Tuesday, September 07, 1999
City sweeps up after smooth-running fest
Few crowd problems
BY MARIE McCAIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
City sanitation crews worked overnight and well into the afternoon Monday getting rid of the remnants of this year's Riverfest.
Assistant Cincinnati Sanitation Superintendent Cleophus O. Kelley said workers from the sanitation and recreation departments were dispatched to pick up 50 tons of trash along the riverfront.
The cleanup areas stretched from Eggleston Avenue to the riverfront, and from Plum Street to the hilltops, he said. “We've got areas in Mount Adams and Mount Echo Park and some hills in between.”
In its 22nd year, the end-of-summer celebration, highlighted by a spectacular fireworks show, attracted hundreds of thousands to the river.
Anticipating traffic tie-ups and other hassles that manifest with large crowds, Cincinnati police said they tried some new techniques this year that paid off.
Many came; few arrested
There was a relatively low number of arrests considering the number of people downtown, according to Cin cinnati Police Lt. Paul Humphries. “There were no serious incidents or injuries,” he said, adding that police made 63 arrests, 22 vehicles were towed and 40 parking citations were given.
Fifty-nine of the arrests were citations for alcohol or drug possession and vendor violations, Lt. Humphries said, and two were physical arrests for warrants.
Traffic monitored
A Cincinnati police officer rode in the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department's helicopter and spotted traffic tie-ups early. The officer sent relays to the ARTIMIS center, which warned motorists via the large electronic signs along the interstates.
Lt. Humphries added that Metro ridership from park-and-ride areas was up this year, which helped to lighten traffic problems.
“All in all, this was a very successful event this year,” he said. “We had minimal problems. I was surprised by how well it went.”
Across Greater Cincinnati, “well” is how authorities described weekend traffic flow. Police patrols were visible throughout the area.
As of 5:30 p.m. Monday, there had been no traffic fatalities in the Tristate.
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