UrbanCincy: New tilt-shift video captures University of Cincinnati’s award-winning campus

A new tilt-shift video captures the University of Cincinnati’s award-winning uptown campus. Brian Spitzig’s two-minutes video triumphantly showcases UC’s main campus while set to Coldplay’s ‘Paradise’. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: New tilt-shift video captures University of Cincinnati’s award-winning campus

UrbanCincy: Massive funding cuts at ODOT pose threat for Cincinnati-area projects

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

UrbanCincy: Construction to begin on $78M mixed-use development uptown

A long-awaited development is set to begin construction in Clifton Heights in the coming weeks. Neighborhood leaders say that the $78 million U Square at The Loop development will transform the area and signal the realization of a vision laid out more than a decade ago. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Construction to begin on $78M mixed-use development uptown

UrbanCincy: New commuter bus hub opens in place of long-planned west side transit center

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

UrbanCincy: Historic Schiel School to make way for $20M development in Corryville

In Corryville a new $20M mixed-use development will soon rise from the ashes of the historic Schiel School. The surge of economic activity in Uptown, some preservationists claim, is coming at the expense of some of the city’s most valuable historic structures. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Historic Schiel School to make way for $20M development in Corryville

UrbanCincy: CPA honors Cincinnati’s best preservation projects in 2011

Cincinnati Preservation Association honored the city’s best preservation projects at their annual ceremony this past Sunday. Awards were given to single-family homes, large-scale redevelopments and projects that preserved significant civic spaces. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: CPA honors Cincinnati’s best preservation projects in 2011

UrbanCincy: Cincinnati submits $56.8M TIGER III application to fund modern streetcar extension

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

CityKin: Keller’s IGA Reconstruction

In Progress The floor plans posted outside had a couple interesting features: a beer cave in the back and a cafe type sitting area at the front entry. . . . → Read More: CityKin: Keller’s IGA Reconstruction

UrbanCincy: Is East Walnut Hills the next big thing in Cincinnati neighborhoods?

Cincinnati has seen a slew of inner-city neighborhoods transform for the better over the past several decades. Mt. Adams and Clifton were two of the earliest, then came time for Northside and Oakley. Right now it is Downtown and Over-the-Rhine, but which neighborhood might be the next big thing? Some believe it is East Walnut Hills. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Is East Walnut Hills the next big thing in Cincinnati neighborhoods?

UrbanCincy: Cincinnati to break ground on smaller streetcar starter route this fall

In light of recent political and financial setbacks, many feared that the fate of Cincinnati’s modern streetcar system was doomed. Those fears were put to rest today by city leaders who recommitted to the project and said they would break ground on a smaller starter line this fall. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati to break ground on smaller streetcar starter route this fall

UrbanCincy: Dive Bar set to open this week on Short Vine in Corryville

A new neighborhood tavern is slated to open in Corryville soon along Short Vine. The new establishment, Dive Bar, occupies the space previously used by Submarine Galley and is scheduled to open this Thursday just in time for Cinco de Mayo. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Dive Bar set to open this week on Short Vine in Corryville

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