tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post4311993371268203804..comments2024-01-05T14:03:34.310-05:00Comments on CityKin: Metropole Should StayCityKinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-7364628055591897912009-10-05T22:33:45.947-04:002009-10-05T22:33:45.947-04:00"I couldn't agree much more with your vie..."I couldn't agree much more with your views here - I've always been amazed about how quiet this building is - and I hang out in this area with great frequency and have never noticed a problem with the residents of this building."<br /><br />Then you probably don't live anywhere near it. There are almost daily service calls to the Metropole, and don't forget about the huge raid on the building only last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-36119580163888610482009-09-30T16:03:08.245-04:002009-09-30T16:03:08.245-04:00Awesome post Mike.
I couldn't agree much more...Awesome post Mike.<br /><br />I couldn't agree much more with your views here - I've always been amazed about how quiet this building is - and I hang out in this area with great frequency and have never noticed a problem with the residents of this building.<br /><br />My friend's brother lived here for over 15 years - he is bi-polar and has a host of other disabilities and this was one place he could afford, was central to transportation, and he - like most in this building - kept to himself.<br /><br />I do agree this building is in a prime location, but honestly, this type of housing is never going to get re-established anywhere else downtown. <br /><br />I love the idea of a 21C property here in Cincinnati, I just don't want to see it at the expense of losing these SRO units.dewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184486880598096052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-15571213515978773532009-09-30T11:29:35.717-04:002009-09-30T11:29:35.717-04:00I think the argument that these residents should b...I think the argument that these residents should be able to find housing in two years is completely flawed. As this post points out the bottom tier of the housing market has largely been eliminated in this area. <br /><br />This void at the bottom will effectively displace those who have every right to housing in the urban core. Chances are they will become homeless or be forced to pay beyond their means in areas already suffering from a low quality housing stock.<br /><br />This specific battle maybe lost, but if you are removing x quantity of housing at a level there should be an effort to replace x quantity in some form. <br /><br />The problem is the free market has failures and providing housing to this population is one of them.<br /><br />We will likely see more of this, and I won't be surprised when it moves up the housing chain. <br /><br />Market intervention is reasonable when it comes to situations like this where we value the diversity of an urban population and want to ensure people have a right to live in close proximity to transportation, services and employment opportunities.<br /><br />Just for ViewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-56841389120194751222009-09-29T20:31:59.380-04:002009-09-29T20:31:59.380-04:00One of my favorite reads recently. I completely a...One of my favorite reads recently. I completely agree with you on the importance of SROs and their central location to jobs and/or high-quality transit options.<br /><br />With this particular location the fight seems to be lost already. The Aronoff Center for the Arts sent that area of Downtown on a new trajectory. You can like or dislike what has happened, but it's happened and there is probably no preserving affordable housing units next to some of the swankiest bars, restaurants, museums and clubs in town.<br /><br />I think there are probably other reasonable options to introduce new SROs in Downtown while allowing this particular location to go the way of the boutique hotel it seems to be screaming for. Great write up and I'm with you all the way.Randy Simeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272257274373604807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-56102484092100710692009-09-29T16:15:42.125-04:002009-09-29T16:15:42.125-04:00The one thing we learned from Urban Planning. Proj...The one thing we learned from Urban Planning. Projects and low income gettoization buildings do not set people up for sucess. <br /><br />The "ghettoization" of the poor ,be it a housing project or a building like the Metropole does not help them achieve or thrive.<br /><br />What is does is expose those struggling to people who are engaged in prositution and drug dealing. Something this building is well known for.<br /><br />What we really don't want to deal with is that the Metropole puts all these people in one "big box". where much of the downtown doesn't see them or deal with them.<br /><br />Rather than argue for the contined use of the Metropole as slum housing, we should embrace this as a good thing and be spending energies on bringing city officials, community leaders and social services groups together ti develope a transition strategy for these people over the next two years so they dont fall through the cracks, RATHER, than have a "knee jerk political correctness moment" where we lament the passing of this kind of housing, that we know sets up those people to fail not achieve.<br /><br />Are we worried about the plight of the people or the fact they will be dispersed maybe into our neighborhoods?Paul Wilhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327323928859170490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-62625329921942983702009-09-29T13:51:31.181-04:002009-09-29T13:51:31.181-04:00Thanks. You are scooping next week's column. ...Thanks. You are scooping next week's column. Not so much about Metropole and SRO, but certain other aspects....I knew I should've insisted it come out today.CaseyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120031197005890304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-16135484715302642622009-09-29T11:17:59.411-04:002009-09-29T11:17:59.411-04:00I wouldn't go as far as say i "like"...I wouldn't go as far as say i "like" encounters with "beggars", but I'm willing to "risk" them for new experiences. <br />I was thinking of this over the weekend, I think people who live downtown are less experience risk adverse than suburbanites.5chw4r7zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-63903319719421146472009-09-29T11:10:09.721-04:002009-09-29T11:10:09.721-04:00^Nothing is happening at the Terrace. It is just ...^Nothing is happening at the Terrace. It is just sitting there vacant and waiting for a new hotel to move-in. <br /><br />Radarman; yes all the cheap bars are gone, but some of this type of housing should remain I think. My granny may be timid, but she can walk past the Metropole on the way to the Aronoff without a second thought.CityKinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-71915220097423827762009-09-29T11:05:15.231-04:002009-09-29T11:05:15.231-04:00What is happening with the Terrace Hotel, the Bart...What is happening with the Terrace Hotel, the Bartlett Building?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-61281080559697798092009-09-29T09:48:01.119-04:002009-09-29T09:48:01.119-04:00Where to start? This battle was lost when the Aro...Where to start? This battle was lost when the Aronoff Theatre and the Contemporary Arts Center were constructed. Their constituencies are suburban and timid. The closings of the Phoenix and the Bay Horse mean that the Metropole and the Denison are the last traces of a small Skid Row. It probably makes most sense to set up a new Skid Row, invite in some cheap bars, and group new SRO housing in the area.Radarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490374472499934197noreply@blogger.com