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This Week In Soapbox 12/1

Post author By Randy A. Simes
Post date December 1, 2009
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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

Tags bicycles, clifton, economic, findlay market, historic preservation, newport, over-the-rhine, video

News Politics

Cincinnati wins $5,000 first-place prize in national recycling contest

Post author By Randy A. Simes
Post date November 23, 2009
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Cincinnati has won the American Recycler Video Award and the $5,000 first-place prize that goes along with it for the City’s recycling efforts. The contest was sponsored by the National Mayoral Congress, Keep America Beautiful, and The Novelis Corp., and asked participating cities to create a short, web-based film promoting aluminum can recycling while also incorporating the 2009 theme of “Recycling starts with I CAN.”

The finalists from California, Minnesota, Alabama, Florida and Ohio were selected by the sponsors, and then voted on by the general public. Cincinnati’s entry was produced by Cincinnati-based Get Sick Productions, in association with the Office of Environmental Quality, and will be used as the 2010 commercial for the Cans for Cash initiative.

“The videos showcased the diversity of communities and their unique approaches to recycling and again proved that cities are leading the charge towards a greener tomorrow,” said Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. “Congratulations to the City of Cincinnati on their impressive win and all the cities on their commitment to recycling programs.”

Cincinnati will be honored at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 78th Winter Meeting in Washington D.C. this January along with a host of other cities for their innovative recycling programs and impressive recycling rates.

Tags Cincinnati, environment, media, recycling, video

News Politics Transportation

It’s time to make rail transit reality in Cincinnati

Post author By Randy A. Simes
Post date November 22, 2009
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With the resounding defeat of the terribly crafted Anti-Passenger Rail Amendment, the City may now move forward with its plans for developing a high quality transit network that includes rail transit in addition to buses, bicycles, pedestrians, and autos.

The Cincinnati Streetcar is one of those items, and within the project’s first phase will connect the two largest employment centers (Downtown & Uptown) for the Cincinnati-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with one another and with one of the largest potential housing reservoirs in the region (Over-the-Rhine).

The first phase of the system will start at the northern banks of the Ohio River at the multi-billion dollar development known as The Banks, run through the Central Business District and historic Over-the-Rhine, up the hill into Uptown and connect with the 40,000 student University of Cincinnati and nearby medical block.