- cobblestone Walnut by the Arnoff; make it a true enetertainment district

- turn the metropole into a hotel.  That area screams for it.  It would be a perfect compliment the primary entertainment street in the city

- Put the casino on the river, not on Broadway commons.  To be honest, the perfect location is where USBANK arena is.  Not right on top f the banks but close enough that the Banks could benefit from casino business i.e. Banks hotels and restaurants.

- A new arena at Broadway commons. Remove the eyesore on the river and put a state of the art city arena at Broadway commons. Immediately helps that area.

- UC law school downtown.  Would connect students andthe University overall to CBD.  Somehwere on the western end of downtown around court or 9th would work. Cincy should "give" them the land.

Those all seem like excellent ideas.

The US Bank Arena's removal would really help, but given that we are having trouble paying off the two new stadiums on the river due to a dip in sales taxes, building a new arena would be a very long shot. One should not depend on sales taxes for partial financing of a development -- it has its inherent flaws, like during a recession.

 

Walnut had decorative pavers near the Arnoff, but they were just removed due to maintenance issues. i.e. The city lacked maintenance, and waited until they were in pretty poor condition.

I too think that UC's new law school should be built Downtown...although I was thinking it could occupy one or more of the Hamilton County owned surface lots at Court & Walnut streets.  This would put the law school within a stones throw of all the law offices, courts, etc.

 

Plus I could see the residential properties on the upper floors of Court Street buildings being occupied by young law students and potentially even spreading into the southern portions of OTR or the northeastern area of Downtown around 8th & Sycamore.  Unfortunately it seems like the powers at be have their hearts set on an on-campus building.

Plus I could see the residential properties on the upper floors of Court Street buildings being occupied by young law students and potentially even spreading into the southern portions of OTR or the northeastern area of Downtown around 8th & Sycamore.

 

That would be great!  I would love to see more business open late on Court Street, and that would certainly help.

 

- cobblestone Walnut by the Arnoff; make it a true enetertainment district

- turn the metropole into a hotel. That area screams for it. It would be a perfect compliment the primary entertainment street in the city

 

Do you mean cobblestone the street or the sidewalk?  I do think that would be a great spot for a hotel, and I think 3CDC may have mentioned something about that at one time.  The Metropole has at least cleaned up their act, so  I don't think there have been many issues with them in a few years.

The idea of bringing college students into the CBD core is a good one. Chicago's "Loop U" - the array of colleges that hold classes there - mean 50,000 students attend school in the greater Loop area.  Think about the impact of that on street energy, retail, etc.

 

I too think that UC's new law school should be built Downtown...although I was thinking it could occupy one or more of the Hamilton County owned surface lots at Court & Walnut streets. This would put the law school within a stones throw of all the law offices, courts, etc.

 

Plus I could see the residential properties on the upper floors of Court Street buildings being occupied by young law students and potentially even spreading into the southern portions of OTR or the northeastern area of Downtown around 8th & Sycamore. Unfortunately it seems like the powers at be have their hearts set on an on-campus building.

UC Law is getting a new building?

 

I know the Cincy crowd loves to hate Atlanta, but I have to tell you, that city has got something going on.  They have heavy rail, are densifying their urban core at a serious rate, and have a strong entrepreneurial base.  Consider, for example, the upstart Intercontential Exchange (ICE) that has become a fierce competitor in the financial exchanges market - founded and HQ's in Atlanta.  Home Depot is a product of the 1970's, not the 1870's.  They've got their problems and challenges to be sure, but dismissing a metro area that grew from 2 million to 5 million in 30 years as a Ponzi scheme is way too simplisitic.

This is from another thread but I think it'd be a good idea for Cincinnati to try to become a black mecca like Atlanta is.  With the race history in Cincinnati, this could be especially ameliorative.

No cobblestones, please. They are terrible for cyclists.

No cobblestones, please. They are terrible for cyclists.

maybe cobblestone a section except for a paved bikelanes on the sides?

Use flagstones instead.