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Cool to see a weird piece of history from the hometown on HN. Many of those tunnels were used to run utilities and fiber so they still have usefulness, but it is sad to think about "what could have been" if many American cities had gone further with these kinds of projects.

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Also got excited to see Cincinnati on the front page. I love it here, but the public transit is lacking. People from out of town are also often surprised when I tell them that it's very hilly here, and it makes cycling tough. Good for exercise, hard for commuting.

When I went to UC, I had an appartment down the big hill from the main campus on MLK drive. I tried to schedule classes for the morning so that I could bike in (or give up and walk the bike) while the weather was still cool, and then ride/coast all the way home later on when it was warmer.

I miss Cincinnati sometimes...

Especially the goetta [0]...

[0] https://www.seriouseats.com/2013/10/goetta-the-cincinnati-ge...

I see you think public transit is lacking what do you think about the new rail system?

I'm assuming you mean the streetcar, and I'm a proponent of it. People get hung up on the fact that the loop is so small right now, so they claim it as useless. I understand that sentiment, but it is nice for spending an entire day in the city and getting from the stadiums to OTR. More importantly, to me I see it as a great first step to incremental improvement. If it can be expanded to Clifton (where UC is), or over the bridge to Covington, it would be an absolute game changer.

The latest Google street view shows utility trucks in front of the tunnels along 75.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1285304,-84.533603,3a,75y,14...

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