Randy A. Simes
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Cincy Red Bike On Pace to Shatter First Year Ridership Projections
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After a predictably sluggish winter, Cincy Red Bike now appears to be on pace to beat all of its first year ridership projections, while also expanding at a rapid clip.
$52 Million Residential Tower Appears Poised to Move Forward at Eighth and Sycamore
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Cincinnati's City Council looks as if it will approve a financing package that will advance a residential tower plan at the former Red Cross building site in the northeastern quadrant of the central business district.
Second Real-Time Transit App Launches Just Four Months After SORTA Opened Data
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After holding on to its data for years, SORTA decided to open it up to the public this past January. Since then, the transit agency has been able to benefit from the launch of two free real-time transit tracking apps.
Columbus Is Not the Biggest City in Ohio, and Indy’s Not Bigger Than Boston
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If one were to simply look at the Census Bureau's listing of the most populous cities in America, you might be fooled into thinking that Jacksonville is a bigger city than Boston, or that Columbus is three times larger than Cincinnati. It's not true.
Here’s How to Improve Access Between Ohio and Kentucky’s East/West Neighborhoods
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The Cincinnati region doesn't really suffer from much, if any, true congestion. It does, however, suffer from poor access and mobility options, particularly around the Ohio River. Here's a way to fix that.
Recent String of Deaths on Our Roadways Illustrates Need for Vision Zero Policy
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Recent string of deaths on our roadways illustrates need for Vision Zero policy. There have been a string of deaths on our region’s roadways this year. In several cases, including one last week that involved the death of a 12-year-old girl in Colerain Township, have come as a result of deadly roadway design. In this […]
Project Officials Ready to Move Forward With Next Phase of The Banks
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The Banks Steering Committee has voted to move forward with the next phase of infrastructure work that will lay the foundation for phase three of the massive riverfront development.
Uptown Leaders Should Copy Buffalo and Develop a Street-Calming Plan
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Uptown leaders should copy Buffalo and develop a street-calming plan. Cincinnati’s uptown neighborhoods are experiencing a bit of a boom. Hundreds of residential units are being developed, new transportation infrastructure and capacity is coming online, and smaller, historic buildings are controversially making way for new, taller ones. While significant changes are underway, one thing that […]
First Designs Revealed for What Tiny Living Could Look Like in Over-the-Rhine
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After months of work, Brad Cooper, one of People's Liberty's first Haile Fellows, has revealed the first look at what tiny living could look like in the heart of Cincinnati.
Is the Great Lakes Region Ready to Start Acting Like a Mega-Region?
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Is the Great Lakes region ready to start acting like a megaregion?. Only a small piece of land between Cincinnati and Dayton remains undeveloped, and many believe that remaining gap will disappear very soon. But the merging of Cincinnati and Dayton as one large metropolitan region is only part of the story, as shared regional identities […]
$40M Avondale Town Center Redevelopment Could Change Fate of Cincy’s 7th Biggest Neighborhood
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Avondale has seen better days, but a group of neighborhood leaders and developers is working together on a project that may change the long downward trajectory of the proud neighborhood.
It’s Time to Start Allowing Our Children to Walk to School Again
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It was just a few short decades ago that nearly half of all children walked to school each day. Now that number is closer to 10%. Here's why we need to reverse that trend. And quick.