Disappointment - Cincinnati: is this really it?

[cali3448893]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

Another perspective to consider regarding native Cincinnatians.....they apparently didn't have the foresight, political will, or even the desire, to demand a public transport system within the city that would have made Cinci a much more progressive place to live in the long term. For whatever reason, the city's canal system was never transformed into a subway system, as was proposed but never accomplished. That the people of Cinci let that project fall by the wayside says to alot to me about the mentality there.

Stick to the DC forum.

[ram2]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

The Ohio Riverfront area pales in comparison to Baltimore's Inner Harbor, which was developed after the 80's! That alone makes me suspicious of your perspective!

Baltimore's Inner Harbor development started in the 1970s.

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

Another perspective to consider regarding native Cincinnatians.....they apparently didn't have the foresight, political will, or even the desire, to demand a public transport system within the city that would have made Cinci a much more progressive place to live in the long term. For whatever reason, the city's canal system was never transformed into a subway system, as was proposed but never accomplished. That the people of Cinci let that project fall by the wayside says to alot to me about the mentality there.

Many cities had nascent subway systems that never went anywhere or developed further, and there are only a handful of cities in all of North America with a subway today. Why would this say anything more about Cincinnati than it does all the others?

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

Many cities had nascent subway systems that never went anywhere or developed further, and there are only a handful of cities in all of North America with a subway today. Why would this say anything more about Cincinnati than it does all the others?

It doesn't. The events leading up to the Great Depression were already taking their toll on city revenues. The Cincinnati subway was just one of many. The Great Depression just laid the gauntlet down and stopped it in its tracks, or lack of same.

[Bhiggins]

Originally Posted by TomJones123

False. Most of what's being developed downtown has been with vacant properties. To insinuate there is a mass displacement of section 8 from downtown is inaccurate.

Never suggested that the buildings rehabbed weren't vacant, I should have made that more clear, my fault. What I am saying is that the increased gentrification has undeniably displaced at least SOME amounts of section 8 tenants and other empty nesters perhaps to the west and to the northeast to some extent.

It may be wrong to feel this way, but I'm happy this is happening. I actually was in town this last week and took a visit to OTR and had literally the most amazing breakfast I've had in quite awhile at the Taste of Belgium. It's awesome to see OTR being revisited and reinvested in, I actually felt highly safe walking around just touring the southern areas of OTR which is awesome. I hope I can give Cincinnati a second go this year if Cincinnati is an area I can relocate to, based on my employer.