Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Cincinnati

UPDATED: Last Night’s Quiet Transit Victories

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 6, 2013 | 5 Comments

Yesterday was a relatively quiet election day for transportation-related ballot measures, but of the six transit initiatives that came before voters yesterday, five six passed, with a sixth seventh too close to call. That’s in line with last year’s 79 percent success rate — 71 percent since 2000. When asked, voters overwhelmingly choose to raise […]

Setbacks and Victories For Urbanism in Yesterday’s Mayoral Races

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 6, 2013 | 42 Comments

Mayoral elections broke both ways for livability in American cities yesterday: The results of some may slow progress on transit and street safety, while one-midsized city elected an executive who campaigned strongly on light rail expansion and bikeability. The biggest story was Cincinnati’s mayoral race, where Queen City voters backed Democrat John Cranley by a […]

New Wave of Development Follows Streetcar Construction in Mid-Sized Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 28, 2013 | 13 Comments

When selecting a parking lot along the Kansas City streetcar line as the site for a 50-unit, five-story apartment building, Boulder-based developer Linden Street Partners was clear: “The streetcar is the big thing that drew us, absolutely,” the company’s Scott Richardson told the Kansas City Star. “We like the demographics and the economic trends. I walked the […]

Cincinnati Streetcar Foes Attempt to Revoke Urbanist Blogger’s Right to Vote

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 16, 2013 | 21 Comments

The voting rights of a single Cincinnati resident took center stage this week in the never-ending drama over the city’s under-construction streetcar. Members of the Tea Party-affiliated Ohio Voter Integrity Project filed a complaint with the local Board of Elections challenging the right of city resident Randy Simes to vote in Cincinnati while he is […]

Cincy Mayor Candidate John Cranley: Stop Streetcar Now, in Case I’m Elected

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 11, 2013 | 14 Comments

The epic political grudge match over the Cincinnati streetcar never ends. Never mind that contracts have been awarded and the project is already under construction. One of the city’s leading mayoral candidates, former City Councilman John Cranley, is campaigning on the promise that he will stop the project if elected next month. A great article […]

Midwestern Cities Race to Adopt, and Grow, Bike-Share

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 13, 2013 | 8 Comments

Pittsburgh was the newest city to announce its bike-share plans this week, when it confirmed the city would add a 500-bike system by the spring of next year. But nearby Columbus, Ohio, will beat them to the punch. Ohio’s capital city is planning to add 300 bikes this summer. Meanwhile, Indianapolis’ plan was to roll out […]

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