Saturday, July 15, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
Oakley Bombing Solved:
A 34-year-old Oakley man was charged with two counts of aggravated arson and possession of a dangerous ordnance. He allegedly set off two pipe bombs near his residence, behind the Crossroads Community Church on Madison Road.
I don't see a connect with the other local pipe bomb incidents, but are they looking at that angle?
I don't see a connect with the other local pipe bomb incidents, but are they looking at that angle?
Drop a Dime
I have no major problem with TipCincinnati, but in high crime areas, which are generally the poorer areas of town, what percentage of people actually have handy Internet access?
Also, is this website going to get a bunch of spam? Or worse yet, a bunch of local crime reports outside the city?
The form doesn't limit addresses, so this could be for anyone in the world to submit.
The cool part is that you can upload a picture with the report. If you have drug dealers in your neighborhood, take their picture, fill out the form, upload the picture, and wait for them to be arrested.
Hell, its not that much harder than ordering a pizza online. (cough, cough)
Also, is this website going to get a bunch of spam? Or worse yet, a bunch of local crime reports outside the city?
The form doesn't limit addresses, so this could be for anyone in the world to submit.
The cool part is that you can upload a picture with the report. If you have drug dealers in your neighborhood, take their picture, fill out the form, upload the picture, and wait for them to be arrested.
Hell, its not that much harder than ordering a pizza online. (cough, cough)
High Speed Train in Ohio
Great ideas are hard to come by, but the Plan for a high speed train in Ohio is one of them.
This concept will reduce traffic on highways and make traveling easier. Additionally, if the stations are located in the downtown area of each major city, it will make for a great way to connect the major cities in Ohio. That connection can be on a business and social level.
This concept will reduce traffic on highways and make traveling easier. Additionally, if the stations are located in the downtown area of each major city, it will make for a great way to connect the major cities in Ohio. That connection can be on a business and social level.
3CDC in OTR
Interesting interview in the Business Courier with former 3CDC OTR lead, Des Bracey.
He has left town, but the most interesting take on OTR is his contention that the Drop Inn Center could/should stay in OTR, just in a different place:
City Link may have been a start, but failed with the Nimby effect. Why not build the new jail, with the Drop Inn Center near by? Sounds cruel? Well, it is, but those who will not play along with the basic society shouldn't be afford with as much consideration as those who make an honest attempt to get along with the society at large.
The con to the Jail next to the Drop Inn Center idea is likely that the homeless who would go to the Drop Inn Center want to stay clear of the jail at all costs. They likely wouldn't face any more police attention then they do now, but they would likely percieve they would, keeping them away.
A large part of the perception game of safety in Downtown and OTR is getting the bums out. When I say bums, please understand that I literally mean the bums. Moving the Drop Inn Center would have the biggest impact on changing the perception of living/working/playing downtown as well as the reality of it.
He has left town, but the most interesting take on OTR is his contention that the Drop Inn Center could/should stay in OTR, just in a different place:
Q: Where is there work still to be done?The Drop Inn Center needs to move out of OTR, and most certainly away from Music Hall and pending new SCPA. It contributes far too much to the crime problems in OTR, and is the source of most of the pandhandling problem.
A: The Drop Inn Center. We've tried real hard to work with them and be open and transparent and find ways where their mission and our mission would co-exist and be achieved. I don't think we're there yet.
The problem of homelessness is much more than an Over-the-Rhine problem. The solution there probably necessitates a citywide response.
Q: Do you mean moving the Drop Inn Center, which is located near Music Hall and Washington Park?
A: I think the solution will be in a new facility for the Drop Inn Center. A 200- or 300-space on-site shelter is not the best way to provide homeless services. But that new facility should be in Over-the-Rhine and could be right there in Over-the-Rhine. It will need more staff and more resources and will require the Drop Inn Center to change the way they do business as well.
City Link may have been a start, but failed with the Nimby effect. Why not build the new jail, with the Drop Inn Center near by? Sounds cruel? Well, it is, but those who will not play along with the basic society shouldn't be afford with as much consideration as those who make an honest attempt to get along with the society at large.
The con to the Jail next to the Drop Inn Center idea is likely that the homeless who would go to the Drop Inn Center want to stay clear of the jail at all costs. They likely wouldn't face any more police attention then they do now, but they would likely percieve they would, keeping them away.
A large part of the perception game of safety in Downtown and OTR is getting the bums out. When I say bums, please understand that I literally mean the bums. Moving the Drop Inn Center would have the biggest impact on changing the perception of living/working/playing downtown as well as the reality of it.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Making News!
I wasn't there, and I don't think I know anyone who was there but this Enquirer story is a classic example of how to gain free media!
It sounds like someone complained and someone over reacted.
It sounds like someone complained and someone over reacted.
Alchemize to Move to Covington?
Nick's been talking about this for a while, but now is starting to get specific.
I've asked this before: Where is Midpoint going to be?
I've asked this before: Where is Midpoint going to be?
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