Proponents of an idea to convert the Wasson rail corridor into a recreational trail will take their message to City Council’s Strategic Growth Committee on March 6. And at UrbanCincy would like to make it clear that we oppose this proposal and believe this valuable rail corridor should be preserved for future light rail service. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati’s Wasson rail corridor should not be converted into recreational trail
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Over the past few weeks, city crews were busy dismantling another section of downtown Cincinnati’s once extensive skywalk system. The section, an open air walkway over Elm Street and Rusconi Place, was taken down by the city in preparation for the World Choir Games this summer, and the demolition is the latest phase of an [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The story behind Cincinnati’s slowly disappearing skywalk system On what turned out to be virtually perfect weather for Cincinnati in mid-February, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Cincinnati Streetcar this past Friday. The event was announced to the public a week prior, and included dignitaries and media from not only Cincinnati but from around the United States. The [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Hundreds of Cincinnatians celebrate groundbreaking for the Midwest’s first modern streetcar 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 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 Inter-city bus travel is booming throughout the United States. In Cincinnati there are several services catering to travelers and, unbeknownst to many, there are actually two daily Chinatown bus services that run directly between Cincinnati and New York City. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Chinatown buses offer direct overnight travel from Cincinnati to New York City Smale Riverfront Park project manager Dave Prather walks us through the latest progress at the $120M construction site, and details what is to come for future phases. With critical mass now reached, opening of the central riverfront park is scheduled to take place in the coming months. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: First phase of Smale Riverfront Park on schedule, future phases hinge on funding 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 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 City of Cincinnati has chosen a final design for station shelters along the Cincinnati Streetcar Phase 1 route. Designed by Cincinnati-based DNK Architects, the stations are described as clean, minimal and are compliant with the US Department of Transportation “Buy America” guidelines. The firm researched station designs in other cities, and developed a design that would be easily recognized and protect riders from the elements for the short time they will be waiting at stops. There are 18 stations along the route. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: City selects final streetcar station design 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 The Federal Government has come through again and has awarded another grant to fund the Streetcar to allow it to reach the Banks project, near Great American Ball Park. The $10.9 Million grant was announced yesterday with a visit from U.S. Secret… . . . → Read More: Cincinnati Blog: Streetcar to Run to the Banks Undisclosed Congressional sources notified UrbanCincy Monday that the shovel-ready Cincinnati Streetcar project will receive 10.9 million dollars in funding from the federal TIGER III grant. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Streetcar project expands with new funding 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 Chiquita announced this week that it would relocate it world headquarters from Cincinnati to Charlotte, taking 330 jobs with it. The decision was made in large part due to declining air service at Cincinnati’s international airport. UrbanCincy questions whether the region’s reliance on a struggling airport spells trouble for future international business aspirations. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Lagging air service at CVG may mean more trouble than just Chiquita’s departure 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 |
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