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"Cheap" gas now is $3.90-$4.00, if you can find it

"Cheap" gas now is $3.90-$4.00, if you can find it

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Cincinnati region is now experiencing some of the highest, if not the highest-ever prices for gasoline in history.

Speedway and many other stations raised prices in most places to $4.159 per gallon of regular almost everywhere north of the Ohio River.

Northern Kentucky has avoided the price hike, except for a couple of stations, but that still leaves the vast majority of prices there in the $3.90's.

Of 16 Northern Kentucky stations reported to Cincygasprices.com as of Thursday night, the prices ranged from #3.98 to $3.99, with the median at $3.969.  The Speedway station in Carrollton was at $3.829, while all other Speedway stations in Northern Kentucky were at least $3.929.

Among 8 Indiana stations reported by the two sources after 6 p.m.

Gas prices in your neighborhood: bad or worse??

Gas prices in your neighborhood: bad or worse??

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Gas prices over much of the Tri-State have reached $3.99 (plus 9/10 of a cent) for regular, approaching the highest level in history.

The lowest prices reported in the region Tuesday were found in Franklin, where most stations were at $3.72 (omitting the last digit) as reported by Cincygasprices.com and by Speedway.com.  Stations were charging that price along 2nd and 6th streets.

The highest?  Try $4.16 at some stations in Connersville, IN.

Gas prices both rising and (mostly) falling around Tri-State

Gas prices both rising and (mostly) falling around Tri-State

CINCINNATI (FOX19) – Gas prices at a few local stations are on the verge of topping 4 dollars a gallon, while at the same time prices at most stations are edging downwards.

The gas prices tracking website KentuckyGasPrices.com reported a price of $3.99 (plus the final .009) per gallon for regular gas at a Boone County station.

FOX19 found that price advertised at the UDF/Marathon at the corner of Mineola Pike and Airport Exchange Boulevard just off 275 north of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport.

The same price was reported by CincyGasPrices.com as of midday Friday for a pair of stations in Trenton, while a pair of neighboring stations were at $3.71.

In spite of those eye-popping prices, most prices were falling.

Where to find gas that is only very expensive

Where to find gas that is only very expensive

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - There is a place in the region where gas can be found for as low as $3.54 or $3.55 a gallon.

Unfortunately for most people around the Tri-State, that place is Carrollton, about halfway to Louisville.

A check of online gas prices at speedway.com and CincyGasPrices.com shows almost all stations charging $3.79 for a gallon of regular (omitting the final '9'), or just a few cents a gallon less.

Butler County lowest and highest for gasoline

Butler County lowest and highest for gasoline

 

 

 

FAIRFIELD (FOX19) - It's the best of times and the worst of times for people filling up on gasoline in Butler County.

After many stations around the Tri-State raised their prices to $3.59 (plus .009) Friday, very few of them kept them at that level. It appears many stations east of Hamilton along Route 4 from Fairfield to Monroe didn't raise their prices at all, according to cincygasprices.com, and they were generally lower on Monday than they were before the price hike.

Regular prices at stations in that stretch were running from $3.22 to $3.29 after 2 p.m. Monday.

Cincinnati Ranks #7 on Kiplinger.com's 10 Best Cities for Commuters

 Cincinnati Ranks #7 on Kiplinger.com's 10 Best Cities for Commuters

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Kiplinger.com names the 10 Best Cities for Commuters, America’s locales with the easiest, most affordable commutes. To make the cut, the cities all have a metro population of at least 1 million and a low congestion cost (a measurement of wasted time and fuel calculated by the Texas Transportation Institute). Also factored in are the average length of commute, local gas prices, yearly delays per commuter, and public transit use.

Kiplinger.com’s list includes:

 1. Rochester, NY

Rochester boasts an annual congestion cost that is $100 less than our runner-up. Residents spend a mere 19 minutes on average commuting to work, compared with a national average of 25 minutes. A Roc-City commuter’s chief challenge is the snowfall, which averages about 100 inches annually.

"Bump Outs" proposed for Columbia Tusculum

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Would the Stanley Avenue business district in Columbia Tusculum be better if the curb was made crooked?

That's a serious quesitionb brought up by the owner of Stanley's pub.  When the streetscape is done, he would like to see "bump outs" installed.

These are extensions of the sidewalk into the curb lane.  Instead of traffic going straight through when no one is parked, if there are parking spaces they are built into the curb.  This is a structure used to slow down traffic and hopefully beautify the street, and can be seen on Galbraith Rd west of Hamilton Ave in North College Hill, and in some other neighrborhood business districts.

The Columbia Tusculum Community Council is going to take up this idea at their next meeting.  A release follows:

Proposal to modify Stanley Streetscape Project

Columbia Tusculum has been awaiting a Stanley Ave Streetscape project, pending completion of the s