Cincinnati

Cincinnati Road

Cincinnati Announces Pedestrian Safety Plans

The mayor wants to implement a series of measures to eliminate traffic fatalities and make city streets safer for pedestrians.

January 27, 2019 - Cincinnati CityBeat

Interstate 71

Traffic Study Leaves Cincinnati City Council Wanting More

The interim version of a draft traffic study was not enough to appease members of the Cincinnati City Council seeking concrete action on congestion in Downtown.

December 17, 2018 - WCPO

Cincinnati Over-the-Rhine

Residential Parking Permits for One of Cincinnati's Hottest Neighborhoods

Residents are looking for more reliable parking as Over-the-Rhine continues to boom.

December 7, 2018 - Cincinnati Enquirer

Major League Soccer

Plans Released for New $200 Million MLS Stadium in Cincinnati

The Major League Soccer Team FC Cincinnati is planning on building a stadium, along with attached mixed-use development, in the West End neighborhood of its hometown.

November 29, 2018 - CityBeat

Cincinnati Bell Connector

Cincinnati Ponders Changes to Streetcar Operations

The idea of the city taking over streetcar operations is deemed "expensive and time consuming" by a report to the Cincinnati City Council.

November 25, 2018 - WCPO

Newport, Kentucky

$1 Billion Ovation Project to Break Ground in Metro Cincinnati in 2019

A mixed-use project planned for 35 acres in the city of Newport, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, is ready to break ground after ten years of planning.

November 23, 2018 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Tent City

Lawsuit Challenges Cincinnati's Homeless Encampment Ban

The ACLU will challenge Hamilton County's ban on tent cities in court.

October 22, 2018 - CityBeat

Bus Only

Cincinnati to Experiment With Downtown 'Bus-Only Lane'

Cincinnati will launch a new bus-only lane as a pilot project on Main Street in downtown. It's the first project of its kind in the city.

October 21, 2018 - Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Parking Requirements

Downtown Cincinnati: Parking Not Required

The Cincinnati City Council voted this week to eliminate parking requirements in vast swaths of the downtown urban core.

September 21, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

Lougheed Highway in Pitt Meadows

An International 'Winner' for the Sorriest Bus Stop in America

Streetsblog readers have decided to cross the border in selecting this year's "Sorriest Bus Stop in America."

September 18, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

Cincinnati Bus

No Transit Sales Tax Vote in Cincinnati

Transit advocates aren't happy after a promised sales tax levy vote to raise revenue for the Cincinnati Metro transit system was nixed from the fall ballot.

July 31, 2018 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio

Parking Reform Gaining Steam in Downtown Cincinnati, Over-the-Rhine

A proposed Urban Parking Overlay District would end requirements for off-street dedicated parking in two of Cincinnati's busiest neighborhoods.

July 29, 2018 - UrbanCincy

SORTA Metro

Cam Hardy, Crusader for Cincinnati Bus Riders

Cincinnati's bus riders are overwhelmingly black and poor, and looming deficits threaten to make service even worse.

July 18, 2018 - Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Suburb, Blue Ash, Gets Bike Share

Blue Ash’s 50-bike pilot makes it the first suburb in the area with a bike share system.

July 14, 2018 - WCPO

Cincinnati Streetcar

Revenue Projections Falling Short for Cincinnati's Streetcar

The city of Cincinnati is scrambling to cover the difference on a shortfall of funding from a voluntary tax incentive contribution agreement (VTICA) system set up to support the Cincinnati Bell Connector.

June 5, 2018 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Ohio River

Ohio Announces 320 'Opportunity Zones'

The new Opportunity Zones program is one to watch as states around the country throw their hats in the ring.

April 5, 2018 - CityBeat

Parking Lot SOlar

As Climate Shifts, Cincinnati Mayor Boosts Solar Investments

The Ohio city recently announced a plan to build the nation's largest municipally owned onsite solar array. The plan builds on a decade of increasingly ambitious climate action.

March 27, 2018 - Yale Climate Connections

Clermont County, Ohio

Celebrating the 'Greenspace Gems' in the Cincinnati Region

An advocacy organization in the Tri-State area (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana) is raising awareness about the region's 116,000 acres of preserved greenspace.

March 17, 2018 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Cincinnati Bell Connector

The Cincinnati Streetcar Is Failing

Mechanical failures and understaffing have contributed to plummeting ridership for the Cincinnati Bell Connector.

March 11, 2018 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Soccer Brings Development Hopes, and Displacement Fears, to Cincinnati

A proposal for a Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium in Cincinnati's West End is raising displacement concerns among residents.

February 27, 2018 - Cincinnati Business Courier

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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