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
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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 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 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 Cincinnati named finalist to become WWF’s 2013 Earth Hour City Capital. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has put together a list of the cities participating in the Earth Hour City Challenge. Within that list, WWF lists Chicago, Cincinnati and San Francisco as the three finalists in World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour City Challenge for 2013. [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati named finalist to become WWF’s 2013 Earth Hour City Capital 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 There had been hopes to build the region’s first cycle track, a fully segregated bicycle facility, on Central Parkway in 2012. Internal disputes and the lack of funding, however, have delayed the project’s implementation. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: City officials working to get Central Parkway back on [cycle] track How Capital Bikeshare got started, and what Cincinnati can learn from it. What Washington D.C. has done with Capital Bikeshare is considered the nation’s best. It is the biggest, has the most riders, and is the most financially solvent as compared to the rest of the bike sharing systems in the United States. As Cincinnati [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: How Capital Bikeshare got started, and what Cincinnati can learn Development patterns appear to be not so free market-driven after all. There tends to be agreement among Americans that the way our communities are built is due to free-market demand. But as it turns out, government incentives have long influenced the way our communities develop, and have long favored suburban development patterns. More from The Atlantic: According [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Development patterns appear to be not so free market-driven after all Nearly seven years after phase one of the $84 million Village at Stetson Square development opened, developers stood with city and neighborhood leaders in Corryville this morning to celebrate the groundbreaking of the project’s next phase. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Great Traditions breaks ground on phase two of Stetson Square More than $64.3B to be invested in North American rail transit in 2013. As the migration of people from the suburbs back to cities continues, so does the investment in urban forms of transport. A modern streetcar route is currently under construction in Cincinnati, and bus rapid transit, light rail and commuter rail is all [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: More than $64.3B to be invested in North American rail transit in 2013  Comment @ UrbanCincy  UrbanCincy  boston, bus, charlotte, denver, honolulu, houston, light rail, los angeles, miami, minneapolis, new york city, ottawa, planning, Politics, portland, public policy, san francisco, seattle, streetcars, sustainability, toronto, Transportation, Up To Speed, urban design, vancouver, washington d.c. Should the FRA allow Amtrak to use lighter passenger trains?. Amtrak has historically been mandated by Congress to do all sorts of things that it otherwise would not willingly do on its own (i.e. run long distance routes to nowhere), but they are currently working to get the FRA to remove a regulation that would [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Should the FRA allow Amtrak to use lighter passenger trains? 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 More and more companies are relocating from the region’s suburbs to neighborhoods like Over-the-Rhine and Downtown. Jon Newberry, from the Business Courier, dives into the details to explain the new trend. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Why more and more companies are setting up shop in Over-the-Rhine According to the Sierra Club, the Eastern Corridor was ranked as one of the country’s worst transportation projects, while the Cincinnati Streetcar was ranked as one of the best. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Two Cincinnati projects make Sierra Club’s list of best, worst transportation investments 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 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan, is in Cincinnati today to celebrate the completion of the newly redeveloped housing project called the Villages at Roll Hill. The project, which was once known as Fay Apartments, is being heralded as the largest green renovation, affordable housing project in the country. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Officials celebrate completion of nation’s largest green renovation of affordable housing Zipcar, the world’s leading carsharing company, has expanded their Cincinnati offerings from their two locations uptown surrounding the University of Cincinnati. The service will now also be available at three new locations in the Central Business District and Over-the-Rhine. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Zipcar expands Cincinnati offerings to Downtown, Over-the-Rhine A new feasibility study shows that a 35-station bike sharing system would attract 305,000 annual trips in Cincinnati. Buoyed by the findings, city leaders plan to release an RFP within the coming weeks that hopes to identify a company that will build and operate the system. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati city leaders to move forward with Ohio’s first bike sharing system What issues facing cities are you hoping to hear discussed at tonight’s presidential debate?. The second of three planned presidential debates for the 2012 Election is scheduled for this evening. This debate will have a “town hall” format and will take place from 9pm to 10:30pm. One item that was not mentioned once by either [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: What issues facing cities are you hoping to hear discussed at tonight’s presidential debate? |
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