Cincinnati: Over-the-Rhine: Ziegler Park Renovation

[jwulsin]

^awesome photo! Beautiful parks!

[TroyEros]

I sorta wished they took that giant green lawn space and transformed into a European plaza full of chairs, benches, chess booths, mini espresso bars, etc. Still can't really find that anywhere in cincy where you can grab a meal to go and sit down in a really comfortable and relaxed setting.

[Caseyc]

I sorta wished they took that giant green lawn space and transformed into a European plaza full of chairs, benches, chess booths, mini espresso bars, etc. Still can't really find that anywhere in cincy where you can grab a meal to go and sit down in a really comfortable and relaxed setting.

They have started putting out a few cafe tables and chairs like they have across the street. I was the only one using them yesterday after work. Also--unfortunately--they removed the "YOUR SPEED" detector signs on Sycamore. I guess that was just a temporary acclimation thing?

[jmecklenborg]

I'm interested to see how traffic counts have changed in the area now that the MLK interchange has opened.  I expect that NKY traffic to Christ Hospital is still using some combination of Reading and Liberty St., but anyone traveling to UC Hospital/Children's/etc. will now use the MLK ramps.  So what I'm getting at is that they could probably remove Liberty between Sycamore and Reading with no ill effects and re-plat and re-sell the lots. 

[taestell]

I have noticed on multiple occasions that some cars come to a complete stop at that crosswalk, even when no one is crossing. Maybe those "stop for pedestrians" bollard signs are so foreign to the average Cincinnati driver that they are confused and think it works like a stop sign.

[taestell]

^ Since my previous post, the "STOP for pedestrians in crosswalk" signs have been replaced with "YIELD to pedestrians in crosswalk". I guess DOTE felt like the signs were too confusing for motorists.

Today, crews are pouring concrete for the new sidewalks in front of Alumni Lofts on Sycamore. That will be the final step before all of the Ziegler Park + Sycamore streetscape work is fully complete!

[BigDipper 80]

^^Honestly is confused drivers coming to a full stop such a bad thing, though? I'd rather cars stop more often that the awkward dance that often happens when people are halfway into the crosswalk and you still have to stand there and wait till the driver waves you on.

[taestell]

Per the latest 3CDC newsletter:

The Ziegler Park pool season is starting early this year! Thanks to a brand new heater, the pool will open on Apr. 30, with limited hours, to kick off another fun summer. Get your Season Pass today, and take advantage of some extra time at the pool.

[taestell]

A new water pipe is being installed on Woodward Street this week. So the new sidewalks and new asphalt that were just installed last fall are already being torn up. I just don't understand why this city can't do a better job of coordinating utility work to avoid tearing up brand new streetscapes.

[chinkley]

^ because then Cranley gets to take credit for double the road-paving miles?

[jwulsin]

^ because then Cranley gets to take credit for double the road-paving miles?

while simultaneously stoking resentment in the "neighborhoods" where progress is viewed as zero sum (if things are getting better in OTR, then it must be getting worse in Cheviot).

[TheCOV]

^ because then Cranley gets to take credit for double the road-paving miles?

while simultaneously stoking resentment in the "neighborhoods" where progress is viewed as zero sum (if things are getting better in OTR, then it must be getting worse in Cheviot).

FYI- Cheviot is not a city neighborhood.