On the second episode of The UrbanCincy Podcast, Randy, Jake, and Travis discuss the transportation poverty faced by senior citizens in Cincinnati and other U.S. cities. We also discuss the problem of suburban developers externalizing their costs onto taxpayers, and we address listener feedback from our discussion on bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Episode #2: Transportation Poverty
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Taxicab commission recommends sweeping reforms Cincinnati’s notoriously unregulated taxis may finally become more uniform should recommendations of the Cincinnati Taxicab Advisory Commission become reality. Some of the changes include standardized cab fares throughout the region, more taxi stands, and establishing a “Bill of Rights and Expectations.” More from the Business Courier: Councilman Wendell Young (D) [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Taxicab commission recommends sweeping reforms Developers will break ground on more housing uptown in Corryville in the near future. The project will be the second phase of the $80 million Village of Stetson Square development located immediately south of University Hospital, and will include 18 units. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Latest phase of Stetson Square takes on new urban form More new housing to be built uptown in Corryville The housing construction boom continues uptown as developers announce their intentions to build a second phase to the popular Village of Stetson Square development in Corryville. More from the Cincinnati Enquirer: Four newly constructed buildings are planned to house 16 one-bedroom units with studies and two [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: More new housing to be built uptown in Corryville Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has announced plans to build a new 15-story research tower uptown at its Avondale campus. The new 425,000-square-foot clinical research facility will make the Cincinnati Children’s the largest pediatric research facility in the United States. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to construct $180M research tower While 1960 to 1990 is often thought of as a low point for the architecture, planning and engineering professions for a variety of reasons, it turns out it was also one of the more active time periods in terms of construction. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Rate of tower construction accelerated in Cincinnati in the 1960s Mayor Mallory not only announced that Cincinnati will be the first city in the United States to have the modern streetcars designed by CAF USA, but he also laid out an aggressive vision for the future of rail transit in the region. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Streetcar first step in Mayor Mallory’s regional rail transit vision Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory address more than 350 people at his seventh State of the City address Tuesday night. In the roughly 47-minute long speech he covered a wide range of topics highlighting recent success stories, and challenging more public involvement in efforts to come. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Mayor Mallory highlights successes, commits to transit in seventh State of the City address Over 90 bands will play across five venues in Clifton Heights this weekend as The Heights Music Festival returns. Street musicians, stand-up comedy, and other unique activities will be featured in addition to scores of bands. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The Heights Music Festival returns this weekend After seeing the feedback posted on UrbanCincy to his original attempt at tilt-shift videography, Brian Spitzig decided to give it another shot. The new video once again focuses on the University of Cincinnati’s dynamic urban campus, but changes its focus and styling. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Tilt-shift take two at the University of Cincinnati Uptown community leaders are hoping a new on-street parking proposal can gain traction at City Hall. Modeled after programs in San Francisco and Washington D.C., the on-street parking reforms hope to improve traffic flow, access to spaces, and cater to residents living in the densely populated CUF neighborhoods. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Uptown neighborhoods looking to reform on-street parking policies 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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? |
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