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Cincinnati Ends Parking Requirements in the City’s West End

The West End neighborhood of Cincinnati is home to 6,000 residents but only one dine-in restaurant.

August 24, 2022 - Cincinnati Business Courier

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Signs of Financial Distress Among Office Properties

The foreclosure risk facing a pair of high-profile office buildings highlight the debt difficulties facing the office sector as it deals with the fallout of the pandemic. The trend could be on the verge of picking up steam.

October 26, 2021 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Suburban Home

More and More Homeowners Achieve 'Equity Rich' Status

A growing percentage of homeowners owe less than half of their homes total value, according to recent analysis.

August 11, 2021 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Ohio

Ohio Approves New Tax Credit and Crowdfunding to Boost Downtown Development

Two pieces of legislation signed by Gov. DeWine promote investment in "legacy" cities.

January 5, 2021 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Major League Soccer

Developers Bullish on Greater Cincinnati in 2021

The development scene in Cincinnati at the dawn of the new year is looking pretty lively, all things considered.

January 1, 2021 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Cincinnati Streetcar

Emilio Estevez Advocates for Cincinnati's Streetcar

Emilion Estevez, star of Repo Man, a favorite of urbanists with a taste for the dystopic, now lives in a hip neighborhood in Cincinnati, and he's spent recent days pushing for the city to restart service on the Cincinnati Bell Streetcar.

June 18, 2020 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Boston Parking Meter

Free Parking as a Restaurant Business Incentive During Coronavirus

As restaurants and other local retail businesses ponder how to stay open as people stay at home and social distance for the foreseeable future, parking regulations will likely be reevaluated—they already are in Cincinnati.

March 17, 2020 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Highway Expansion Project Damages Flood Control Systems in Cincinnati

The Ohio Department of Transportation has prioritize the expansion of Interstate 71 in the neighborhood of Madisonville, in Cincinnati, over flood protection for property owners in the city, according to a recent city memo.

January 3, 2020 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Cincinnati Bell Connector

Management Divorce for the Cincinnati Streetcar

Efforts to bolster support for a countywide sales tax levy in Hamilton County, Ohio, are pushing the city to fire SORTA as the manager of the troubled Cincinnati Bell Connector.

September 24, 2019 - Cincinnati Business Courier

SORTA Metro

Bolstering the Case for Public Transit Investment by Connecting the Dots to Infrastructure

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority wants funding to revamp its bus system, but convincing voters of a tax's necessity will require bigger thinking.

September 20, 2019 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Major League Soccer

Soccer Stadium Plans Amended Over Concerns About Displacement in Cincinnati

Planning Commissioners in Cincinnati talked a lot about the severed trust between the city, residents, and the Major League Soccer team FC Cincinnati at a hearing last week.

May 12, 2019 - Cincinnati Business Courier

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

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

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

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

Cincinnati Bus

Cincinnati Looking for Transit Budget Solutions

Fare increases, a new tax, and a system redesign are some of the ideas on the table for Cincinnati's bus system as its operating transit agency struggles to deal with budget shortfalls.

October 19, 2017 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Cincinnati

Revitalized Neighborhood in Cincinnati Wants to Keep Parking for Free

The age-old controversy over the cost of parking in heating up in East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.

April 15, 2017 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Cincinnati Streetcar

Examining the Cincinnati Streetcar's Impact on Real Estate Investment

A dive into the reach of the Cincinnati Bell Connector's influence on a revitalizing urban neighborhood.

December 31, 2016 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Cincinnati

Cincinnati Scales Back Plans for Downtown's Lytle Park

The current plan for a renovated Lytle Park lacks $6 million in funding it could have had if voters had approved a parks levy in November 2015.

September 9, 2016 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Central Parkway

Safety Got Worse Before it Got Better on Cincinnati's Central Parkway Bike Lane

The controversy over a protected bike lane along Central Parkway in Cincinnati continues. The latest grist for the mill comes from a report finding that crashes increased in the first complete year of the lane's operation.

August 3, 2016 - Cincinnati Business Courier

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