New Western Hills Viaduct Could Arrive in Late 2020’s
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City officials recently unveiled plans for a new Western Hills Viaduct to replace the 84-year-old structure.
From Pennsylvania, a Preview of How Trump & Co. Might Bully Cities
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How much will cities be threatened by the impending Trump presidency? An early front in this confrontation concerns immigration.
Black Leaders Discuss Their Efforts to Promote Equity in Mobility Advocacy
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In early November, mobility advocates from across the United States gathered in Atlanta for The Untokening, a “convening” to address equity issues in transportation and public spaces.
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.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- It’s Easy to Be a Car-Free Cleveland Tourist, But Not a Resident (Plain Dealer)
- Cincy to Launch New Commuter-Style Buses for Long-Distance Routes (Business Courier)
- Akron Partners With RTA for Discounted Bus Passes for Students (Beacon Journal)
- Cincinnati Is Finally Changing Its Fare Payment Methods for Streetcar (Enquirer)
- Developers Want to Build at Higher Densities Along High Street (Dispatch)
- Drivers Need to Start Realizing That Pedestrians Have Rights Too (The Globe)
- Biggest Batch of New Market Tax Credits Ever to Boost Major Urban Areas (Next City)
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New Market Tax Credits Key to City’s Revival
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Cincinnati’s development coffers got a little fatter last week, as $125 million in federal tax subsidies flooded into the city.
Cincinnati Rent Data Reveals Housing Challenges
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Renting an apartment in Cincinnati is comparable in price to most of the geographically close and similar-sized cities in the Industrial Midwest and Upper South regions.
4 Ways Trump’s Transportation Plan Is Ripe for Corruption
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Donald Trump’s opaque personal finances and business entanglements around the globe raise the possibility of unprecedented corruption for a United States president.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- To Improve Akron, City Must Overcome History of Designing for Cars (Plain Dealer)
- Ohio’s Mayors Urges State to Adopt More Urban-Focused Policy Agenda (Business First)
- Dayton RTA to Launch Real-Time Tracking Features Next Week (Business Journal)
- Hit-and-Run Drivers Are Killing People and Getting Away With It in Cincinnati (WCPO)
- Self-Driving Cars Will Soon Be Hitting Ohio’s Roadways (WVXU)
- Donald Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Ignores Transit and Fix-It-First Strategies (Vox)
- Successful Retirement Communities Need to Be Walkable and Urban (New York Times)
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Don’t Forget to Expose Your City’s Parking Failures This Black Friday
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It’s that time of year again — time to show how much space we waste on commercial parking!
Mad Jack Challenge Fundraiser Fills Big Need!
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All Aboard Ohio is 3/4th toward its Mad Jack fundraiser goal of $4,000.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Buses Are Now Blocked From Cleveland’s Public Square (Plain Dealer)
- COTA to Provide Free Wi-Fi for Riders in 2017 (Dispatch)
- Walnut Hills Embraces Walkable Urbanism in New Neighborhood Plan (Business Courier)
- On-Street Parking Restrictions Coming to Another Cincy Neighborhood (Enquirer)
- ODOT Decides Not to Fund Controversial Highway Project in Erie County (Register)
- November’s Election Highlighted America’s Growing Urban-Rural Divide (New York Times)
- Would Our Transport Systems Be Better If Planning Them Was More Fun? (Next City)
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