Dave Prather delivers yet another update on the construction progress at the Smale Riverfront Park. In this update he takes a look at now open elements, and details the final work taking place before the grand opening scheduled for May 18. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Smale Riverfront Park to feature 1,000-foot boat dock
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On March 17th, the Silver Ladle restaurant will open downtown and offer a variety of healthy, fast-casual food with friendly service and a fair price. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Silver Ladle offers fresh fast casual with local twist Cincinnati officials are developing a plan that would completely rid the city of its dependence on fossil fuels for its vehicles by 2025. City Council has already approved the first phase of study required for the plan that could eventually save the city millions of dollars annually in fuel costs and emission reductions. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati plans to rid city vehicles of fossil fuels by 2025 City and regional leaders should maintain the natural beauty of the Ohio River and turn the Oasis Line into an attractive recreational trail that can connect into existing trail networks to the east, and the Wasson Line should be preserved for light rail use in the future. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati leaders should rethink planned rail, trail systems After more than 40 BigBelly solar cans were installed throughout some of the city’s busiest park, city officials are now replacing aging street cans with the solar-powered trash compacting units. While the upfront cost is higher than traditional trash cans, officials believe long-term cost savings and improved service levels will be achieved. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati officials turn to solar-powered trash cans in busy pedestrian districts Uptown community leaders are hoping a new on-street parking proposal can gain traction at City Hall. Modeled after programs in San Francisco and Washington D.C., the on-street parking reforms hope to improve traffic flow, access to spaces, and cater to residents living in the densely populated CUF neighborhoods. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Uptown neighborhoods looking to reform on-street parking policies Proponents of an idea to convert the Wasson rail corridor into a recreational trail will take their message to City Council’s Strategic Growth Committee on March 6. And at UrbanCincy would like to make it clear that we oppose this proposal and believe this valuable rail corridor should be preserved for future light rail service. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati’s Wasson rail corridor should not be converted into recreational trail Over the past few weeks, city crews were busy dismantling another section of downtown Cincinnati’s once extensive skywalk system. The section, an open air walkway over Elm Street and Rusconi Place, was taken down by the city in preparation for the World Choir Games this summer, and the demolition is the latest phase of an [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The story behind Cincinnati’s slowly disappearing skywalk system On what turned out to be virtually perfect weather for Cincinnati in mid-February, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Cincinnati Streetcar this past Friday. The event was announced to the public a week prior, and included dignitaries and media from not only Cincinnati but from around the United States. The [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Hundreds of Cincinnatians celebrate groundbreaking for the Midwest’s first modern streetcar Beginning March 1, all 342 Metro buses will accept a new monthly payment system which allows riders to purchase rolling 30-day passes at any time. Transit officials also say that additional upgrades will be coming and include the introduction of a tap-and-go card later this summer. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Metro to implement new flexible payment options March 1 From the remodeling of Italianate brownstones to the renovation of Music Hall, change can be seen throughout Over-the-Rhine. No change, however, has been as significant, both in scale and in reconnecting with the significance of the past as the $48 million renovation of Washington Park. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: A revitalized Washington Park intends to serve as a historical, cultural bridge Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory announced today that the city will break ground on its $110 million modern streetcar line next Friday. The ceremony will take place at 1pm outside of Memorial Hall, and city officials will be joined by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati to break ground on streetcar project next week with Ray LaHood While Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory is attending the Community Streetcar Coalition’s annual Streetcar Summit in Washington D.C., Duke Energy made the announcement that they would leave negotiations with the city over utility relocations. The announcement came as a surprise to many, and caused city officials to respond boldly. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Duke Energy announces they will leave streetcar negotiations, city fires back While the announcement that dunnhumbyUSA will build a new office tower for its headquarters in downtown Cincinnati is good news, the whole situation may be a major missed opportunity for the region’s urban core. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Downtown Cincinnati to get another new office tower, but is it an opportunity missed? Cincinnati city officials are making progress on a new power aggregation plan that could supply the city with 100% renewable energy as soon as this summer. The public can weigh in today at the final of two Budget & Finance Committee hearings on the topic at 1pm. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati may soon be powered by 100% renewable energy Inter-city bus travel is booming throughout the United States. In Cincinnati there are several services catering to travelers and, unbeknownst to many, there are actually two daily Chinatown bus services that run directly between Cincinnati and New York City. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Chinatown buses offer direct overnight travel from Cincinnati to New York City Smale Riverfront Park project manager Dave Prather walks us through the latest progress at the $120M construction site, and details what is to come for future phases. With critical mass now reached, opening of the central riverfront park is scheduled to take place in the coming months. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: First phase of Smale Riverfront Park on schedule, future phases hinge on funding The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is facing a major budget crisis and is making significant cutbacks all across the state. The impact of those decisions on Cincinnati-area projects is now becoming clear after ODOT’s Transportation Review Advisory Committee released its funding recommendations. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Massive funding cuts at ODOT pose threat for Cincinnati-area projects Project officials have announced that Ruth’s Chris Steak House has signed a lease for a 9,600-square-foot, two-level location at The Banks. The annoucement means that the central riverfront development now has 82% of its retail space leased. Officials also seem poised for another major annoucement in the coming weeks. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Ruth’s Chris Steak House signs on at The Banks City and County leaders are looking to empower the Cincinnati Port Authority to do more with economic development. UrbanCincy proposes that Hamilton County sell, or trade, their parking assets at The Banks for privately owned parking lots throughout downtown in order to get the Port Authority started with some land banked properties. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Land swap could provide Port Authority immediate economic development opportunity |
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