How bad was the Canadian Wildfire intrusion?

100, 200, 300 foot elevations, unedited, Ziegler Pool at end.

 

 

Edited June 29, 20231 yr by 1400 Sycamore

Skytop Apartments near the 32 and 125 intersection 

 

On 6/23/2023 at 4:55 PM, Lazarus said:

I imagine that you'd have to run completely independent water/sewer to the ADU, which will be ridiculously expensive.  They'll have to dig up the street to create the new connection.  Independent electric won't be so bad.

I don't think so. I'm not seeing anything in the ordinance that requires separate utilities.

10 minutes ago, Dev said:

I don't think so. I'm not seeing anything in the ordinance that requires separate utilities.

The ordinance doesn't require it but if you were to rent the ADU I'd assume you'd want them to be on their own system. Current capacity for the single family home may not be adequate for an extra unit, and even submetering an existing service/tapping into the mains for a private branch would be very expensive. I don't have any expertise in this area though so maybe someone here could provide more detail.

19 minutes ago, dnymck said:

The ordinance doesn't require it but if you were to rent the ADU I'd assume you'd want them to be on their own system. Current capacity for the single family home may not be adequate for an extra unit, and even submetering an existing service/tapping into the mains for a private branch would be very expensive. I don't have any expertise in this area though so maybe someone here could provide more detail.

As you say, it will depend on your existing service (does your existing panel have excess capacity) and also the wishes of the homeowner (how important is it to be able to separately meter the units). The location of the ADU will also be a factor. If it's a free-standing structure, you might make a different decision than if you're creating a new unit in the basement or attic of your existing home.

On 7/6/2023 at 9:05 AM, dnymck said:

The ordinance doesn't require it but if you were to rent the ADU I'd assume you'd want them to be on their own system. Current capacity for the single family home may not be adequate for an extra unit, and even submetering an existing service/tapping into the mains for a private branch would be very expensive. I don't have any expertise in this area though so maybe someone here could provide more detail.

Submetering not too expensive. Its the trend anyway. And, a profit center. I may switch after recently seeing numbers.

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focus Update

 

This link works but video does not want to play here. I'm puzzled.

 

Edited July 17, 20231 yr by 1400 Sycamore

That video quality is insanely good!

11 minutes ago, The_Cincinnati_Kid said:

That video quality is insanely good!

Geez, thanks, I was just going to post a note apologizing for my poor quality. Camera is good. Drone handling not so much.

 

Actually, I just looked at the Youtube video and it is piss poor compared to the actual

MP4 from the drone. It is seriously better.  I wonder how I could link the actual file . . . .😕

Edited July 18, 20231 yr by 1400 Sycamore

great video... was just waiting for a taliban come around the corner.

8 hours ago, RJohnson said:

great video... was just waiting for a taliban come around the corner.

I dropped down on the drug kiosk at 1606 Walnut one day and I swear that one of the attendants went to his waistband. No video, sadly.

Cincinnati, Port target former brownfields for cleanup, redevelopment

By Chris Wetterich  –  Staff reporter and columnist, Cincinnati Business Courier

Jul 20, 2023 Updated Jul 20, 2023, 2:53pm EDT

 

The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority and the city have received more than $23 million aimed at identifying and cleaning up aging and dirty former industrial sites for reuse, with $1.3 million in new money announced July 20.

 

Mayor Aftab Pureval said the $1.3 million in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants are among the most important funding the city has received, because it will allow the city and the Port to understand the full scope of the needs when it comes to brownfield sites and remediation.

 

The money will be used to examine potential brownfield redevelopment sites and prioritize which ones will be cleaned up as more money becomes available, particularly in the corridor west of Interstate 75 that runs from South Cumminsville to Camp Washington. The city hopes to assess 40 sites, plan for reuse and cleanup and ask community members what should be done with the land.

 

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In theory I'm supportive of brownfield cleanups, but the port also demolished the old Hudepohl smokestack and brewery building in Queensgate for seemingly no reason and has yet to redevelop that site into anything, so I hope going forward the cleanup is actually based on demand and has even a slight desire for preservation. 

I didn't know where to put this but I was flying around and got some good shots of these decks.

 

 

Cincinnati leads nation in apartment conversions, according to RentCafe report

By Abby Miller – Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier

Aug 2, 2023

 

Converting underutilized buildings into apartments is a growing trend across the U.S., and it’s one Cincinnati is at the forefront of, a new report found.

 

RentCafe’s 2023 Adaptive Reuse Report ranked Cincinnati 12th in the nation for apartment conversions, a trend that’s long been gathering steam in the region. Cincinnati has undergone adaptive reuse projects since the 1960s, RentCafe found, delivering 2,400 converted apartment units to date.

 

RentCafe’s report used data from Yardi Matrix, its sister company. Data from Yardi Matrix shows a total of 122,000 apartments in different conversion stages were in the pipeline nationwide in 2022 and are expected to deliver in coming years – a 63% increase from 2021, according to the report.

 

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I have to think the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit program has been a huge part of putting Cincinnati and Cleveland ahead of the game on office to apartment conversions. 

 

 

This goes back to the conversation being had I think in the Ovation thread, we have a lot of new units coming into the city but no many tower cranes to show for it. Same with Cleveland. This map shows the top 20 apartment conversion cities in the country in terms of future units planned or under construction and with just a couple exceptions these aren't cities you typically see in the 'fastest growing' lists or cities you associate with new units. Basically Austin, Nashville, Columbus, Indy and most all of Florida and Arizona aren't on this list. No idea what's going on in Kissimmee though other than Mine Blower. 

15 minutes ago, ucgrady said:

This goes back to the conversation being had I think in the Ovation thread, we have a lot of new units coming into the city but no many tower cranes to show for it. Same with Cleveland. This map shows the top 20 apartment conversion cities in the country in terms of future units planned or under construction and with just a couple exceptions these aren't cities you typically see in the 'fastest growing' lists or cities you associate with new units. Basically Austin, Nashville, Columbus, Indy and most all of Florida and Arizona aren't on this list. No idea what's going on in Kissimmee though other than Mine Blower. 

 

Kissimmee is converting old unwanted motel and hotels into affordable apartment housing for hospitality and mouse land employees etc.

Anyone have an idea of what they are doing here? All of the trees have been cleared. Assuming that it’s going to be a single family home development. 

^I wondered that too.  They might be jamming 5-10 homes onto that hillside. Beautiful views of I-71. 

On 8/6/2023 at 12:02 AM, Ucgrad2015 said:

Assuming that it’s going to be a single family home development.

It appears to be zoned for single-family and a search of Silverton's website isn't bringing up anything.

Been wondering that as well. Part of it looks to be owned by a "STEWIE INVESTMENTS LLC"

I don't know any details about the developer or their plans for the site, but from property records it looks like 4 parcels are owned by "Stewie Investments LLC" for a total of ~10.25 acres. Most of the property is in a ravine and does not face I-71. The property line stops just a bit short of the high point of the ridge along I-71. 

 

 

 

 

 

^ So they are definitely going to bury the creek. Bummer

 

Not too far west of this property is another area that might be seeing some change soon. There's a few houses at this bend that are being cleared out along with a bunch of already cleared lots. Looks to be owned by a "KLEEMAX MANAGEMENT LLC" or Kleemax Properties.

Edited August 7, 20231 yr by tonyt3524

What's crazy about this is that developers are going to great effort to cram new houses into east side neighborhoods but there are still absolutely zero new homes under construction on vacant lots with idle street hookups on the west side. 

Today's parents want to keep their kids from having to take West Side jobs 😄

23 minutes ago, Lazarus said:

What's crazy about this is that developers are going to great effort to cram new houses into east side neighborhoods but there are still absolutely zero new homes under construction on vacant lots with idle street hookups on the west side. 

And there is pent up demand for sure. I know many older westside residents in Price Hill/Covedale/Westwood who have aged and don't want homes with stairs anymore but want to stay in the area. There has been NO ONE developing new homes or apartment buildings for them. They only go east or further west and north because they have no choice. Its ridiculous, and its all based on "perception".

51 minutes ago, TheCOV said:

And there is pent up demand for sure. I know many older westside residents in Price Hill/Covedale/Westwood who have aged and don't want homes with stairs anymore but want to stay in the area. There has been NO ONE developing new homes or apartment buildings for them. They only go east or further west and north because they have no choice. Its ridiculous, and its all based on "perception".

 

 

Some new streets of somewhat expensive homes are going in in "West White Oak" and just outside the 275 loop, west of West White Oak.  But there isn't anything of note happening in Price Hill, Delhi, Covedale, etc. 

 

A fair number of west siders with the means to do so have moved to new construction in Harrison or across the state line to Bright, Hidden Valley, etc.  When I worked in Blue Ash I worked next to a guy who grew up in Colerain but was raising his family in Hidden Valley.  He was driving Cross County to work.  It never occurred to me back when that thing was u/c that it would be used by Indiana people to get to work in Blue Ash!

5 hours ago, tonyt3524 said:

Been wondering that as well. Part of it looks to be owned by a "STEWIE INVESTMENTS LLC"

 

I was curious about this also and did a little digging on LinkedIn; I think this LLC is tied to Decker Building Group which seems to now be IQ Custom Homes, or at least has the same ownership. I assume it will be developed as single family as that seems to be what they do. 

 

That said, I thought "Decker Building Group" sounded familiar - Googled and was instantly reminded that this apparent property owner is a key player in one of Cincinnati's most infamous unsolved mysteries: 

 

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/08/27/indian-hill-mansion-fire-mystery-heads-court-w-heading-court-settleillion-lawsuit-and-countersuit-to/601044001/

 

This was quietly settled out of court shortly after that article was published, so we'll never know - did they get away with arson? Did Chris Sabo burn the house down? Why did the owner of Stafford Jewelers, a witness for the insurer, commit suicide on the property later? 

15 minutes ago, Ram23 said:

 

I was curious about this also and did a little digging on LinkedIn; I think this LLC is tied to Decker Building Group which seems to now be IQ Custom Homes, or at least has the same ownership. I assume it will be developed as single family as that seems to be what they do. 

 

That said, I thought "Decker Building Group" sounded familiar - Googled and was instantly reminded that this apparent property owner is a key player in one of Cincinnati's most infamous unsolved mysteries: 

 

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/08/27/indian-hill-mansion-fire-mystery-heads-court-w-heading-court-settleillion-lawsuit-and-countersuit-to/601044001/

 

This was quietly settled out of court shortly after that article was published, so we'll never know - did they get away with arson? Did Chris Sabo burn the house down? Why did the owner of Stafford Jewelers, a witness for the insurer, commit suicide on the property later? 

Completely forgot about this. I feel like reading the article it’s pretty obvious what really happened. 

18 hours ago, Lazarus said:

 

 

Some new streets of somewhat expensive homes are going in in "West White Oak" and just outside the 275 loop, west of West White Oak.  But there isn't anything of note happening in Price Hill, Delhi, Covedale, etc. 

 

A fair number of west siders with the means to do so have moved to new construction in Harrison or across the state line to Bright, Hidden Valley, etc.  When I worked in Blue Ash I worked next to a guy who grew up in Colerain but was raising his family in Hidden Valley.  He was driving Cross County to work.  It never occurred to me back when that thing was u/c that it would be used by Indiana people to get to work in Blue Ash!

 

There's really a lot of new home construction going on right now on the west side within 275.  There's the one you mentioned, Trailside Village on Harrison Ave in Green Twp just started and will be a large development on 350 units.  Deer Run was another large development that still has lots left.  There are a couple smaller developments on going off Rybolt and South of about 12 homes each.  I just read recently that Ruwe's Oak off Rybolt is going to have a small extension as well with what looks to be 15-20 homes.  Skyridge apartments off Harrison Ave in Green Twp is going to be building out the rest of its property as well.  

 

Delhi actually has an apartment complex of about 150 units currently under construction.  It's supposed to be some kind of upscale mixed use development, but I think it's been watered down over time.  A couple of small sub-divisions are currently under construction or have been recently completed.  There's very little developable land left in Delhi, and Covedale for that matter.  I think Price Hill will really start to come around in the next 10 years as just about every other inner ring suburb has a lot going on already.  

On 8/7/2023 at 9:53 AM, Dev said:

^ So they are definitely going to bury the creek. Bummer

 

On this, how can you tell if a creek is there or not or in the past?

 

Where I currently live I am convinced that my house is in a former creek bed or at least on the edge of a former creek bed. I looked at the elavation maps and I am not a geographer or engineer but it kind of makes sense.

 

We get a lot of rain running downhill and I've had to create a berm on the side of my house to get water to repell away and our sump pump runs constantly during heavy rain. All the drainage issues and roof etc have been fixed, but we still get a lot of sump pump action even after this. I think there is water running underground somehow.

 

Also last year I saw what appeared to be crayfish holes in my yard which was really strange but made sense if it is more like a wet meadow area?

 

Lastly, the other part that makes me think this is I planted a rain garden area and was given plants for wet spots. Last year and especially this year the plants took off massively with no fertilizer and no real soil amendment (the subsoil is thick clay which I believed is the backfill when they constructed the neighborhood). But my hypothesis is that when the native plant roots go so deep, it has hit the "native soil" which is creekbed or creek adjacent type soil and they took off. Some of the plants like monarda fistulosa, echinacea purpurea and new england aster have grown from 6-8 feet high which is strange, most online sources keep these at 4 feet to 6 feet tops.

 

I then go down to the loveland trail by the little miami and see these plants in the wild and are more of this height. I am up on a ridge above the little miami and the CAGIS elevation map shows a steep downhill ravine through the neighborhood and undeveloped hollers going down the behind the neighborhood and down the hill steeply towards the little Miami.

Any case, long story short, is there a way to see what the neighborhood was before development, if there was a creek? Any source for this?

 

Edit: Added map for clarity

Edited August 8, 20231 yr by IAGuy39

1 hour ago, IAGuy39 said:

Any case, long story short, is there a way to see what the neighborhood was before development, if there was a creek? Any source for this?

I usually just have a group of old maps that I look at. Usually they are all really focused on Cincinnati. I'm not sure I know of one that would cover Loveland all that well but you could try the old Sanborn Maps.

3 hours ago, IAGuy39 said:

Where I currently live I am convinced that my house is in a former creek bed or at least on the edge of a former creek bed. I looked at the elavation maps and I am not a geographer or engineer but it kind of makes sense.

 

Looking at the topography of that area, even before there were any streets or changes to the topography, the watershed you're describing is pretty small. The hills slope down into other drainages pretty quickly to the east (Marbea Dr), west (Rednor Ct), and north (Miamiview Dr). I don't think the watershed is/was large enough to ever support a "creek" or even what is called a "seasonal creek". Even though that watershed is "only" ~20 acres, in a heavy rain, 20 acres captures a lot of water (1" of rainfall over 20 acres is about 543,000 gallons of water). So, I can certainly imagine after heavy rains, if the ground was saturated you could have some surface streams appear immediately after/during the storm. And the further "downstream" you are, the more of that water passes through the drainage.

3 hours ago, Dev said:

I usually just have a group of old maps that I look at. Usually they are all really focused on Cincinnati. I'm not sure I know of one that would cover Loveland all that well but you could try the old Sanborn Maps.

Go to the website 'Historicaerials.com' . You can find all the old satellite photos from the years Cincinnati was flown over, plus adjust the visuals to show the usgs topo maps from those years. Ive spent hours there.

1 minute ago, SleepyLeroy said:

Go to the website 'Historicaerials.com' . You can find all the old satellite photos from the years Cincinnati was flown over, plus adjust the visuals to show the usgs topo maps from those years. Ive spent hours there.

I've used that a lot too but I'm usually looking pre-1930's and their uploads from before the 60's are usually pretty grainy.

On 8/7/2023 at 1:55 PM, Lazarus said:

 

 

Some new streets of somewhat expensive homes are going in in "West White Oak" and just outside the 275 loop, west of West White Oak.  But there isn't anything of note happening in Price Hill, Delhi, Covedale, etc. 

 

A fair number of west siders with the means to do so have moved to new construction in Harrison or across the state line to Bright, Hidden Valley, etc.  When I worked in Blue Ash I worked next to a guy who grew up in Colerain but was raising his family in Hidden Valley.  He was driving Cross County to work.  It never occurred to me back when that thing was u/c that it would be used by Indiana people to get to work in Blue Ash!

Sadly, none of this is inside the city limits. These people are no longer or will soon no longer be taxpayers in the city, and they want to be. I'm talking about people with means.  

Is no one curious that NO NEW MODEN complex has gone up in the largest neighborhood in the city? We have been on a building EXPLOSION in this city for quite some time. Yet, a neighborhood with 12% of the city population, and 9% of the total land area has seen nothing.

All of the big roads are set up to get people to the East Side or that "Middle Side" with The Dales.

 

8 hours ago, TheCOV said:

Sadly, none of this is inside the city limits. These people are no longer or will soon no longer be taxpayers in the city, and they want to be. I'm talking about people with means.  

Is no one curious that NO NEW MODEN complex has gone up in the largest neighborhood in the city? We have been on a building EXPLOSION in this city for quite some time. Yet, a neighborhood with 12% of the city population, and 9% of the total land area has seen nothing.

 

 

The home values have definitely ticked upwards in Westwood and everywhere else. 

 

I remember that perfectly maintained 4-families were selling along Harrison and Westwood for $100k as recently as 2017.  $25,000 per unit. 

 

 

16 hours ago, TheCOV said:

Sadly, none of this is inside the city limits. These people are no longer or will soon no longer be taxpayers in the city, and they want to be. I'm talking about people with means.  

Is no one curious that NO NEW MODEN complex has gone up in the largest neighborhood in the city? We have been on a building EXPLOSION in this city for quite some time. Yet, a neighborhood with 12% of the city population, and 9% of the total land area has seen nothing.

 

I was just referring to his comments that no new developments are happening on the westside.  Like Jake said, home values are rising fast in Westwood and a big part of that is there's not a lot of empty land to develop.  I was outbid on a number of homes in 2021-2022 and ended up having to buy about 10 minutes away in Green Township.  I'm talking houses that were going $25-40k over a list price of under $200k.  Now those same homes are selling for a solid $25k plus over that.  One example is a duplex I really wanted that was $150k in 2021.  I offered $175k and it sold for $185k.  Now it's worth about $225k.  I'm still a little peeved I couldn't find something because its business district is really coming alive with two more restaurants opening next year.  There's really no room for a big apartment complex unless you start looking at the bad parts of Westwood.  The shopping center where Kroger was on Harrison Ave would be perfect for a large mixed use development, but I imagine developers are leery of that with the surrounding area. 

 

Any undeveloped land in Price Hill is mostly small time investors sitting on their lots waiting for who knows what at this point to sell.  It's going to take a concentrated effort to develop the empty land from groups like Price Hill Will.  Even then, like Westwood, a lot of the empty land is in areas developers (and likely buyers) still want no part of.  

 

 

Edited August 9, 20231 yr by LAW 21

4 hours ago, LAW 21 said:

 

I was just referring to his comments that no new developments are happening on the westside.  Like Jake said, home values are rising fast in Westwood and a big part of that is there's not a lot of empty land to develop.  I was outbid on a number of homes in 2021-2022 and ended up having to buy about 10 minutes away in Green Township.  I'm talking houses that were going $25-40k over a list price of under $200k.  Now those same homes are selling for a solid $25k plus over that.  One example is a duplex I really wanted that was $150k in 2021.  I offered $175k and it sold for $185k.  Now it's worth about $225k.  I'm still a little peeved I couldn't find something because its business district is really coming alive with two more restaurants opening next year.  There's really no room for a big apartment complex unless you start looking at the bad parts of Westwood.  The shopping center where Kroger was on Harrison Ave would be perfect for a large mixed use development, but I imagine developers are leery of that with the surrounding area. 

 

Any undeveloped land in Price Hill is mostly small time investors sitting on their lots waiting for who knows what at this point to sell.  It's going to take a concentrated effort to develop the empty land from groups like Price Hill Will.  Even then, like Westwood, a lot of the empty land is in areas developers (and likely buyers) still want no part of.  

 

 

I understand all of this. I have actually benefitted greatly from the real estate run up as someone who invested when the area was at it's bottom.

But the areas that were eventually developed in say oakley, walnut hills, norwood, college hill and the like all started as small parcels or even industrial sites that were bought up and aggregated. Sure there are bad parts of the area, but there really are large swaths that are by now so sparsley populated, that any new projects of scale would immediately impact the area for the better. I still say it's a bias against the area. I personally have contacted the development players in town, and can't even get the respect of a reply from them. If I do, its a brush off that its the kind of project "we don't do". Which is total BS. I'm not sure what it's going to take to shake it loose.

3 hours ago, TheCOV said:

I understand all of this. I have actually benefitted greatly from the real estate run up as someone who invested when the area was at it's bottom.

But the areas that were eventually developed in say oakley, walnut hills, norwood, college hill and the like all started as small parcels or even industrial sites that were bought up and aggregated. Sure there are bad parts of the area, but there really are large swaths that are by now so sparsley populated, that any new projects of scale would immediately impact the area for the better. I still say it's a bias against the area. I personally have contacted the development players in town, and can't even get the respect of a reply from them. If I do, its a brush off that its the kind of project "we don't do". Which is total BS. I'm not sure what it's going to take to shake it loose.

 

There probably is some bias going on as the westside has generally been neglected for a long time.  Some of that bias lies in truth though as those area fell so far that they're going to be the last to turnaround.  Same reason why Camp Washington is just barely getting off of the ground with new development.  It's why I said earlier Price Hill is probably another 10 years away from seeing a real renaissance that isn't just a couple blocks in East Price Hill.  There's still plenty of easy money to be made on the east side. 

As a life long east-sider, I can say that mostly it is the driving to work with the Sun in your eyes and driving home with the Sun in your eyes. At least when people used to work downtown.

On 8/8/2023 at 3:55 PM, jwulsin said:

 

Looking at the topography of that area, even before there were any streets or changes to the topography, the watershed you're describing is pretty small. The hills slope down into other drainages pretty quickly to the east (Marbea Dr), west (Rednor Ct), and north (Miamiview Dr). I don't think the watershed is/was large enough to ever support a "creek" or even what is called a "seasonal creek". Even though that watershed is "only" ~20 acres, in a heavy rain, 20 acres captures a lot of water (1" of rainfall over 20 acres is about 543,000 gallons of water). So, I can certainly imagine after heavy rains, if the ground was saturated you could have some surface streams appear immediately after/during the storm. And the further "downstream" you are, the more of that water passes through the drainage.

 

Thanks for this!

 

That actually makes a ton of sense. You are correct, it's like a stream (probably 3-4 foot wide and 3 inches deep and moving fast) rolling down the back of the house right into the back corner of my house during heavy rains, mostly since I've been there (3 years) happening in the spring / early summer. I've been able to break it up with native plantings like big blue stem, etc. and a rain garden, with berm on the side of the house to redirect anymore increase of waterflow, then more native planting areas, which slows it down, but then picks up steam again. At least it isn't washing out the grass that was there before and doesn't sit stagnant anymore. The native plantings and rain garden and berms I built from removing sod cost me probably a total of $600 in plant material and $200 in initial consult (I bought small plugs online or from local native plant nurseries). I had quotes for french drains that were around $4k. A good way to save money and a lot of hard work and time though, but it's pretty and a nice addition to the yard. Any case...

 

I wonder what they would call this type of area "before streets came" topographical wise. It's a drainage area for sure, and maybe not a seasonal creek, but it definitely moves a lot of water during heavy rain. Perhaps all the development and backfill created it and before hand it would "soak in" with whatever the native land was before that. Which judging from the surrounding neighborhoods and this neighborhood an oak type flora forest, perhaps an oak Savannah? I am curious if you have any knowledge of what the fauna was pre development in the Cincinnati area.

12 minutes ago, IAGuy39 said:

I wonder what they would call this type of area "before streets came" topographical wise. It's a drainage area for sure, and maybe not a seasonal creek, but it definitely moves a lot of water during heavy rain.

 

According to the EPA:

"Rain-dependent streams (ephemeral) flow only after precipitation. Runoff from rainfall is the primary source of water for these streams."

https://archive.epa.gov/water/archive/web/html/streams.html#:~:text=Rain-dependent streams (ephemeral),most prevalent in arid areas.

 

As a kid, I grew up not far from the the location you're describing, and we had some of these near our house. We called them "gullies" and had a blast building little boats out of scrap wood and racing them downstream after big rains. 

Edited August 10, 20231 yr by jwulsin

10 minutes ago, jwulsin said:

 

According to the EPA:

"Rain-dependent streams (ephemeral) flow only after precipitation. Runoff from rainfall is the primary source of water for these streams."

https://archive.epa.gov/water/archive/web/html/streams.html#:~:text=Rain-dependent streams (ephemeral),most prevalent in arid areas.

 

As a kid, I grew up not far from the the location you're describing, and we had some of these near our house. We called them "gullies" and had a blast building little boats out of scrap wood and racing them downstream after big rains. 

 

Thank you for the help on this! That's actually a great idea for my kids, I'll keep that in mind! Gullie seems right for sure. Walking around the neighborhood during the heat of the summer when you get close to the big one in our neighborhood the temperature really cools down. Unfortunately as a tree hugger I hate seeing all the invasive species in the gullies, and seeing the beautiful native trees like dogwood and redbud get choked out by Amur honeysuckle.

 

Edit: found this on ephemeral streams which makes sense why even when it's quit raining for days, the sump pump still runs heavily:

 

"Even though they may look like ditches, they perform all of the functions of headwater streams noted above. Moreover, while they may be dry on the surface, there may still be water flowing beneath the surface, which is being filtered and helping sustain the flow of larger streams during dry weather. Losing our ephemeral streams is a bit like losing the small blood vessels in our bodies."

 

https://www.franklinswcd.org/ephemeral-streams-1

Edited August 10, 20231 yr by IAGuy39

19 hours ago, LAW 21 said:

 

There probably is some bias going on as the westside has generally been neglected for a long time.  Some of that bias lies in truth though as those area fell so far that they're going to be the last to turnaround.  Same reason why Camp Washington is just barely getting off of the ground with new development.  It's why I said earlier Price Hill is probably another 10 years away from seeing a real renaissance that isn't just a couple blocks in East Price Hill.  There's still plenty of easy money to be made on the east side. 

 

Really it's everything arcing from the Ohio River up to Colerain and then over to Finneytown.  

 

 

 

 

 

Madeira plans overhaul of Miami Avenue to attract new businesses

 

Road diets and street calming – concepts aimed at making busy streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists – have been all the rage in Cincinnati for years now, as residents demand the city shift its focus from catering to those passing through to those who actually live there.

 

Such projects aren’t often seen in car-oriented suburbs, but Madeira is planning a $10.7 million overhaul of Miami Avenue, a walkable strip of land with a coffee shop, ice cream shop, pizzeria, fish market and several retail establishments.

 

Madeira estimated the project will eventually lead to the creation of 50 to 100 full-time jobs in the corridor in retail, service, office and restaurant jobs.

 

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https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/08/16/madeira-miami-avenue-overhaul.html

 

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Edited August 17, 20231 yr by jwulsin