Ohio
Candidates Sit Idly While Sprawl Thrives and Cities Die
This piece from The Cleveland Free Times argues that policy can and does encourage sprawl, and none of the candidates running for president will do anything to combat these policies. Meanwhile, American cities will continue to die off.
Homeowners Resist Plan To Scale Down City
Officials in Youngstown, Ohio, hope to save money and strengthen their community by vacating sparsely populated neighborhoods, but homeowners in the targeted areas are reluctant to leave -- even with the city's $50,000 incentives.
Youngstown Plans For A Smaller Future
After years of decline, Youngstown Ohio has an aggressive plan to bulldoze abandoned properties and pare back on services and infrastructure.
Regional Approach Lauded as Key Stretegy for Economic Development
The greater Toledo area needs to think harder about creating regional development if it wants to compete in the globalizing economy, according to this editorial.
Streetcar Plans Move Forward in Cincinnati
Plans for streetcars in Cincinnati are moving forward, as advocates have formally requested nearly $1 million to perform the preliminary studies required to apply for federal funding.
Hopping On The Downtown Bandwagon
Quite a few Ohio suburbs are planning to resurrect their old downtowns -- or build new ones from scratch -- to create human-scaled urban focal points.
Cleveland: Subprime's 'Epicentre'
Cleveland, which last week filed suit against 21 banks to regain revenues lost from a massive wave of foreclosures, epitomizes the extent of America's housing crisis.
Cleveland Suburbs: Too Close for Comfort?
After black teenagers from Cleveland severely beat a white man, Shaker Heights residents reconsider the safety of their community.
Proposal Would Save Marcel Breuer Building in Cleveland
As part of a mixed use development proposal, the 1971 Marcel Breuer-designed office tower in Cleveland would become a boutique hotel and residences. The adjacent Cleveland Trust rotunda, designed by G. B. Post & Sons, would become the hotel's lobby.
Ohio Economic Woes Cause Unwanted Living Arrangements
Ohio never recovered from the 2001 recession, and today 16 percent of families live below the poverty line. The state continues to lose high-paying factory jobs, and adult children and moving back in with their parents to make ends meet.
First Baltimore, Now Cleveland: Banks Facing More Subprime Lawsuits
With thousands of its homes abandoned and public works projects permanently postponed for lack of revenue, Cleveland is filing suit against 21 of the nation's largest banks for their role in the subprime mortgage fiasco.
Ohio Growth Posing Environmental Threats
Growth and urban development are posing significant threats to air quality in Northeast Ohio, and many planners are looking at ways to reduce the threats.
Ohio Residents Buy Properties To Fight 'Flippers'
Community members in Ohio are fighting against real estate prospectors by buying up property before investors can move in to "flip" them for a quick profit.
Cincinnati Considers Streetcar Proposal
Despite running a deficit, Cincinnati officials are strongly considering the construction of a streetcar system to spur economic development.
Making Plans To Resurrect A Dead Commercial Corridor
A team of planners in Akron are trying to create some optimism for the future of one of the city's most blighted stretches of highway.
Ohio Looks To Embrace Alternative Energy Sources
Newly elected Gov. Ted Strickland (D) has made the pursuit of alternative energies a focus thus far in his tenure. Are the winds finally changing in Ohio?
Rebirth Of Cincinnati's Historic Over-the-Rhine Neighborhood
Cincinnati's historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood is seeing levels of investment and activity that haven't been seen there for many, many years. The largest collection of Italianate architecture in the U.S. is finally starting to see new life.
Cleveland Region Focuses On Municipal Cooperation
Cleveland and its suburbs are trying to remove some of the regional competition between cities by sharing revenues and resources.
You Call That A Census?
Feeling undercut by Census 2006 population figures, county officials in Ohio are gathering support amongst the 49 municipalities concerned to issue a formal challenge to the Census Bureau.
Running Out Of Land, Some Suburbs Learning To Build Up
With little land left to develop and a declining population in recent years, suburban cities in Ohio are beginning to accept that the only way they can continue to grow is by building up.





