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^ You might very well be right. But it will be nice to know there is a choice, and a finer grain of solutions for different needs.

In my current financial situation, roughly akin to working full time at eight dollars an hour, my cost of transportation is 40% of my gross income. And I drive a Nissan compact. Anecdotal, but just thought I'd throw it out there.

Baseball season is almost two months longer than basketball season with more games played. Sounds like baseball is the better activity generator. Sorry, I'm just not seeing how your line of thinking makes sense. This is getting off topic. I can move this convo if you all wish to continue it, but it's all just retrospect now.

It sounds like things are headed in the right direction...so far.

I'm pretty sure it's just a baseless marketing gesture.

Nearly everyone I know calls it Cincy, the Nati, or the Nasty. In written and verbal conversation.

Fixed.

Because he's scared he could lose his re-election over it. That was a really good post, by the way.

Unfortunately several studies have indicated that new highway infrastructure moves existing jobs more than it creates new ones, with two caveats: 1) This happens more now than it used to, 2) It varies by location.

^ That's a very interesting (and recent!) article. One thing it does not mention, though, is recycling. There must be a ton of trace metal in all the old technology we throw away or send to recycle. Too bad most of the technology recycling operations are currently located in...yeah. China. We should be aggressive about prospecting for these materials in North America.

You don't want to know how much the Jurgensen family makes through "winning" these kinds of contracts.

I'm offended by your insinuation that all parking lot owners are Italian and involved in organized crime. Sorry, Vinnie.

Has anyone done any reading into the status of rare metals? I know it's been discussed around here before, but I do wonder if there is a hidden problem awaiting the mass transfer to photovoltaics and large batteries.

You What about green roof modular planting panels that could be removed in sequence to get at the membrane. It always seems to me that most urban surface parking lot owners are named Vinnie and are laundering their brother's dirty money. And suburban ones are usually attached to commercial properties who's owners answer to a REIT or a national chain, and trading up-front capital loss for a long-term gain isn't their idea of a fun day in the office. What if we put the panels on the cars themselves, and you could plug them into your parking space for a discount or waiver of your parking fee? Or for a coupon to the store? Or even a utility credit?

I believe you said recently that a basketball arena would be perfect for Broadway Commons. Why would an open-air baseball stadium not care about its views, but a closed basketball arena would be perfect up against Mount Adams?

Six Phases of a Project 1. Enthusiasm 2. Disillusionment 3. Panic 4. Search for the Guilty 5. Punishment of the Innocent 6. Praise and Honors for the Non-Participants This is going on the wall behind my desk. As soon as I find a job.

Lifted right out of the James Howard Kunstler playbook! Nasty!

I meant when citing the Cincinnati and Dayton international airports.

Reference or clarify this, please. The person who's responded tho this assertion with referenced data is making you look like an idiot. Population Growth 2008-2009: USA: 0.9% Cincinnati: 0.6% Net Domestic Migration 2008-2009: USA: Zero (by definition) Cincinnati: Negative Foreign Born Population 2008: USA: 12.8% Cincinnati: 3.6% Unemployment Rate: USA: 9.7% Cincinnati: 10.9% GDP Per Capita (2008 in 2001 constant dollars): US Metro Average: 41,737 Cincinnati: 37,970 Just a few highlights of some core statistics. There are others, but these were straightforward to pull from standard sources (Census, BLS, BEA) Population - Nobody thinks we're beating the national average, but a single-year-estimate is too small of a sample. The 10-year estimate is far more moderate. Unemployment - Meaningless, at least in this discussion. The role model cities being tossed around in here are all as bad or worse than Cincinnati. San Francisco, Portland, Chicago. (bls.gov) It's a recession, what can ya say. Migration - Cincinnati's migration balance through 2009 was something like -17,000. Sad, yes, but Cleveland's at -136,000. That's lagging. San Francisco? -300,000. Chicago, -560,000. Los Angeles, -1.4 Million. Oops! For Cincinnati's domestic loss to match the rate of Chicago, it would have to be seven times greater. Also, Cincinnati's net international gain exceeds it's net domestic loss. Chicago's doesn't. Again, not sure if we want to match THAT statistic for our role model city. (http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/the_score/2010/03/buffalo_clings_to_50th_on_population_list.html?appSession=88755295807190) GDP Per Capita - This one stumps me. I'm not sure what the relationship is between GDP per capita, and household income. The former is smaller than average, but the latter is much larger than average. Anyhow, good conversation. I think it just depends on the context of the numbers. To say "Cincinnati is lagging in nearly every..." is kind of editorializing a complex situation, and I'm not sure that it's even true. In fact given that the numbers are actually borderline or even decent, you could turn the whole argument around and say "Here is a metro area that is barely growing at all, yet it's somehow not stagnant." If the urban core can revitalize under those circumstances, it would actually be a role model for an era of slower, or even no growth nationwide, or worldwide.

As far as urbanized area population, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are 17% and 16% larger than Cincinnati, respectively. Cincinnati is 23% larger than Indianapolis and 32% larger than Columbus. Just food for thought. Or for fun, if you were to divide each urbanized area by 100,000 and make it an "age," the family would look like this: The kids: Columbus, 11 Indianapolis, 12 Learner's Permit: Cincinnati, 15 Drivin': Cleveland and Pittsburgh, 17 In college: Saint Louis, 20 Married and gone: Minneapolis, 24 Grandpa: Chicago, 80

Reference or clarify this, please. The person who's responded tho this assertion with referenced data is making you look like an idiot. From the same source: The Cincinnati region is better than the national average in: Household Income Home Value Appreciation Education (4 Year Degree or Higher) Doctors per Capita Cost of Living The region is generally average (within 1%) in: Population Growth Job Growth Unemployment Home Ownership And lags the national average in: Air Quality

The last thing anyone was thinking about when siting the international airports was rail proximity.

Oops, I spoke too soon. Someone has written in with a response op-ed, and the Enquirer headlined it in the section, which they didn't even do with the original. This person is similar in age, but his piece is incredibly uninformed, and his picture is terrible and looks hastily provided. My guess is that the Enquirer went and solicited his piece. Head-in-sand optimism doesn't help Sammy Kanter's Your Voice column, "City's future exciting if we take risks now" (April 7), reflects poorly not only on millennials but also The Enquirer. This sort of rose-tinted ra-ra piece is exactly why we face many of our current problems. Rather than see reality as it is and consider actual public policy, residents of this city are asked to suspend disbelief and blithely pledge tax dollars to ill-conceived projects that promise a shortcut to a better future. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100410/EDIT02/4100371/Head-in-sand+optimism+doesn+t+help

Hold on to your strollers, ladies!

Ahh, this keeps Cleveland safely out of Cincinnati's reach. I see. I see. ;)