One of the most dramatic urban transformations has been Cincinnati's historic Over-The-Rhine neighborhood

In just 10 years, it went from one of the city's most notoriously dangerous to most desirable neighborhoods. Here's a thread of some before and afters from 2014→2025 🧵


Characterized by its uniquely dense urban fabric, OTR has embraced and built upon its unique assets, including a new streetcar line and closing several alleys to form quaint European-style pedestrian plazas and seating areas

I heard you guys like decaying Appalachian urban centers with weird transit infrastructure...Well, meet Johnstown, PA!

This former steel city has lost **73% of its population** declining from 67k to just 17k - Yet it still maintains one weird quirk - A funicular commuter rail!



Although it is now mostly a tourist gimmick, the Johnstown Inclined Plane once acted as a crucial commuter link between Johnstown's hilltop neighborhoods & the many factories below. It's a miracle it survived deindustrialization while most similar systems failed