The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan, is in Cincinnati today to celebrate the completion of the newly redeveloped housing project called the Villages at Roll Hill. The project, which was once known as Fay Apartments, is being heralded as the largest green renovation, affordable housing project in the country. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Officials celebrate completion of nation’s largest green renovation of affordable housing
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Cincinnati’s 2002 MetroMoves plan called for five regional light rail lines, modern streetcars, and an overhauled regional bus system. After failing to pass with voters ten years ago, how is Cincinnati positioned for such a proposal today? . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: MetroMoves: A Decade Later  Comment @ UrbanCincy  UrbanCincy  brighton, bus, Business, Cincinnati, Development, developments, downtown, economic, green township, hyde park, light rail, news, Northside, norwood, O'Bryonville, oakley, Over-the-Rhine, planning, Politics, public policy, st. bernard, streetcars, Transportation, uptown The City of Cincinnati is moving forward with a land use study surrounding the Wasson Road Railroad Corridor. Anticipated to be completed in summer 2013, city officials expect the study to look at how to preserve the corridor for future transportation or development options. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati moves forward with land use study of Wasson Railroad Corridor I know people are asking, I get emails all the time from someone looking for a place in OTR. Now granted the majority are looking for apartments but there are still some are looking for condos. So if you’re one of the people looking for a condo with a … . . . → Read More: 5chw4r7z: Bakery Lofts A $450,000 gift from Duke Energy will fund the construction of the Main Street Garden which will include 87 trees, thousands of smaller plantings, walking paths, a 150-foot granite seat wall, and 12 “family-sized” porch swings. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: $450,000 donation from Duke Energy to advance construction at Smale Riverfront Park Operators of the new Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati would like their establishment to be visible by those passing by on I-71. In order to accomplish this, they are asking city officials for a variance to allow for a seven story, freestanding sign. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati requesting 80-foot sign Cincinnati a changed city since Reds’ last playoff run. Those who haven’t been living under a rock for the past five years know that a lot has happened in Cincinnati’s center city during that time frame. On Sunday TBS’ announcers spoke highly of the transformation that has occurred in downtown Cincinnati since the Reds last playoff appearance [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati a changed city since Reds’ last playoff run The next major phase of construction is planned to get started in early 2013, according to developers. Designs exclusively obtained by UrbanCincy reveal the approved designs for Cincinnati’s largest construction project. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Phase two of The Banks set to begin construction in early 2013 Warm your pinky fingers up for action, this little joint, Collective Espresso should be open by the end of October from what they told me. I love how the whole front of this place opens up, its going to be the perfect spot to floak away an afternoon.[w… . . . → Read More: 5chw4r7z: Collective Espresso Prior to reaching an agreement with Duke Energy, the City of Cincinnati has announced that it will reallocated $15M to pay for Duke’s costs upfront so that work can continue without further delay. City officials say that once an agreement is reached, that the $15M will be reimbursed. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: City to move forward with utility relocation for streetcar project Clifton Grocery Store To Reopen Early 2013 Clifton residents are close to being able to shop at a newly remodeled grocery store that has taken the place of Keller’s IGA after its closure in 2011. Although work on reopening the neighborhood grocery store had been delayed, Steve Goessling, who purchased the struggling store after it [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Clifton Gaslight Market may open as soon as early 2013 Downtown Cincinnati has experienced tremendous progress over the past decade, and neighborhood residents and boosters don’t want it to be a secret. To celebrate, DCI and the Downtown Residents Council will host a free event to showcase some of the recent changes. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Downtown hosting open house this weekend to showcase ongoing progress The passing of Art Modell on September 6 has brought his profound history to the forefront, but his connections to Cincinnati go much deeper than merely leading to the city’s NFL franchise. Jake Mecklenborg dives into the history and explains. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Art Modell’s passing stirs up history that brought Cincinnati an NFL franchise and political turbulence from left to right, Michael and Maya with a wall of their work at Mica/12vOut of 2000 entries, VisuaLingual in OTR have been named one of the 100 finalists for the Audience Choice Award in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’s inaugural American Made com… . . . → Read More: 5chw4r7z: VisuaLingual in Martha Stewart’s American Made Competition After UrbanCincy critiqued 3CDC for providing more parking at its Mercer Commons development than what is required by city law, the development corporation responded and committed to a shared parking plan for the remainder of its projects in the historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: 3CDC commits to shared parking plan for Over-the-Rhine Work progresses on the reconstruction of Interstate 75 through the City of Cincinnati. Over $7M of work has already been completed, and another $66M is underway now. Future phases, however, are in jeopardy of ever happening due to financial constraints. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Funding questions loom while reconstruction of I-75 progresses After 60 years of service, the Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport was closed on August 29. A $13.5M plan will transform the space into a new state-of-the-art park, but for now many are visiting the airport site before it is gone for good. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Blue Ash poised to create legacy park at former airport site After a three-year planning process, Cincinnati’s first comprehensive plan in 32 years will be shared with the city’s Planning Commission today. The 228-page document outlines a variety of goals that intend to make the city apologetically urban in its approach. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Plan Cincinnati aims to guide city back towards its urban roots Port Authority to focus new land banking powers on demolition. The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority is moving forward with its new land bank program. Instead of focusing on existing undeveloped land, however, the Port Authority has decided to partner with Ohio attorney general Mike DeWine (R) to launch a $11.1 million demolition and [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Port Authority to focus new land banking powers on demolition Six years after the City of Cincinnati settled their eminent domain case on Dixmyth Avenue, two new medical towers have popped up along the realigned street including a new $27 million facility that Group Health Associates will move into today. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Group Health moves into new $27 million tower in Clifton |
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