Ohio

A new report, Toledo Metropatterns, identifies the areas around Toledo suffering from the impacts of sprawl.

A coastal policy bill restricting the state's control over lands below Lake Erie's "high water mark" sparks a clash between property owners and the state of Ohio.

A 'civic innovation lab' encourages and supports residents who want to invigorate the city's economy.

Faced with having to move out to the suburbs to find space that meets their needs, a firm finds an old church building and calls it 'a godsend.'

Monster additions and a sea of cement allow more students to be packed into neighborhood.

Without opposition from developers, the City of Delaware, OH has placed a 6 month moratorium on residential development.

Welfare exiters receiving vouchers are employed closer to their homes, spend less time commuting to work, and have greater access to job openings.

Cincinnati's zoning code is undergoing its first major rewriting since 1963, and preserving vistas will figure prominently.

Delaware's (Ohio) new master plan envisions a landscaped, six-lane boulevard to reunify the city and promote riverfront development.

Cincinnati's young adults are growing up and moving out at alarming rates,and the city has shifted its approach to lure and keep the young.

Cincinnati face 'grave challenges' as it seeks to transform itself into a "market-performing" city.

Moderately priced condominiums easily draw buyers to Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine district.

Pilotless planes like those used by the U.S. military will be tested in Ohio to battle traffic jams.

Churches in Cleveland's older suburbs are fighting sprawl.

The city of Lakewood, Ohio has plans to redevelop a turn of the century residential neighborhood into the "Shops of the West End."

Cincinnati City Council wants the University of Cincinnati to take action against off-campus hooliganism by students.

A 3-D digital restoration project recreates architectural wonders of the ancient world.

Ohio State is trying to improve its neighborhood by transforming a 7.4-acre site into a mixed-use project intended both to attract shoppers and stimulate investment.

While it's still the place that Cincinnti instinctively gathers for large public events, Fountain Square needs a significant overhaul to reverse a trend of declining use.

In a rare study that uses specific employment data, researchers in Ohio found that economic development incentives have very little effect on job creation.