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The people proposing the Eastern Bypass do not actually believe that it would reduce congestion on the BSB. They just want the money to be spent on a new sprawl-inducing highway instead of fixing the existing infrastructure. Henry Fisher, who is proposing the idea, owns Fischer Homes and would love nothing more than a whole bunch of new interchanges in exurban Cincinnati where he can buy up cheap farmland and build new subdivisions... like it's 1950 all over again! Developers know that 275 is approaching capacity for moving workers into job centers from Clermont. They will hang their hat on any proposal to increase that capacity, otherwise they aren't getting their highway "subsidy."

Taking a quick look at that site, doing any kind of Easton-esque building walls and street system would probably be more trouble than its worth. Perhaps they could do a nice walkway from one to the other, and a couple small outbuildings at the intersection of the walkway and perimeter road. Other than that, you get into major changes to the mall itself in order to keep everyone happy with their entrances and immediate parking. Which shouldn't be surprising to anyone. Collection is an afterthought to an existing mall that was creating as an insular destination. No good planning went in. No good design is coming out.

Popping this into Google Earth, 228' will not have an impact on the skyline from any vantage point except the downtown approach ramps at the base of Mt. Adams. A project notable for adding units to downtown, but not a skyline changer at all.

I would not be surprised if they eventually abandon their retail plan for a medical or specialty office tenant.

Huh, makes you wonder if the next generation of computers are going to be partly organic [shudder]. Nah, organic neural networks are still very different than electronic ones. They have a completely different way of storing and manipulating information. Even more importantly though I think is the fact that electronic computing still has a surprising amount of room to grow; Intel has some extremely fast chip technology in development and they are getting much better at building quantum processors. I do not think it's far-fetched to anticipate that we will be able to fully simulate a human brain in a traditional or quantum computer before we understand enough about a real organic brain to integrate it into a machine.

Rich you have not aged a day.

Any urban designers interested in a job in Miami? PM me.

I guess you could ask them. Oops, you can't. They aren't answering the phone.

Hahaha innocent accounting errors don't end up in class action lawsuits.

This one seems like a no-brainer. I bet they will try to settle out of court.

The bus was my primary mode of transportation in Chicago. I do not bother with buses in cities like Cincinnati. The community does not treat it as a serious mode of transportation, so neither do I. PS: This thread is for rail, not buses. Don't let the convo stray too far or it'll get moved! Seriously? I used to live in car-free in Chicago and now I live car-free in Cincinnati. I'll take Cincinnati's buses over Chicago's any day. This sentiment does not magically make Cincinnati's peak headways as frequent as Chicago's.

I think this falls under hipster category? It's very entertaining regardless lol. https://vimeo.com/channels/highmaintenance

The reason for the year-long "testing and implementation period" is now starting to become clear lol.

I was just wondering when the next forum meet would be lol.

The bus was my primary mode of transportation in Chicago. I do not bother with buses in cities like Cincinnati. The community does not treat it as a serious mode of transportation, so neither do I. PS: This thread is for rail, not buses. Don't let the convo stray too far or it'll get moved!

Chris Seelbach What we learned today about the Cincinnati Streetcar: 1) Construction of the Cincinnati Streetcar is 90% complete and ahead of schedule. 2) The Cincinnati Streetcar is within budget. Even if every "worst case scenario" happens between now and September 2016, there will still be $1,000,000 left in the contingency fund. 3) Cincinnati Streetcar vehicles are being assembled. Cars 1 and 2 are completed and undergoing testing. Cars 3 and 4 are in the process of being assembled. Car 5 is being shipped to US for assembly. 4) There will be an 8-12 week extension of the first Cincinnati Streetcar delivery date due to issues identified during testing and inspections that require modification. 5) The Cincinnati Streetcar team does not believe the delay in vehicle delivery will cause ANY delay to the opening of the Cincinnati Streetcar in September 2016. 6) The Cincinnati Streetcar team will go forward focused on getting the units delivered as soon as possible and collecting any and all appropriate fines from CAF, the manufacturer of the cars for the delay in delivery. (From Facebook)

I just read it. Perfect example of an echo chamber. Enquirer spins the story to suit its readers, and they respond exactly as the Enquirer could hope for in the comments section. You can hear classic Cincinnati in their voices: that hint of southern twang, dripping with disdain and sarcasm as they emit a "boondoggle" or "trolley", then a double-chuckle and nervous look to see who else might have thought what they just said was witty.

Imagine if the inverse were reality; cars had always been automated in some form and we were now facing 100% human drivers, starting at age 16.

This firm can just go ahead and do the rest of OTR as far as I'm concerned.

The future of course is transit and driverless cars. Transit and cars are not direct substitutes for one another. I think this is one of the prime misconceptions that drove us to the place we are today.

This is going to repeat ad infinitum, just like mass shootings. America has deep structural problems that nobody has the political will to change.

Spare everyone these semantics lessons and holier-than-thou urbanista BS. It's what chases people off this board who are as interested in urban revitalization as the rest of us.

Main is not as nice of an experience these days as Vine or even Race. It does get a little intimidating, although not as much as the corner of 12th and race, even in the middle of the day. Those dudes aren't aggressive, but yeah, sketch city. Good for a free contact high though! The curious thing about Main for me is that it's 2 blocks away from Vine, but they are completely different scenes. One is almost completely whitewashed gentrification and the other is party street.

What is more likely in the near future? Streetcar to Uptown or an LRT proposal?

If we're talking about "shoulds," then I guess the question becomes what "should" you prioritize? Mixed-use at the block level because mixed-use is good, or providing housing proximal to existing jobs at the district or even regional level? Is mixing a block more important than mixing a district (the basin)? That might actually be an interesting technical question. It just seems odd. Commercial tenants usually like visibility.