Beginning March 1, all 342 Metro buses will accept a new monthly payment system which allows riders to purchase rolling 30-day passes at any time. Transit officials also say that additional upgrades will be coming and include the introduction of a tap-and-go card later this summer. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Metro to implement new flexible payment options March 1
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Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory announced today that the city will break ground on its $110 million modern streetcar line next Friday. The ceremony will take place at 1pm outside of Memorial Hall, and city officials will be joined by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati to break ground on streetcar project next week with Ray LaHood While Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory is attending the Community Streetcar Coalition’s annual Streetcar Summit in Washington D.C., Duke Energy made the announcement that they would leave negotiations with the city over utility relocations. The announcement came as a surprise to many, and caused city officials to respond boldly. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Duke Energy announces they will leave streetcar negotiations, city fires back While the announcement that dunnhumbyUSA will build a new office tower for its headquarters in downtown Cincinnati is good news, the whole situation may be a major missed opportunity for the region’s urban core. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Downtown Cincinnati to get another new office tower, but is it an opportunity missed? Cincinnati city officials are making progress on a new power aggregation plan that could supply the city with 100% renewable energy as soon as this summer. The public can weigh in today at the final of two Budget & Finance Committee hearings on the topic at 1pm. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati may soon be powered by 100% renewable energy Approximately one decade ago, then City Manager John Shirey engaged in a real-world experiment with the way people use parking meters. The idea was that consolidated solar-powered parking kiosks could make the process more cost effective and beneficial for users and business owners. The reality, however, has been different. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati moves on from failed parking kiosk experiment The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is facing a major budget crisis and is making significant cutbacks all across the state. The impact of those decisions on Cincinnati-area projects is now becoming clear after ODOT’s Transportation Review Advisory Committee released its funding recommendations. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Massive funding cuts at ODOT pose threat for Cincinnati-area projects The eyes of the world were directed at Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and what the world saw was a modern metropolis complete with both natural and man-made riches. Vancouver’s unique approach to urbanism has not only made it a vibrant city, but one that is diverse and embraces its natural landscape as well. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Vancouver’s approach to urbanism serves as North American model Project officials have announced that Ruth’s Chris Steak House has signed a lease for a 9,600-square-foot, two-level location at The Banks. The annoucement means that the central riverfront development now has 82% of its retail space leased. Officials also seem poised for another major annoucement in the coming weeks. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Ruth’s Chris Steak House signs on at The Banks As Cincinnati gets ready to welcome tens of thousands of visitors from around the globe for the 2012 World Choir Games, local leaders should look to leverage the event for long-term quality of life improvements. One easy way would be to pay local musicians to perform at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport where visitors get their first impression of the region. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Airport officials should pay local artists to fill CVG with music City and County leaders are looking to empower the Cincinnati Port Authority to do more with economic development. UrbanCincy proposes that Hamilton County sell, or trade, their parking assets at The Banks for privately owned parking lots throughout downtown in order to get the Port Authority started with some land banked properties. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Land swap could provide Port Authority immediate economic development opportunity The City of Cincinnati is looking for bicyclists to share their thoughts about how the city is progressing with its bicycling infrastructure and policies. From now until December 31 bicyclists can give their feedback to the Department of Transportation & Engineering (DOTE) about what would make them feel safer and use their bicycle more often. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati wants cyclists to grade city on its bicycle infrastructure and policies The area now known as Glenway Crossing has long been seen as a potential west side transit center. Plans to turn this area into a transit-oriented development date back to the 1970s, but the sale of the land to multiple owners has all but squashed this vision. All that is left of that vision today is a newly opened commuter bus hub in the shopping center’s vast parking lot. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: New commuter bus hub opens in place of long-planned west side transit center City and county leaders gathered at The Banks development on Tuesday morning to celebrate the completion of the latest portion of Cincinnati’s massive central riverfront transformation. The work paves the way for an expected $75M private development to get started next summer. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: City, county leaders celebrate latest milestone in Cincinnati’s central riverfront transformation Construction on the first phase of the Cincinnati Streetcar will begin in the coming months throughout Downtown and Over-the-Rhine. A new $56.8 million request for TIGER III funds would allow the city to restore the project’s Uptown Connector and Riverfront Loop components that had been eliminated due to budget constraints. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati submits $56.8M TIGER III application to fund modern streetcar extension Cincinnatians defeated Issue 48 at the polls on Tuesday, and scored the second major political victory for rail transit advocates over the past three years. In the process, voters also dramatically altered City Council by voting in four new democrats – three of which are 32-years-old or younger. The new council gives a 7-2 majority in favor of the Cincinnati Streetcar, and an 8-1 progressive voting block. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati defeats Issue 48 and votes a younger, more progressive city council into office It’s election day, and while UrbanCincy will not issue a formal list of endorsements, we do encourage you to go vote. When you are at your polling place, UrbanCincy would like to formally encourage you to vote in support of public transportation – an issue on which we have been outspoken. Please support greater public transportation options and vote no on Issue 48. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Vote in support of Cincinnati’s urban core today Price Hill’s Incline District will become the third area in Cincinnati to receive what has become a coveted Community Entertainment District designation. City and neighborhood leaders expect the designation to build upon recent economic successes in that district of Price Hill. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: City’s third Community Entertainment District designated in Price Hill Baby Boomers are aging rapidly and it is expected that more than 85% of these individuals hope to age in place. The problem facing most will be decreasing mobility, and a new study shows that more than 200,000 Cincinnatians between the ages of 65 and 79 will have poor transit access by 2015. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: ‘Transportation poverty’ predicted for Cincinnati’s aging Baby Boomer population The Hamilton County Office of Budget and Strategic Initiatives is looking for public input as it looks for innovative solutions and ideas as the 2012 budget is developed. Hamilton County residents can take a short online survey from now until October 23, or participate in two remaining budget hearings. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Hamilton County looking for public input on development of 2012 budget |
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