Can Do Cincinnati

On a daily basis, a Cincinnati renaissance is being fueled by developers, small business owners, and artists whose investments of resources, talent and energy are revitalizing neighborhoods in transition. My Council race is in many ways inspired by these new urban pioneers. It is my firm belief that Cincinnati has been mired in cynicism for too long, and we need to resurrect a "can-do" attitude. With pride in our city and optimism about its future, I created a web page dedicated to everyday people whose vision will help make Cincinnati the nation's comeback city:

http://votegregharris.com/candocincinnati.html

What's the most important issue for City Council to address immediately?

The Cincinnati Enquirer recently started a Forum blog (http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/forum/) to encourage greater discussion of the issues among readers and candidates during the campaign.

The current question: "If you are elected, what will you consider the most important issue for City Council to address immediately?"

My response, which is also posted on their blog:

at 6:36 AM, September 29, 2007 Greg said...

I believe the most important issue for City Council to address immediately is getting the Banks built. If we don't stall the momentum, we can get the plan to a vote before Council and the Commission as soon as next week, and then break ground.

The Banks will fill a necessary niche in our urban core: a suburbanite-friendly, sanitized, self-contained space that would entice a larger slice of the region’s 2 million people to make downtown a destination again. The Banks will help ensure first and foremost that a larger portion of the hundreds of thousands of folks who attend Reds and Bengals games remain on the riverfront after the game. We can’t capture this potential revenue with the current mud pit.I admit that save for the park, I personally probably would not hang out much at the Banks. But those of us who crave authenticity and want to support independent theatres, local owned shops, restaurants and bars can enjoy these things in dynamic neighborhoods (Northside, Clifton, O-t-R, etc.) throughout Cincinnati.