User:Casadae3/sandbox

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I'm going to be contributing to the Cincinnati Subway article. I will be adding more photos, greater detail, more proposed uses, and a more accurate description of the inside and layout of the underground tunnel. I will also be discussing in greater depth the lengths that the subway has become a popular location for street artists and graffiti writers. (Casadae3 (talk) 05:16, 16 October 2018 (UTC))

Blog 1:

The topic I am planning to edit and improve on is the Cincinnati Subway. I chose this article because I've always had an interest in history and evidence of human activity that has been left to be forgotten. The article itself could use a few improvements. I'm worried about finding reputable sources due to the lack of relevance the subway has in Cincinnati today but hopefully I'll be able to find some. The issues within the article I will be addressing are photos, greater detail, more proposed uses, and a more accurate description of the inside and layout of the underground tunnel. I will also be discussing in greater depth the lengths that the subway has become a popular location for street artists and graffiti writers. Aside from what I know I would like to add, I also am open to ideas and other possibilities of what to contribute to this neglected article. (Casadae3 (talk) 12:26, 18 October 2018 (UTC))

Bibliography 1:

Dots, Pixels and. “Go Metro.” Hide This Message, 2018, www.go-metro.com/index.php.

Malott, Paige. “Cincinnati's Abandoned Subway.” Cincinnati's Abandoned Subway, 2010, www.thecincinnatisubway.com/.

Transportation and Energy, Department of. “Home.” Home - City of Cincinnati, 2018, www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cityofcincinnati/.

(Casadae3 (talk) 03:40, 19 October 2018 (UTC))

Blog 2:

The additions I'll be making to the Cincinnati Subway article hopefully will be substantial enough to help push the article out of the C class. I'm going to be adding more photos which will be my own that will show a better depiction of what the subway currently looks like and how the layout of the tunnel is. I want to add more proposed ideas regarding what to do with the empty tunnel. I've found plenty of sources that I'm sure are very accurate but just don't have the required attributes to be considered a source that I can use. I also think an addition of more maps would be helpful. These maps being the current transit map, a map showing frequency of travel along these routes, and how either of these maps compare to the abandoned subway. (Casadae3 (talk) 06:23, 23 October 2018 (UTC))

Blog 3:

As I do more research there seems to be very few reliable sources online that pertain to what I want to do with the article. I plan on trying the UC library soon, hopefully because its a local topic they will have something for me to use. On the bright side I have found multiple photos that I think would make good additions to the understanding of the current state the tunnel is in. Think the organization of the article could use some help, as well as the amount of statistical information in the side bar on the right side of the page.  I would also like to add to the See Also section, connecting links to the page of other related locations within the city. I don't know if they would have to have an existing page already in order for me to link to it though. (Casadae3 (talk) 07:47, 25 October 2018 (UTC))

Bibliography 2:

Dots, Pixels and. “Hop on! It's a Great Day to Ride!” Cincinnati Bell Connector, 2016, www.cincinnatibellconnector.com/.

Dots, Pixels and. “Bus Only Lane Pilot Program!” Go Metro, 2018, http://www.go-metro.com/

Wartman, Scott. “The Curse of the Subway: A Look at Cincinnati's Troubled Century of Mass Transit.” Cincinnati.com, 2018, www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/04/25/transit-history/397132002/.

Mecklenborg, Jacob R. Cincinnati's Incomplete Subway: The Complete History. History Press, 2010.

(Casadae3 (talk) 012:10, 29 October 2018 (UTC))

Bibliography 3:

Simpson, Louis. “The Cincinnati Subway.” Focus on Geography, vol. 44, no. 2, June 1994, pp. 13–16., doi:10.1111/j.1949-8535.1994.tb00079.x.

Suess, Jeff. “Cincinnati Subway: Enquirer Throwback.” The Enquirer, 16 June 2016.

Berg, Nate. “Could Trains Ever Run on Cincinnati's Secret Subway?” The Daily Beast, The Daily Beast Company, 10 Apr. 2016, www.thedailybeast.com/could-trains-ever-run-on-cincinnatis-secret-subway.

Engineering, Transportation and. “The Cincinnati Subway.” Home - City of Cincinnati, 2018, www.cincinnati-oh.gov/dote/about-transportation-engineering/historical-information/the-cincinnati-subway/.

To Do:

Done Fix spelling and grammar

Done Fix the flow of the article, make it easier to read.

Done Include track information

Done Edit the side bar into, make it more interesting

Done Fix Menu set up/ cap

Done Remove bit about newspapers and the tight curves.

Done Add to the See Also, change order, plug other Cincinnati public transportation

Done Talk about Graffiti and the street art.

Done Talk about Deer Creek similarity in See Also

Done Talk about stat for the 1960s attempts at restoration

Done Talk about all the hate the project got in the 1920s

Done Talk about the other misused or disliked public transport in the time period.

Done Talk about the Miami Canal and OTR

Done Place picture of the Metro Frequency map in that section.

Done Place a picture of the water main

(Casadae3 (talk) 00:00, 00 November 2018 (UTC))

Cincinnati Transit Frequency Map