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Cincinnati’s Northside community celebrates region’s first on-street bike corral

Today Northside residents and business owners will be gathering with bicycling advocates at Lingo Street and Hamilton Avenue to celebrate the installation of the region’s first on-street bike corral.

The City of Cincinnati first began working on the new bike corral last month. Now complete, the bike corral removes one on-street automobile parking space and creates 12 on-street bicycle parking spaces. The bike corral project is the first of its kind in the region, and is similar in scope to recent projects in Portland and Seattle.

“Providing plenty of convenient and secure bicycle parking is a critical aspect of serving those who currently use bicycles for transportation and encouraging future cyclists,” said Michael Moore, Interim Director of the Department of Transportation & Engineering (DOTE).

In total the project cost about $1,000 and was managed by the City’s DOTE which has been aggressively implementing infrastructure improvements that make Cincinnati a more bicycle friendly city including new dedicated bike lanes, sharrows, trails and new bicycle parking requirements in parking garages.

Those interested in checking out the new bike corral are invited to join the Northside community, Cincinnati Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (Bike/PAC), Queen City Bike and the Mobo Bicycle Coop at 6:30pm tonight at Lingo & Hamilton (map). Plenty of bicycle parking is available within the immediate vicinity, plus the site is served by Metro (plan your trip) and nearby automobile parking both on- and off-street.

Northside business district photo by Scott Beseler.

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On-street bike corrals coming to Cincinnati

In this week’s issue of Soapbox Cincinnati, I wrote about the first on-street bicycle parking in the region coming this April to Northside. The move is another important step by the City of Cincinnati towards becoming the bicycle friendly city this administration wants the city to become.

Bicyclists that are in the know are already clamoring about the new addition. But for those who have yet to experience on-street bike corrals, take a look at how they have positively impacted businesses, pedestrians, bicyclists and more in Portland.

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Cincinnati installs dedicated bike lanes along Dana Avenue

In an aggressive attempt to improve upon the “C” grade received on its first-ever annual Bicycle Report Card, City leaders are looking at ways to incorporate bicycle facilities into the city’s larger transportation network. The most recent example can be seen along Dana Avenue in between Madison Road and Grigg Avenue (map) where the City incorporated dedicated bike lanes along a nearly one-mile stretch of roadway.

The stretch of Dana Avenue had at one point been bloated with unnecessary amount of vehicle lanes. As a result, the City took the opportunity to put Dana Avenue on a “road diet” when they began work repaving the road as a part of the City’s Street Rehabilitation Program.

New dedicated bike lanes along Dana Avenue – photos by Melissa McVay.

The road diet included the removal of two vehicle lanes and the addition of two striped, five-foot wide dedicated bicycle lanes. In instances like the Dana Avenue road project, City leaders saw it as a cost-effective way to quickly implement bicycle facilities without any disruption.

Cincinnati now boasts more than 8 miles of dedicated bike lanes throughout the city, with another 2.58 miles of sharrows along city streets. Another 340 miles of roadway is being studied as part of the Bike Plan process. Additional Street Rehabilitation and Transportation Design projects will also be evaluated during the design phase to see how bikes or pedestrians can be best included as well.

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This Week In Soapbox 12/1

This Week in Soapbox UrbanCincy has the following seven stories and one video that you must check out. You can read about the booming residential market in OTR’s Gateway Quarter, Neyer Properties’ plan for explosive growth, the results from the City’s first-ever Bicycling Report Card, the progress on Newport’s proposed Courthouse Square historic district, the $11M renovation project going on at the CCAC, Findlay Market’s new local foods project, and the feature story about Cincinnati’s neighborhoods that boast tremendous city views.

If you’re interested in staying in touch with some of the latest development news in Cincinnati please check out this week’s stories and sign up for the weekly E-Zine sent out by Soapbox Cincinnati. Also be sure to become a fan of Soapbox on Facebook!

TWIS 12/1:

  • Housing in Over-the-Rhine’s Gateway Quarter selling out fast – full article
  • Cincinnati-based Neyer Properties positioning for fast growth – full article
  • Cincinnati gets a “C” on first-ever Bicycling Report Card – full article
  • Proposed Courthouse Square historic district clears important hurdle – full article
  • Clifton Cultural Arts Center moving forward with first phase of $11M renovation project – full article
  • Findlay Market awarded $219k for local foods project – full article
  • Rooms With A View (feature story) – full article

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This Week In Soapbox 10/6

This Week in Soapbox (TWIS) you can read about unique ways to get involved with Cincinnati’s Bicycle Master Plan, a fresh injection of $1 million to the Cincinnati Development Fund, Downtown’s thriving hotel industry, CPA’s Fall Forum Lecture and its special host, a new cultural heritage tour in Covington, the reopening of the Green Derby Restaurant in Newport, and Give Back Cincinnati’s return to Price Hill with their latest Community Immersion.

If you’re interested in staying in touch with some of the latest development news in Cincinnati please check out this week’s stories and sign up for the weekly E-Zine sent out by Soapbox Cincinnati. Also be sure to become a fan of Soapbox on Facebook!

TWIS 10/6:

  • Cincinnati Development Fund receives $1M award from Treasury Department – full article
  • Cincinnati to host first public open house on citywide bike plan October 8 – full article
  • Downtown Cincinnati hotel market strongest in region – full article
  • Michael Lykoudis will headline CPA’s Fall Forum Lecture on urban sustainability – full article
  • New cultural tour of Covington’s rich heritage gets started – full article
  • Green Derby Restaurant reopens with a fresh twist in the heart of Newport – full article
  • Give Back Cincinnati dives into Price Hill with their latest Community Immersion – full article