John Yung
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Cincinnati Neighborhood Wins Major Preservation Award
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In 2006, Over-the-Rhine was listed as one of America's Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Today that very same neighborhood is celebrated as a tale of monumental historic revitalization and revival.
Downtown Signal Study Stuck in Political Traffic
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Every weekday tens of thousands of commuters in downtown Cincinnati struggle in traffic to get onto the highway and back to their homes in other neighborhoods or the suburbs. City Hall is stalling on a unique opportunity to study and re-time traffic signals to benefit all road users.
Gallery to Highlight How People Use Public Space
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Space, the final frontier… This famous phrase immediately evokes thoughts of stars and interplanetary travel, but there is a more common type of space that we navigate every day.
New Group Launched to Focus on Midwest Urbanism
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A new organization focusing on urbanism in the Midwest is launching in Cincinnati. Read the story for more details on how to get involved.
Open House Explores Two-Way Main Street
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Almost two years ago we reported that two community groups in Over-the-Rhine put a request in to the city to evaluate the possibility of converting Main Street from a one-way street to a two-way street. Tomorrow, the City will host an open house soliciting comments for the proposal.
Metro Brings Late Night Bus Back This Saturday
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Metro and CincyYP are once again teaming up to encourage young people in Cincinnati to try out the city’s bus service beyond typical commuting uses. This is the third year of this successful program.
Cincinnati’s Mandatory Minimum Parking Requirements Stall $15M Development
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Grandin Properties had been planning to convert the historic Strietmann Biscuit Company building at 221 W. 12th Street to 88,000 square feet of office, but must now request a zone change due to not meeting the city’s parking requirements.
Alternatives For Liberty Street Reconfiguration Improvements Vary Widely
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The City of Cincinnati is moving forward with the study of several reconfiguration alternatives for Liberty Street, which now stands at a whopping 70' in width. The public comment period on those alternatives will close on December 16.
Could Narrowing Liberty Street Unlock Development?
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The City is hosting a open house on improving the safety of Liberty Street. We propose an idea that would narrow the street, add bicycle infrastructure and potentially spur development in smaller vacant parcels along the street.
Cincinnati Well-Positioned to Become America’s Air Pollution Leader
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If Cincinnati just holds steady in not investing in transit options, then it can soon boast the title of having the nation's most air pollution. Right now the Queen City comes in at number eight in America.
VIDEO: The Easy and Inexpensive Way for Cincinnati to Make Its Streets Safer
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Cincinnati has made modest improvements to its bicycle network over the years, but its roadway network is still largely inhospitable to anyone not behind the wheel of a car. Here's how to fix that.
New Parks Levy Plan Appears to Scrap Vision for Westwood Square
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Westwood Square was proposed as the centerpiece of a revitalized Westwood; however, three years later the plan has changed with the release of the mayor's park tax levy proposal.