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Making public walkways safer, more beautiful places to explore

Paint decorates a set of steps going up a wooded hillside.
Bill Rinehart
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Paint decorates a set of steps leading up to Bellevue Park.

Alleyways and those long-forgotten public stairs that seem to lead to nowhere can seem uninviting. But a local group is making them safer, more beautiful places to walk.

Spring in Our Steps is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and improving public walkways. You can learn more about Spring in Our Steps at the Over-the-Rhine Museum's next Three Acts in Over the Rhine June 14.

On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss how the initial idea for Spring in Our Steps came after the co-founder was robbed, and how the group is bringing out the beauty in formerly neglected public spaces.

Guests:

  • Christian Huelsman, co-founder and executive director, Spring in Our Steps
  • Jenny Ustick, associate professor of art, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
  • Derek Scacchetti, founder, Urban Rangers Midwest

Listen to Cincinnati Edition live at noon M-F. Audio for this segment will be uploaded after 4 p.m. ET.

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