On the second episode of The UrbanCincy Podcast, Randy, Jake, and Travis discuss the transportation poverty faced by senior citizens in Cincinnati and other U.S. cities. We also discuss the problem of suburban developers externalizing their costs onto taxpayers, and we address listener feedback from our discussion on bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Episode #2: Transportation Poverty
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This weekend is poised to be a busy one with a variety of unique events taking place throughout the basin. We do not often plug events nowadays, but this is a weekend where you do not want to be absent from Downtown and Over-the-Rhine. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Weekend events to celebrate new riverfront park, progress in Over-the-Rhine The European-American Chamber of Commerce will host its annual conference at the Hilton Netherland Plaza in downtown Cincinnati today, and local leaders hope the discussions will lead to positive ideas for growing the region’s skilled labor workforce. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: EACC conference aims to jumpstart region’s skilled labor workforce Kasich supports tolls to fund new Brent Spence Bridge Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) announced he supports using tolls as a method to fund the Brent Spence Bridge project. The plan—to build an additional double-decker bridge to supplement the current bridge—has not yet been funded and isn’t expected to be completed until 2023. Julie Janson, [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Kasich supports tolls to fund new Brent Spence Bridge Christian Moerlein inducted into Beer Barons Hall of Fame To celebrate the 194th birthday of Cincinnati brewer Christian Moerlein, he was welcomed into the Beer Barons Hall of Fame as its first member. By the time Moerlein turned 60, his brewery was one of the largest in the nation, exporting beer across the county and [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Christian Moerlein inducted into Beer Barons Hall of Fame Bicycle advocates announced today that Cincinnati has been named a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Building on the positive recognition, city officials stated that the city will complete a bike share feasibility study this August. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati receives national bicycle award, announces bike share feasibility study With the debut of Google’s Business Photos in Cincinnati, users will now get to take a 360-degree view inside participating establishments. The first business in the region where this is available is Arnold’s Bar & Grill downtown. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Google’s new maps feature takes users inside Cincinnati businesses Urban innovators to gather in Cincinnati at CEOs for Cities event A group of some of the nation’s most innovative urban minds will gather in Cincinnati on May 17 and 18. While here, they will examine the city’s ongoing urban success stories at CEOs for Cities bi-annual meeting titled, “The City as a Startup.” More [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Urban innovators to gather in Cincinnati at CEOs for Cities event Ohio’s modest, and failed, effort to bring passenger rail service to the nation’s most densely populated region without it shows just how far America has fallen from the days when the U.S. built big, and inspired people the world over. Now, we often look to Asia for that inspiration. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: What can Ohio’s failed high-speed rail program teach us about America’s standing in the world? The Banks development team announced that Yard House, an American fusion restaurant with 100-250 taps, will open its first Ohio location on Cincinnati’s central riverfront. The 10,000 sq. ft. restaurant will be the first stand-alone tenant at The Banks, located immediately south of the Freedom Center. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Yard House to open first Ohio restaurant along Cincinnati’s central riverfront The economic crisis hits transit hard in cities like Pittsburgh Cities across America continue to see ridership increases on their transit systems, but are feeling an even greater pinch from ongoing government austerity measures forcing service reductions. More from The Transport Politic: The counter-intuitive result is that cities that are doing well economically are able [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The economic crisis hits transit hard in cities like Pittsburgh Taxicab commission recommends sweeping reforms Cincinnati’s notoriously unregulated taxis may finally become more uniform should recommendations of the Cincinnati Taxicab Advisory Commission become reality. Some of the changes include standardized cab fares throughout the region, more taxi stands, and establishing a “Bill of Rights and Expectations.” More from the Business Courier: Councilman Wendell Young (D) [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Taxicab commission recommends sweeping reforms Developers will break ground on more housing uptown in Corryville in the near future. The project will be the second phase of the $80 million Village of Stetson Square development located immediately south of University Hospital, and will include 18 units. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Latest phase of Stetson Square takes on new urban form 60-unit apartment building planned for Madison Road in Oakely A new development being called Oakley Lofts would bring 60 one- and two-bedroom apartments to Madison Road at Appleton Street. More from the Cincinnati Enquirer: The five-story building will have a commercial component on the first floor. The upper floors will be residential. Chris Bortz, a [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: 60-unit apartment building planned for Madison Road in Oakley More new housing to be built uptown in Corryville The housing construction boom continues uptown as developers announce their intentions to build a second phase to the popular Village of Stetson Square development in Corryville. More from the Cincinnati Enquirer: Four newly constructed buildings are planned to house 16 one-bedroom units with studies and two [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: More new housing to be built uptown in Corryville On the inaugural episode of The UrbanCincy Podcast, urban planner Natalia Gomez Rojas joins the UrbanCincy team from Colombia to discuss bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. Randy and Natalia discuss their experience using the TransMilenio system in Bogotá, and the lessons Cincinnati and other U.S. cities can take away. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Episode #1: Bus Rapid Transit Cincinnati to offer domestic partner benefits. Following through on a campaign promise, Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seelbach (D) championed through domestic partnership benefits this week. The move will place Cincinnati amongst an estimated 200 other cities from around the country who offer similar benefits to same-sex couples. More from the Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati became the second city [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati to offer domestic partner benefits As UrbanCincy gets ready to celebrate its five-year anniversary, we are introducing a variety of new features and technical upgrades intended to keep you – the readers – better connected. The first of those new features are now operational, with more coming soon. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: UrbanCincy begins rolling out new website features, announces bi-weekly podcast Japanese restaurant coming to OTR this fall Just one week after UrbanCincy announced that Hapa, an Asian-inspired restaurant, will open at 1331 Vine Street, it is now being reported that a Japanese restaurant will join it across the street. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: The concept is an izakaya, or what you might call a Japanese [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Japanese restaurant coming to OTR this fall From ghost town to night-on-the-town Nearly one month ago we asked whether Cincinnati is in the midst of a contemporary golden age. With all of the public and private investment taking place throughout the city, the answer seemed to be an easy yes. Now, Cincinnati’s mainstream media is echoing our thoughts. From WCPO: On virtually [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: From ghost town to night-on-the-town |
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