Parking Requirement Removal Makes Housing More Affordable Hot on the heels of Cincinnati’s move to begin eliminating parking requirements in the urban core, UCLA has released a study that highlights how excess parking from parking requirements contribute to the increase in rent or mortgage payment for developments that may not need as much parking as [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Parking Requirement Removal Makes Housing More Affordable
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The City of Cincinnati will hold a public conference this evening about proposed amendment to the zoning code that would deregulate parking requirements throughout the center city. The news comes one year after Vice Mayor Qualls passed a motion for such action. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati Proposes Eliminating Parking Requirements in Downtown and Over-the-Rhine As of yesterday, demolition crews began tearing down the 129-year-old Glencoe-Auburn Place Row Houses in Mt. Auburn, and Jake Mecklenborg was there to capture the work taking place with his camera. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: PHOTOS: Historic Glencoe-Auburn Place Row Houses are Being Demolished A development team has proposed a six-story, 210-unit residential development in Clifton Heights that would require the demolition of the Clifton Natural Foods building, Christy’s & Lendhardt’s, and several homes along Lyon Street. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Proposed Clifton Heights Development Would Demolish Historic Christy’s & Lenhardt’s A bizarre electrical fire destroyed the iconic steeples of Old St. George five years ago today, but failed to destroy the structure altogether. With a half-decade now passed, the historic church continues to sit quiet as plans linger to transform the building into a hotel. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: PHOTOS: The fire that almost took down Cincinnati’s iconic Old St. George Large vacant buildings like the old SCPA, Bartlett Building, Tower Place Mall, and Terrace Plaza Hotel should be repurposed as unique community centers that activate their community and bring in a welcome attraction for visitors. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Large vacant buildings should be transitioned into urban community centers  Comment @ UrbanCincy  UrbanCincy  architecture, Business, Cincinnati, college hill, Columbus, Development, developments, downtown, economic, historic preservation, news, ohio state university, opinion, Over-the-Rhine, planning, public policy, sustainability, University of Cincinnati, urban design, young professionals Seven Cincinnati-area developments have been awarded nearly $9 million in tax credits from the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA) through the state’s historic preservation program. Once completed, the projects will create more than 130 housing units and tens of thousands of square feet of commercial space. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Ohio awards nearly $9M in historic tax credits to seven Cincinnati-area projects Cincinnati’s tax incentives for building sustainable structures are already considered to be the most generous in the country, but city officials are looking to do even more. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati aims to further incentivize green building How an abandoned building in St. Louis became an urban rock climbing destination. An abandoned building in St. Louis has become a destination for rock climbers. Similar transformations have occurred elsewhere throughout the United States including exterior rock climbing walls on the sides of buildings in Chicago, and a church turned rock climbing venue in [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: How an abandoned building in St. Louis became an urban rock climbing destination 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 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 The 86-year-old Enquirer Building in downtown Cincinnati may finally see new life after a previously failed redevelopment effort in 2007. Plans now call for a $27.3 million investment that would transform the tower into a 238-room hotel with 12,000 square feet of street-level retail. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: $27.3M investment to transform historic Enquirer Building into 238-room hotel Cincinnati, like all peer cities, recorded its peak population in the 1950 and has steadily lost residents since. But the cause behind that population loss may be more complex than the traditional narrative of urban decline can explain. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: What’s the full story behind Cincinnati’s 50-year population decline? What happened to Cincinnati’s once proud Sixth Street Market?. Everyone in Cincinnati knows about Findlay Market, Ohio’s oldest farmers market, but the Queen City once boasted six such markets throughout the urban core. The last to go was the Sixth Street Market which was torn down in 1960. More from the Cincinnati Enquirer: Two market [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: What happened to Cincinnati’s once proud Sixth Street Market? Bread & Spice owner, Daniel Tinney, says that after being dissatisfied with vegetarian options outside of the home he and his wife decided to open a vegetarian-focused cafe in downtown Covington. The cafe moves in to the 1,000-square-foot space recently vacated by AJ Creations. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Bread & Spice brings vegetarian-focused bakery to Covington Most people are aware of the amazing transformation that has taken place in Cincinnati’s urban core over the past five to ten years, but do you know how it all happened? Of the Center City Plan’s 23 recommendations first laid out in 2002, nearly all of them have been implemented and make up a strong part of the city’s transformation since. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The Triumph of Cincinnati’s Center City Plan With new businesses and the Smale Riverfront Park opening last week, it seems that downtown is finally becoming the place to live, work and play city leaders have long envisioned. Unfortunately, despite the many signs of progress, some of downtown’s distinct historic fabric continues to be threatened by the wrecking ball. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Ongoing demolitions threaten downtown historic districts Clock is ticking on Music Hall renovation deal. The group tasked with overseeing the massive renovation of Music Hall has said that the time to act is now. Meanwhile, prominent arts philanthropists have said that they not only want to see the City of Cincinnati contribute $10 million to the project, but also give up [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Clock is ticking on Music Hall renovation deal Just two weeks after UrbanCincy called on city leaders to reform urban parking policy, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls has announced a new policy that would eliminate all parking mandates within Over-the-Rhine and the Central Business District. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati City Council prepares to take action against urban parking mandates Smart Growth America has begun a new video series highlighting elected officials from around the United States that have become the new leaders in the smart growth movement. In the first video of their series, Smart Growth America profiles Cincinnati and speaks to Mayor Mallory about recent progress made in the Queen City. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati Mayor Mallory heralded as national leader in smart growth movement |
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