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Cincinnati aims for Complete Streets
Posted on May. 7th, 2012
Cincinnati's new streets standards are aimed at improving walkability and slowing traffic in neighborhood business districts. Read more in Next American City.
Are 'complete streets' incomplete?
Posted on Nov. 21st, 2011
From Project for Public Spaces: "Communities such as Indianapolis, Charlotte, Savannah, San Francisco, and Denver have created community-based street policies that turn the transportation planning and design process upside-down, acknowledging that the role of streets is to build communities, not the other way around." Read more here.
Council signals support for pension reforms
Posted on Mar. 3rd, 2011
Six Cincinnati City Council members voted for a package of reforms designed to keep the Cincinnati Retirement System solvent, setting the stage for a final vote in two weeks. Read the Enquirer's coverage here.
Bus Rapid Transit will connect commuters and jobs
Posted on Nov. 11th, 2010
Cincinnati Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls wants to the city to develop plans for bus rapid transit (rapid transit) to connect commuters and the city’s major employment centers. Read more here. Read the motion here.
City Officials Take Trip to Examine Nashville's Form Based Code Successes
Posted on Aug. 11th, 2010
Headed by Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and council members Laure Quinlivan, Wendell Young and Charlie Winburn, the group toured three developments in and around Nashville, experiencing new development, infill, and revitalized areas of Nashville that capitalized on the basic idea behind form-based code: creating places where people want to be.... Read the rest at Soapbox Cincinnati
Completing Cincinnati's Streets
Posted on Aug. 11th, 2010
Construction is due to begin soon on Madison Road between Dana Ave. and Grandin Rd., but this is more than the routine repaving job. Rather than repaint the old lanes, the crew will be striping that half mile stretch of Madison Road as Cincinnati’s first “complete street" ...read the rest at VisionCincinnati
Introducing the Bicycle Transportation Plan
Posted on Jun. 15th, 2010
In June 2010, Cincinnati City Council unanimously adopted a new comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan that calls for 445 miles of on- and off-road bicycle facilities to be installed by 2025. Council also adopted a new bicycle safety ordinance that is among the most comprehensive in the region. See resources below for more information.
Returning Two-Way Traffic to Taft and McMillan
Posted on Apr. 1st, 2010
In April 2010, Vice Mayor Qualls introduced a motion to help Walnut Hills revitalize its business district by returning two-way traffic to Taft and McMillan; read the CincyBizBlog post here. Read the administration report here, the Building Cincinnati post here, and the Soapbox post here. The report will be taken up in the Livable Communities Committee on September 14, 2010.
Livable Streets for Cincinnati
Posted on Aug. 3rd, 2009
In August 2009, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls introduced a motion outlining principles and practices, based on best practices around the country, that should be included in the citywide streets policy that the city’s Department of Transportation and Engineering is now drafting. The motion calls for a streets policy that supports economic and social development and improves the character and identity of neighborhoods by providing more transportation options and creating more user-friendly streets, and promoting the transportation solutions that complement the context of the community and better integrate land use and transportation investments.
Making Streets for Everyone
Posted on Jul. 8th, 2009
'Complete Streets' movement includes pedestrians and bicycles...read more in CityBeat.
Cincinnati Passes Support for Complete Streets
Posted on Apr. 18th, 2009
Councilmember Roxanne Qualls introduced introduced a resolution supporting the federal Complete Streets Act of 2009, a piece of legislation meant to encourage streets that are safe for all forms of human transportation. Read about it at Building-Cincinnati.com.
New bridge next to Brent Spence?
Posted on Apr. 18th, 2009
They looked to the west. They searched far to the east.
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Cincinnati aims for Complete Streets
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Are 'complete streets' incomplete?
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