This month has been full of news about the new Cincy Red Bike system, the Ohio River Trail, and a proposed residential parking plan for Over-the-Rhine. UrbanCincy also looked into the history of the MidPoint Music Festival and how it evolved along with the city itself. If you missed any of them, check out UrbanCincy’s top five stories from September 2014:
- EDITORIAL: Cincinnati Should Embrace John Cranley’s Residential Parking Permit Idea
UrbanCincy recommends identifying what the market rate for parking is throughout the city and establish districts where on-street residential parking permits can be purchased. - With Membership Rates Set, Cincy Red Bike to Begin Operations Monday
All of the 260 bikes and 30 stations throughout Downtown and Uptown are now up and running. - Ohio River Trail Project Moving Westward from Center City
While oft-viewed as an industrial stretch, it is a little known fact that Cincinnati’s western riverfront is actually one of the region’s largest green corridors with riverfront parks and wooded hillsides. - Cincinnati Gentrified at One of Nation’s Fastest Rates Immediately Following Housing Boom
“Another interesting case is Cincinnati, which barely changed in income ranking from 2000 to 2007 but has increased at a pace similar to Denver or Washington during the 2007 to 2010 period.” - As Over-the-Rhine Evolves, So Does MidPoint Music Festival
Unlike music festivals that take place in empty fields, like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, MPMF lives and breathes within Cincinnati’s urban core.
