Downtown Cincinnati

The closure makes room for renovation work on the Duke Energy Convention Center. The street and neighboring vacant land will eventually become a public park and plaza.

The ordinance is scheduled for a public hearing and vote in a City Council committee June 4.

Skateboarding, roller skating, and other "coasting" will be legal on all sidewalks. Skating in the street will still be prohibited, but will be a civil instead of criminal offense.

Both the Congress for the New Urbanism and Strong Towns' conferences feature sessions on the Connected Communities proposal to reform zoning code.

Mayor Aftab Pureval is leading an effort to reform zoning in Cincinnati, focusing changes in neighborhood business districts and along major transit corridors.

Cincinnati lost more than 2,000 housing units between 2010 and 2020, according to a new report from the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.

The Barrister project includes 44 units of income-restricted housing on East 9th street.

A planned $200 million renovation of the Duke Energy Convention Center needs one more vote to reach full funding.

Citywide, violent crime is down about 33% compared to the three-year average for this time of year. In the Central Business Section, the numbers are trending higher.

The new rules would also apply to parts of Over-the-Rhine, Mount Adams, East End, West End, Pendleton and Mount Auburn.