Cincinnatians will celebrate the opening of a major expansion of Smale Riverfront Park this May. But it hasn’t been all smooth sailing for the $120M project thus far, as it has seen state and federal funding all but dry up during its construction. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Work on Smale Riverfront Park Progresses Despite Lack of State, Federal Funds
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The design and signalization of Cincinnati’s pedestrian crossings will be changing over the coming years due to new safety standards put in place by state and federal agencies. One of the improvements will include longer crossing times and new countdown signals. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: City of Cincinnati to Implement Safety Improvements for Pedestrians We’ll be back at the Moerlein Lager House on Wednesday for another edition of URBANexchange. This month we’ll be giving away two signed copies of ‘Cincinnati’s Incomplete Subway: The Complete History’ and will offer you a chance to speak directly with the author. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Join author of book on Cincinnati’s incomplete subway at March’s URBANexchange The City of Cincinnati released the details of a proposed overhaul of the city’s parking assets, which would net an upfront $92M payment with installments of approximately $3M annually. The deal would lease thousands of on-street parking spaces, five city-owned garages and several city-owned parking lots. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati Aims to Use P3 to Upgrade Parking Assets, Leverage Economic Development People love parks, so why do politicians balk at funding them?. Cincinnatians are fortunate to have one of the nation’s best park systems. But as we are finding out more and more in the era of tightening budgets, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find funding for public pools, dog parks, maintenance and other general [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: People love parks, so why do politicians balk at funding them? Following a successful pilot run last year, URBANexchange will return this Wednesday for a full year of events at the Moerlein Lager House. We will be giving away prizes at each of the monthly gatherings, and offer an opportunity for you to expand your network of fellow urbanists. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: URBANexchange returns this Wednesday to Moerlein Lager House Since 2008, the Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition has honored the region’s most outstanding and innovative projects, programs and individuals whose efforts have worked to improve and protect the environment, and they are now accepting nominations for 2013. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition accepting nominations for 2013 awards NYC’s Queens neighborhood aiming to transform stretch of railway into park. The dramatic transformation of the High Line in Manhattan has been so successful that it has influenced other urban communities to re-examine what they’re doing with their unused railroads. Just across the East River, however, Queens is aiming to transform a stretch of train [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: NYC’s Queens neighborhood aiming to transform stretch of railway into park First laid out in 1997, the Cincinnati Central Riverfront Plan has been guiding the massive transformation of the city’s waterfront ever since. Its implementation is getting attention and has earned an award of excellence from the American Planning Association. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati Central Riverfront Plan wins national award for excellence Atlanta’s bold plan for repurposing its unused railways already paying off. The multi-modal Atlanta BeltLine project is spurring new investment throughout inner-city neighborhoods that had long been forgotten in the southeastern city. What lessons might Cincinnati be able to learn from Atlanta’s experience as it looks to repurpose its unused railway corridors? More from the [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Atlanta’s bold plan for repurposing its unused railways already paying off Randy Simes shares his favorite photographs of his 2012 collection from downtown Cincinnati and historic Over-the-Rhine. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: PHOTOS: Downtown and Over-the-Rhine over the course of 2012 The people want the parks, and lots of ‘em. In no surprise to anyone, it turns out that people like to live near parks and that they want lots of parks from which to choose. Well then, which cities invest the most and have the best park options for their current and potential residents? Not [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The people want the parks, and lots of ‘em New 5.2-acre park in Dallas caps freeway, connects urban neighborhoods. Similar to Cincinnati’s plans to cap Fort Washington Way, Dallas has just opened a 5.2-acre park spanning the Woodall Rodgers Freeway. Not only will the park connect Dallas’ downtown with its uptown, but it will also provide a much needed public gathering space for the [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: New 5.2-acre park in Dallas caps highway, connects urban neighborhoods Cincinnati-based photographer Rob Woodward has put together a collection of his time-lapse photography for a new video showcasing various scenes throughout the center city. Check it out here on UrbanCincy! . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Rob Woodward showcases Cincinnati’s center city in new time-lapse video 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 What happens when urban farms get too big?. Urban farms are all the rage nowadays. Cities across North America have been incorporating them into the cityscape to fill the void left behind by shuttered industry, or abandoned housing. While the benefits seem to have been fully vetted, is there a risk to allowing urban farms [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: What happens when urban farms get too big? The value proposition of large urban trees. We all know the intrinsic value of trees. They’re beautiful, consume carbon dioxide, provide shade, and help keep us cool. But new research finds that large trees (those over 77 centimeters in diameter) provide even greater benefits to humans than do small trees (those less than 8 centimeters [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The value proposition of large urban trees A new time-lapse video of Cincinnati, produced by University of Cincinnati student Andrew Stahlke, profiles how people and machines move in, out and around the city to create a network of activity. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: New time-lapse video captures movement of people and machines in Cincinnati In the beginning as Cincinnati grew, we polluted the mill creek river so much that it became a conduit for deadly waterborne diseases like cholera, which was 19th century’s version of the Black Plague. The solution? Concrete it in and merge it with the… . . . → Read More: 5chw4r7z: Mill Creek Greenway Trail October’s URBANexchange will look to facilitate discussions about how to improve education in cities. The event will take place from 5:30-8pm at the Moerlein Lager House on Cincinnati’s central riverfront. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: October’s URBANexchange will take place Tuesday, focus on education |
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