenborg may have some photos. His old site is strangely still going... http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/