
The city will soon begin negotiating group buying rates for electricity and natural gas for Cincinnati residents and small businesses. Public hearings on the plan are set for January 30 and February 6. Read more here.
City Council approved a plan this week for multilingual signs downtown. The Enquirer hailed the plan, introduced by Vice Mayor Qualls nearly two years ago, in this editorial.
The Enquirer asked council candidates for a 'wow' innovation. Vice Mayor Qualls proposed a regional bus system. Read more here.
President Obama will visit and speak at the Brent Spence Bridge on September 22.
The public will get a chance to weigh in on the plans for the new Brent Spence Bridge soon.
For the second time in two years, Cincinnati voters will decide on a sweeping anti-rail measure pushed by streetcar opponents. Read the Enquirer's coverage here.
The 2010 Census points to trends that favor development in the city's urban core, and dense, walkable, mixed-use development. Immigration will help boost the city's population.
Watch Mitch Silver's presentation to the 2011 Neighborhood Summit.
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In February 2011, City Council adopted a series of changes to the municipal code based on the recommendations of a Historic Building Loss Task Force. Formed in 2009, the task force was charged with reviewing city policies and procedures that have resulted in the demolition of roughly half of Over-the-Rhine’s historic building stock.
Download: Person in Control Ordinance (to make lenders responsible for maintaining foreclosed properties)