So I was in Cincinnati today and it is a city that I have so many conflicting opinions on. Because on one hand it is genuinely one of the most gorgeous cities in America and its clearly still working class. But on the other hand it is just so car dependent, and half the city just doesn’t exist anymore because of racist policies. I feel like it’s one of the best examples of the rust belt in the US because of how so much has clearly been lost in the city and yet it like so many rust belt cities has so much potential for improvement and to become a great city again. It’s got amazing bones, if you go to surviving neighborhoods like NKY, OTR and Clifton there is so clearly a hope for the future, and I want that to happen. I feel like that streetcar is proof of the fact that the city can improve and yet how it falls behind because it is a good system with good ridership. But it needs serious infrastructure like dedicated separated lanes and desperatly needs an extension to Clifton and UC. All in all I like Cincinnati, I just feel like it as a city deserves so much better.