Today’s episode of Explore Cincinnati is now online. Refresh your Podcasts in iTunes (or subscribe now) to receive the latest episode, or listen in your browser below.
I started out responding to “The Beacon Challenge,” a series of “10” questions asked of me by Mr. Haap. At about the 22:30 mark in the show, we begin to discuss the Glencoe/Inwood Village project, featuring an interview with Mr. Mark Miller from COAST. I discuss the new Chase Elementary School in Northside, Mayor Mallory’s trip to Washington to meet with Obama, and a few other stories as well.
Season 1, Episode 6 of Explore Cincinnati for February 20, 2009:
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Edit (2/21/09): At about 19:25 in the program, I accidentally said “Between 2000 and 2005, Ohio lost 100,000 people between the ages of 20 and 24.” I meant to say “…between the ages of 20 and 44.” Sorry for this mistake.
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So many places to go, so little time this morning.
On Duke:
http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/blog-202-bortz-opposing-duke-deal-is-moronic.html
That CityBeat article appears to contradict what the Cincinnati Enquirer said in its article Duke to help city with streetcars:
“Duke Energy’s agreement to lower a requested rate hike includes spending $6.5 million to help Cincinnati build a streetcar system.”
“The deal is part of a settlement between the city and the utility over Duke’s request this past summer to raise base rates by 5.7 percent.”
“The city of Cincinnati was one of several large power consumers to oppose Duke’s rate request to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.”
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081028/NEWS0108/310280070 (although this link appears to no longer work, and I can’t find the article by searching for it on the Enquirer’s site.)
Walnut has a lane of parking that is also a driving lane during rush hour. You said I was incorrect in saying the streetcar would get rid of a rush hour lane.
So you can issue a correction on your show next week.
Additionally, you said you wish there was a bio-diesel trolley plan so you could compare. Maybe you should do your research.
http://winburnreport.com/Winburn%20Downtown%20Trolleys.pdf
You can also issue a correction on that fact, too.
“Duke Energy’s agreement to lower a requested rate hike includes spending $6.5 million to help Cincinnati build a streetcar system.”
Do you understand that a lower-than-planned hike is still a hike?
Yes. Do you understand how saying “The City of Cincinnati agreed not to fight Duke’s desire to impose a rate increase on City residents” is inaccurate?
No. The City did not oppose the rate increase. Get it?
Once again, here is the Enquirer’s quote on the topic:
“The city of Cincinnati was one of several large power consumers to oppose Duke’s rate request to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.”
Even if you want to play semantics and say that Cincinnati did not “oppose the rate increase” because a rate increase still occurred, they still reduced the amount by which the rate was increased.
No, the City agreed not to oppose the rate hike combined with the streetcar gift.