NYC’s newly opened bike share system experiencing record membership sales. New York City opened its much-anticipated CitiBike system earlier this week, and business is off to a record start. Within the first 24 hours alone, more than 4,000 people signed up for memberships. Cincinnati issued a request for proposals in October 2012 for what city [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: NYC’s newly opened bike share system experiencing record membership sales
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Metro plans to roll out a series of operational improvements and enhanced service along congested corridors throughout the course of 2013, and the new transit centers in Westwood and Uptown play a major role. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Metro Seeking Public Feedback on Proposed City-Wide Bus Enhancements UrbanCincy is proud to announce a new partnership with the Niehoff Urban Studio that hopes to raise the level of discussion surrounding urban affairs in the Cincinnati region. The first event will discuss bus rapid transit and bikeway planning, and will take place on Friday, April 19. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Expert Panel to Discuss Bus Rapid Transit, Bikeway Planning in Cincinnati on 4/19 The $80M U Square at The Loop development in Clifton Heights is nearing completion and will begin welcoming new residents this August. Check out our exclusive behind the scenes tour of uptown’s latest development. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: PHOTOS: $80M Mixed-Use Development Nears Completion in Clifton Heights 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 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 UC’s Campus Recreation Center named best in America. Most everyone knows by now that the University of Cincinnati has transformed its previously drab uptown campus into one of the world’s most beautiful college environments with stunning architecture and public spaces. One of those stunning pieces of architecture is the university’s Campus Recreation Center (CRC), which [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: UC’s Campus Recreation Center named best in America Inadequate regional transit burdens Infrastructure Grade. Last week the American Society of Civil Engineers released their report card on the state of our nations infrastructure. Earlier, we broke down the report and analyzed what the numbers mean for Ohio and Cincinnati infrastructure but Next City has reviewed the numbers for rail and mass transit. Even though [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Inadequate regional transit burdens Infrastructure Grade Lee Fisher created the Ohio Hubs of Innovation & Opportunity program when he served as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, and now he’s on a mission to help build up cities and make them more successful. Come meet him for free at UC’s School of Planning on April 4. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Lee Fisher to Discuss the Future of Cities at UC’s School of Planning Portland celebrated the opening of its $148.3M East Side Loop streetcar extension six months ago. City leaders hope to continue the success story that has been told in the South Waterfront, Pearl District and Northwest District, but is it possible? . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Portland Aims to Replicate Streetcar Success on East Side of Willamette River 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 The $400 million Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati opens today in Pendleton. While many will cheer its touted economic impact prospects, others are questioning whether or not the form and design of the complex will work with its environs. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: GUEST EDITORIAL: Horseshoe Casino Fails to Deliver on Urban Design Regional transit planners are looking to take advantage of growing ridership around Cincinnati’s uptown neighborhoods and second largest employment center by developing what will become the bus system’s secondary nexus. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Metro to Break Ground on $6.9M Uptown Transit District this April 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 Michael Moore, Director of Cincinnati’s Department of Transportation & Engineering, joins Travis, Randy, Jake and John to discuss the department’s policy priorities and the many road, bike, and transit projects taking place across the city. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: PODCAST: Michael Moore from Cincinnati’s Dept. of Transportation City Manager Dohoney’s proposed parking lease would include millions of dollars of funds for economic development efforts. One of those projects would tear down the crumbling Pogue’s Garage and build a 30-story residential high-rise with a 15,000-square-foot grocery at street-level. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Pogue’s Garage to Make Way for 30-Story Residential Tower, Grocery Store A record number of people responded to OKI’s ‘How Do We Grow From Here’ survey, and the results show a clear preference for compact, walkable neighborhoods. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: OKI Survey Results Show Preference for Compact, Walkable Communities San Francisco looking to create $1.6M mixed-use environment around AT&T Park. The San Francisco Giants are not only looking to remain on top of baseball following their World Series Championship, they are also looking to improve the environs surrounding one of the league’s most unique ballparks. Just as was the case in Cincinnati with the [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: San Francisco looking to create $1.6B mixed-use environment around AT&T Park The sky-high cost of China’s sprawling cities. The growth of China’s urbanized population is truly staggering. But what might be more unique than that is that Chinese cities have been able to learn from the successes and mistakes made in already developed cities in Europe and North America. The problem, however, is that is appears [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The sky-high cost of China’s sprawling cities The President/CEO of Downtown Cincinnati Inc. joins us in the podcast studio this week. David Ginsburg talks with Travis, Randy and John about his organization, the status of downtown, and what the future holds for the region’s economic and population center. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Episode #15: Downtown Cincinnati Inc. |
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