PHOTOS: Mayor Mallory Energizes Supporters at Streetcar Social
Hosting their monthly Streetcar Social, Cincinnatians for Progress braved the summer heat wave at Rhinegeist Brewery as crowds gathered to listen to the featured speaker of July. Cincinnati Mayor Mark...
View ArticleIs the deck stacked against cities in state legislatures?
Link: Is the deck stacked against cities in state legislatures?. It is difficult enough for local or regional governments and agencies to figure out how to pay for their necessary infrastructure...
View ArticleMiami developers are turning away from cars, can Cincinnati be next?
Link: Miami developers are turning away from cars, can Cincinnati be next?. Cincinnati has seen a wealth of private real estate investment over the past decade. The problem, however, is that almost all...
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Financing Falling Into Place for $108M MLK Interchange Project
Planning and financing is progressing for construction of a new interchange between E. Martin Luther King Drive and Interstate 71. The $108 million MLK Interchange will fill the most obvious gap in the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Biking from Cincinnati’s Fountain Square to the Ohio Statehouse in...
In September 2009, UrbanCincy’s Jake Mecklenborg biked from Cincinnati’s Fountain Square to the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. The ride documents the state of bike paths, or stretches of roadway, between...
View ArticleAfter 20 years of results, it turns out that transit skeptics in St. Louis...
Link: After 20 years of results, it turns out that transit skeptics in St. Louis were wildly wrong. Hamilton County residents voted on a half-cent sales tax in 2002 that would have transformed the...
View ArticleBetter Streets are Better Public Places
Link: Better Streets are Better Public Places As many communities start to require a complete streets approach to roadway planning it is important for cities such as Cincinnati to remember the elements...
View ArticleCitiBank’s investment in New York City’s bikeshare is paying off
Link: CitiBank’s investment in New York City’s bikeshare is paying off. Columbus launched Ohio’s first bikeshare this week. Cincinnati, meanwhile, continues to work on developing its own bikeshare...
View ArticleSecretary Foxx poised to continue LaHood’s multi-modal legacy
Link: Secretary Foxx poised to continue LaHood’s multi-modal legacy. While Congress continues to be totally inept and unable to pass a comprehensive transportation bill, the new Secretary of...
View ArticleWill Janette Sadik-Khan and Amanda Burden form their own urban planning...
Link: Will Janette Sadik-Khan and Amanda Burden form their own urban planning policy institute?. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg not only brought his huge stack of cash with him when he took...
View ArticleCharlotte transforming city center through dynamic public investments
Link: Charlotte transforming city center through dynamic public investments. Cincinnatians have experienced first-hand what good public policy and investments can do to improve quality of life and...
View ArticleTraffic congestion can actually be a good thing for urban districts
Link: Traffic congestion can actually be a good thing for urban districts. Engineers are well-known for coming up with solutions to rid our communities of dreaded traffic congestion. To most people...
View ArticleNearly $4B in Work Progresses in Decade-Long Reconstruction of I-75 Through...
In the early 2000s the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) developed plans to widen and modernize Interstate 75 between the Ohio River and Interstate 275. The $531.7 million Millcreek Expressway...
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Greg Landsman: Riding the Cincinnati Streetcar to Success
Whether you were for or against the streetcar, here are the facts: contracts have been signed, millions spent, and construction is fully underway. The proverbial train has left the station. Now it is...
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Metro Art Shelters Project to Transform Eyesores into Literary Canvasses
In January 2013, Cincinnati City Council voted to ban advertising on public right-of-way. The idea was to rid the city of all those bus bench billboards and other seemingly unsightly ads, but what the...
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Roxanne Qualls and School Officials Call for Pedestrian Improvements Near...
Walking does not seem like a difficult task for city residents where sidewalks are plentiful and signals control traffic allowing people to walk safely across the street. However; this is not always...
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Public Meetings Set for $200M Western Hills Viaduct Replacement
Over 55,000 vehicles traverse the storied Western Hills Viaduct. The iconic art deco era viaduct, constructed as part of the Cincinnati Union Terminal project in 1932 replaced the older Harrison Avenue...
View ArticleColor Scheme, Final Design Unveiled for North America’s Most Advanced Light...
The City of Cincinnati unveiled the official design of the streetcar to supporters in a gathering in Over-the-Rhine. With standing room only, crowds filled the Christian Moerlein Brewery with...
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Ludlow Avenue: The Case for a Pedestrian Streets Ordinance
The stretch of Ludlow Avenue from Whitfield Avenue to the west to Ormond Avenue to the east has a decidedly suburban form different from the rest of the gaslight district between Ormond Avenue and...
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Ridership, Revenue Continue to Grow for Resurgent Amtrak
The growth of intercity passenger rail and bus continues. According to newly released data, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) recorded a record breaking year in terms of both...
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