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UrbanCincy Partners With Niehoff Studio to Host Urbanist Candidates Forum
Yesterday we highlighted the important planning efforts that will be affected by this year’s mayoral race. However the real legislative efforts will be carried out by the nine city council members...
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PHOTOS: All Aboard Ohio Visits Cincinnati to View Streetcar Construction...
On October 26, rail transportation advocacy group All Aboard Ohio hosted their fall meeting in Cincinnati. Members came from across the state, and other states including West Virginia and Iowa, to see...
View ArticleBrent Spence Bridge on the outside looking in as Tappan Zee Bridge...
Link: Brent Spence Bridge on the outside looking in as Tappan Zee Bridge replacement gets $1.6B DOT loan. Originally built during the Korean War, the Tappan Zee Bridge is in need of replacement. The...
View ArticleCouncil Candidates Talk Urbanism at Forum
This past Wednesday we collaborated with the Niehoff Studio to host our first Urbanists Council Candidates Forum. The event drew a large group of young professionals and university students as 10 City...
View ArticleShould Cincinnati revisit the idea of an aerial tram between Downtown and Mt....
Link: Should Cincinnati revisit the idea of an aerial tram between Downtown and Mt. Adams?. One of Cincinnati’s most unique and beautiful geographic features is its hills. They provide wooded...
View Article$1.6B partnership deal inked to replace Goethals Bridge
Link: $1.6B partnership deal inked to replace Goethals Bridge. Yet another multi-billion dollar bridge replacement project is advancing in the New York metropolitan area. A couple of weeks ago we...
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Episode #27: Election 2013 Wrap-Up
On the 27th episode of The UrbanCincy Podcast, we’re joined by former city council candidate Mike Moroski to discuss the outcome of the November 5th election. We also speculate on why voter turnout was...
View ArticleWill Cincinnati upgrade parking assets following lease default?
Link: Will Cincinnati upgrade parking assets following lease default?. While it appears that Mayor-elect John Cranley (D) and the new city council are poised to cancel and default on the city’s Parking...
View ArticleProject Executive Estimates Cost to Cancel Streetcar Would Far Exceed $100M
The project executive for the Cincinnati Streetcar project, John Deatrick, gave a presentation to Cincinnati City Council’s Budget & Finance Committee today to outline the anticipated costs, time...
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GUEST EDITORIAL: Those “streetcar” rails going down on Elm Street are...
The first light rail tracks were installed on Elm Street for the Cincinnati Streetcar on October 15, 2013. A couple of years ago, an engineer designing our streetcar mentioned Cincinnati wouldn’t be...
View ArticleWhat transportation lesson is there to learn from Salt Lake City?
Link: What transportation lesson is there to learn from Salt Lake City?. I visited Utah earlier this year to see what they were doing with their transit systems, and was stunned to see the amount of...
View ArticleMinneapolis moving forward with two, possibly three streetcar lines
Link: Minneapolis moving forward with two, possibly three streetcar lines. A recent study found that while Metro does more with less than 11 peer cities, it woefully lags behind the rest when it comes...
View ArticleHundreds of Streetcar Supporters Rally in Over-the-Rhine as New Mayor,...
There has never been a single anti-streetcar event that has gathered more than 20 people, but earlier today it was estimated that close to 1,000 Cincinnati Streetcar proponents gathered with green...
View ArticleStreetcar Spurs Unsubsidized Growth in Portland
Portland is often cited as the “go to” city for rail transit and good planning initiatives. As someone who had ridden a fair share of streetcar, light rail and subway systems, I traveled to Portland...
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December 2, 2013: The Day Chaos Ruled City Hall
In what Nathaniel Livingston described as what may have been the most bizarre day at City Hall since now Mayor John Cranley (D) chaired over the Law & Public Safety Committee meeting shortly before...
View ArticleNew app allows users to tell their Congressional reps about inadequate transport
Link: New app allows users to tell their Congressional reps about inadeqate transport. Do you find yourself frustrated by traffic congestion, lack of bike lanes or sidewalks, inability to take a bus or...
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After Another Day of Chaos at City Hall, Council Votes to “Pause” Streetcar...
Today was the day that would show the true colors of those members of council freshly sworn into office. They were faced with a decision of voting to continue and finish construction of the Cincinnati...
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UC Planning, Engineering Students Propose Hamilton Avenue BRT Corridor
Last fall UrbanCincy partnered with the Niehoff Urban Studio on an event that highlighted the work of an interdisciplinary group of students. That semester engineering and planning students focused on...
View ArticleWhere is the consistency and simplicity in design of pedestrian infrastructure?
Link: Where is the consistency and simplicity in design of pedestrian infrastructure?. Our friends and fellow Streetsblog Network compatriots at Streets MN have knocked it out of the park with their...
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Cincinnati’s Streetcar Victory a Decade in the Making
The final, final, final vote for the first phase of the Cincinnati Streetcar took place today. Perhaps by now you all know the outcome. A six-person veto-proof super-majority voted to continue...
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