economic development

Council to vote on tax breaks for neighborhood projects

Jay Hanselman — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:07:51 +0000

Correction: Walnut Street and East 15th Street are in Over-the-Rhine not Walnut Hills as original story indicated.

Council to vote on tax breaks for neighborhood projects

Jay Hanselman — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:07:50 +0000

Cincinnati Council will vote Wednesday on plans to provide tax breaks for neighborhood projects in Walnut Hills and Linwood.

The Walnut Hills project calls for adding 24 market rate rental units and two commercial spaces in buildings located on Walnut Street and East 15th Street.

The developer said right now the structures are uninhabitable. The total construction cost for this project is about $432,000.

Riverfront development plan aims to connect Southbank cities

Mark Heyne — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:09:01 +0000

An 11-mile walking and biking trail is the centerpiece of a new economic development plan unveiled Thursday for Northern Kentucky's riverfront. Southbank Partners President Jack Moreland says Riverfront Commons would link six cities from Fort Thomas to Ludlow as part of Imagination 2020.

He says the trail would use a series of intersections called nodes to connect with places in each community.

Cincinnati Council to vote on comprehensive plan

Jay Hanselman — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:04:42 +0000

Cincinnati Council is expected to vote Wednesday to approve the city’s first comprehensive plan in more than 30 years.

The Livable Communities Committee approved the proposal Monday night.

The document has been in the works for more than 3 years and focuses on what the city will look like in the future. Specifically it has strategies that for the first time focus on economic development activities in the neighborhoods.

Planning and Buildings Director Charles Graves described the plan this way.

Cincinnati Port's strategic plan

Jay Hanselman — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:25:40 +0000

The Greater Cincinnati Port Authority is working to finalize a strategic plan that will guide its work for the next two years.

Executive Director Laura Brunner presented the proposal Tuesday to City Council’s Strategic Growth Committee.

She said some may be surprised the plan is only for two years instead of a longer period.