U.S. President Joe Biden to Visit Cincinnati Next Week for CNN Town Hall

[TexasTowelie]

Cincinnati is rolling out the welcome mat for another member of the White House.

U.S. President Joe Biden will be in Cincinnati on July 21 for a town hall hosted by CNN. The event is expected to be one hour long and will cover "a wide range of issues facing the nation ranging from COVID-19 to the economy," the network said Tuesday.

CNN anchor Don Lemon will moderate, and a limited number of locals will be invited. An event location has not been disclosed.

In its story about the upcoming town hall, CNN notes that U.S. Senator Rob Portman is from Cincinnati. Portman, a Republican who had signed a compromise of Democrat Biden's $580 billion infrastructure deal in June, will vacate his Senate seat in 2022. Several people, including the very conservative, Trump-supporting Josh Mandel, have announced their candidacy. Even right-wing talk show host Geraldo Rivera has entertained becoming an Ohio Senator.

Read more: https://www.citybeat.com/news/news/blog/21153943/us-president-joe-biden-to-visit-cincinnati-in-july-2021-for-cnn-town-hall

[elleng]

1. Excellent, IF the electorate there will open their eyes;

MAYBE President Biden can help.

Brent Spence Bridge
In 2008, the Cincinnati City Council supported a plan called Alternative #4, which involves building a new bridge to carry I-75 at the current location, and demolishing the Brent Spence Bridge.[12] Alternative #4 would build a parallel bridge just west of the Brent Spence Bridge.[13] It would again be a two deck bridge, except the top deck would carry all I-75 traffic and the bottom deck would carry south I-71 and local traffic.[13] The I-75 deck would have a total of 6 lanes, with 3 lanes each for north and south traffic.[13] The I-71 deck would be a total of 5 lanes, divided into 3 lanes for south local traffic, and 2 lanes of south 71 traffic.[13] Additionally, Cincinnati City Council has expressed interest in using the bridge for a light rail system that would connect downtown Cincinnati to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.[12]

The Selected Alternative, as described in the Finding of No Significant Impact[14] is Alternative I, which would build a new double deck bridge just west of the existing Brent Spence Bridge to carry three lanes each way for I-75, two lanes for southbound I-71, and three lanes for southbound local traffic. The existing Brent Spence Bridge would be rehabilitated to carry two lanes for northbound I-71 and three lanes for northbound local traffic.[15]

In Spring 2021, a potential upgrade or replacement of the Brent Spence Bridge was prioritized in the American Jobs Act [16] but continues to be a subject of partisan debate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Spence_Bridge