The Southeast continues to grow, but is it quality economic growth?. The Southeast continues to attract a large number of jobs from states in the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast. But it turns out that these jobs tend to be lower paying and lower-skilled jobs than those that are remaining and growing in those other [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The Southeast continues to grow, but is it quality economic growth?
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A month seemingly cannot go by in Cincinnati without the city’s streetcar project making front page news. Where exactly does the project stand, and how did we get here? . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Special Streetcar Meeting Called by Roxanne Qualls in Light of Funding Issues Contrasting Viewpoints on Cincinnati Job Growth The Brookings Institute recently released a study on job growth in the nations major metropolitan areas. The study found that the recession had generally contributed to the decline in jobs in the periphery of cities, manly exurban areas. However a brief review of the study by several local media [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Contrasting Viewpoints on Cincinnati Job Growth 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 Renters in Ohio need only $13.79/hour to live ‘comfortably’. A new report shows that many Americans do not make enough money to be able to afford fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment. Ohio’s current minimum wage was raised to $7.85 an hour in January and includes an annual cost-of-living escalator. Fortunately in Ohio the [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Renters in Ohio need only $13.79/hour to live ‘comfortably’ 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 City of Cincinnati has been making efforts to structurally balance its budget for years, but constant referendums have stopped the efforts made by Mayor Mallory’s administration every step of the way. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: EDITORIAL: Long Trail of Referendums Limit City’s Budget Options 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 phase in a new system of trash collection, over the next few months, that city officials believe will ultimately save taxpayer money, increase worker safety and improve its trash collection efficiency. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati Expects New Semi-Automated Trash Collection System to Save Money, Prevent Injuries 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 Cincinnati Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls (C) put forth a motion last week that calls on the mayor’s administration to establish new financing mechanisms for expanding the city’s solar energy capabilities. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Roxanne Qualls Directs Administration to Develop Solar Financing Mechanisms We discuss how city council’s motion to declare Cincinnati an “immigrant-friendly city” improves our region’s image, and how various efforts to attract and retain skilled immigrants could improve our city and nation’s economy. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Episode #18: Immigrant-Friendly City 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 The American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest report card on the state of the nation’s infrastructure. While the country, as a whole, improved from a D to a D+ grade, Ohio sat stagnant earning the same C- grade it did in 2009. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Ohio Fails to Show Improvement in Latest Infrastructure Report Card 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 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 Randy traveled to Kansas City for the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference last month and has the photos to prove it. Check out the images from his wanderings around KC’s urban core. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: PHOTOS: Kansas City’s Surprisingly Gritty Urban Core 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 Has the United States given up on building subway systems?. Everyone knows that America’s roadways and bridges are crumbling, but the United States has also seemingly given up on its subway systems. Atlanta’s subway system was the last subway system started in the U.S., and its construction commenced in 1979. 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